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Movement Therapist

Employer

Families of Alberta for Conductive Education

Date Posted

October 01, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $50,000.00 annually
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Oct 22, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Families of Alberta for Conductive Education

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

Urban area

Tasks

  • Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
  • Interview patients
  • Supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants
  • Prepare a treatment plan for each patient
  • Provide therapy
  • Implement treatment plans
  • Analyze the patient during the treatments
  • Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
  • Counsel clients, provide therapy and mediation services, and facilitate group sessions
  • Maintain accurate records
  • Participate in fundraising activities
  • Plan intervention programs
  • Initiate, design and implement specialized therapy programs

Supervision

5-10 people

Experience with special needs children

Children with a physical disability

Area of specialization

Movement therapy

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Physically demanding

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Mileage paid

Other benefits

Free parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Movement Therapist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Other Professional Occupations in Therapy and Assessment
SOCIAL

Interest in mentoring patients by providing treatment and advising them on how to deal with their mental and physical abilities; and in consulting with other health care professionals to evaluate treatment plans

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating, initiating, designing and implementing specialized therapy programs for the general patient population and in the community; may conduct research in respective field of specialization

METHODICAL

Interest in operating - manipulating equipment and following procedures to implement treatment plans by carrying out specialized therapy sessions employing techniques such as art, athletic, dance, music or recreational therapy or remedial gymnastics; and in observing and analyzing patients during treatment sessions

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Interest Codes

Kinesiologists
SOCIAL

Interest in consulting with individuals to provide information on lifestyles and methods to improve fitness, and in providing recommendations to enhance occupational health and safety

DIRECTIVE

Interest in handling equipment to deliver programs that maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and performance; and in conducting fitness and human movement tests and assessments

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to design, organize and implement therapeutic fitness programs

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Abilities

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The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

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Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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