About this role
*Status:* Temporary, Full- time & Part-time 0.4 FTE (contracts ending October 1, 2027)
*Location:* St. Catharines, Ontario
*Open Date:* August 18, 2026
*Closing Date:* September 1, 2026
*Who We Are*
Niagara Children?s Centre is recognized throughout the Niagara Region as the provider of rehabilitation and support services to children and youth with physical, developmental and communicative delays and disabilities. Core services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language services, augmentative and alternative communication, family services and therapeutic recreation. Our family-centred programs aim at helping each child achieve their own unique potential within their home, school and in the community.
As an employee of the Centre, you will be part of a community dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment for the children and youth we serve. We are a place where families are at the heart of all we do. We continue to provide innovative ways of delivering high quality services and strengthening our family-centred care philosophy. We want to see ?Niagara?s Children and Youth at Their Best!? Join a team that makes a real difference in the lives of children and youth every day.
*The Role*
The *Physiotherapist* works to evaluate, restore and maintain physical functions of clients with a goal towards increased participation and quality of life. This process includes assessment, goal setting, treatment planning, and implementation of treatment in a direct, indirect or consultative manner, as indicated, until discharge/transition to school.
As an employee of the Centre, you will be part of a community dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment for the children and youth we serve. We are a place where families are at the heart of all we do. Join a team that makes a real difference in the lives of children and youth every day.
*Key Responsibilities:*
* _*Assessment:*_ The Physiotherapist assesses a child?s motor development, range of motion, muscle tone, muscle strength, mobility, community accessibility, and equipment need. This may include standardized and non-standardized assessment of the child?s motor skills as well as the physical characteristics of the child?s environments. Assessment may take place at a variety of locations, such as the Centre, the child?s home, school, pre-school and other community settings. * _*Treatment Planning:*_ On the basis of the assessment, the Physiotherapist collaborates with the child/family, teacher, school, other therapists, and others who may be involved, to identify goals and to establish an appropriate treatment plan to achieve the goals. * _*Intervention:*_ The Physiotherapist provides intervention to achieve the treatment plan and to increase or maintain range of motion and prevent deformities; increase or maintain strength; motor development, mobility and functional independence; and to decrease pain. Treatment may include pool therapy, the design and development of exercise programs, and the prescription and fabrication of equipment or orthotics. Intervention may be provided in various environments; through a variety of service delivery options (e.g., individual, group, parent education, home programming) on a direct or indirect or consultative basis and either in a single disciplinary setting or as part of an interdisciplinary team. * _*Supervision: *_The Physiotherapist may be requested to supervise PTA?s as part of his/her regular workload and in doing so, must adhere to the policies established in the College?s Standard for Physiotherapists Working with Physiotherapist Support Personnel (June 2005/Updated March 2010). The PT may also be requested to supervise students or volunteers. * _*Documentation:*_ The Physiotherapist is responsible for report writing in accordance with the College of Physiotherapists ofOntario guidelines (such as assessments, progress reports, transition reports, and discharge summaries). In additio