Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal skills; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Interpersonal awareness; Values and ethics

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Standing for extended periods

Security and Safety Criminal record check

Work Setting Private practice

Specific Skills

Assess clients by conducting range of motion and muscle tests and propose treatment plans; Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations; Maintain records of treatments given; Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body; Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body

Experience 7 months to less than 1 year

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

Certification by a provincial or territorial association for massage therapists

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 yearsor equivalent experience

Languages English