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Are you a dynamic physiotherapist looking to push the boundaries of your profession and make a real impact on your patients’ lives? Wildewood Health, a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary clinic, is looking for skilled individuals like you to join our team!
Wildewood Health is dedicated to excellence in rehabilitation, performance and health. With our large, modern rehabilitation and performance space, we provide a cutting-edge environment designed for optimal recovery and training outcomes. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive treatment plans that are as unique as the patients we serve.
THE ROLE:
As a physiotherapist at Wildewood Health, you will:
Please send your resume and cover letter detailing your experience and why you would be a great fit for our team to krista@wildewoodhealth.com
Join Wildewood Health and help us set new standards in physiotherapy care and patient rehabilitation. We look forward to meeting you and exploring how your skills and passion can contribute to our community.
Are you an experienced and dynamic physiotherapist with a passion for leadership, innovation, and patient care? Wildewood Health is seeking a Lead Physiotherapist to oversee and mentor our physiotherapy team, develop cutting-edge programs, and manage a personal caseload of patients. Join us in leading the way in patient care and rehabilitation excellence!
Wildewood Health is a multidisciplinary clinic committed to delivering excellence in rehabilitation, performance, and health. With a state-of-the-art rehabilitation and performance space, we foster an environment that enables optimal recovery and training outcomes. Our team approach ensures that each patient receives a comprehensive and individualized treatment plan.
THE ROLE:
As a Lead Physiotherapist at Wildewood Health, you will:
Please send your resume and cover letter detailing your leadership experience, your vision for the future of physiotherapy, and why you would be a great fit for this role to krista@wildewoodhealth.com.
Join Wildewood Health as a Lead Physiotherapist and help us set new standards in physiotherapy care, patient rehabilitation, and team development. We look forward to exploring how your skills and passion can shape the future of physiotherapy at our clinic.
Shirin attended Simon Fraser University, where she graduated in 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Science. Her major in Kinesiology, with a specialization in Active Health and Rehabilitation, showcased her deep interest in exercise prescription and its impact on overall well-being. Inspired by her upbringing on Vancouver Island, where she loved to play games and sports outdoors, Shirin’s love for sports rehabilitation and exercise therapy grew. This passion led her to pursue a kinesiology major, where she gained valuable experience volunteering with diverse populations, including Special Olympic athletes and children with developmental disabilities. This work ignited her desire to create inclusive movement and exercise programs for people of all abilities, emphasizing the importance of enjoyable and manageable physical activity.
Throughout her life, Shirin has played several different sports, including soccer, basketball, volleyball, and golf. Among these, golf emerged as her true passion, leading her to play at the collegiate level for SFU. Under her leadership, the team achieved two victories, including the 2023 Conference Championship . This experience heightened Shirin’s appreciation for the power of athletics and the joy of movement. Motivated by the values of teamwork, camaraderie, competition, and fun, she became an advocate for youth engagement in sports, supporting junior programs at local golf courses. Shirin’s involvement in varsity sports also cultivated her passion for working with athletes and assisting them in their injury recovery and maintenance.
In her spare time, you’ll find Shirin exploring the mountains of Strathcona Provincial Park, camping by a lake, or attempting to learn a new activity such as pickleball or disc golf.
This program is designed for the adult who knows the benefits of strength and conditioning but has little / none lifting experience or prefers a slower pace to their class.
This program will help the adult learn fundamental movement patterns and how to structure workouts so they feel comfortable doing so on their own. This program is the building blocks for ‘Level 2 – Intermediate’ should the adult want to progress.
How our classes work:
What is included:
Schedule:
Tuesday’s from 6:30 – 7:45 pm
Introduction to lifting is a Semi-private strength development for the female athlete. This program includes 8 weeks of intensive training to cover fundamental movement patterns, fundamental lifting principles and understand the basics of structuring a well ordered strength and conditioning plan.
What does it include?
As the receptionist/ administrator, you would be expected to work the front desk and be the first thing people see! Duties can include but are not limited to:
Asset to have certain skills and a combination but willing to hire the right candidate and train on necessary skills as needed.
Employment includes statutory holidays, vacation pay, benefits (after 6 months) and more! Wildewood Health
also provides weekly education seminars and continuing education credits.
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to admin@wildewoodhealth.com.
Application is open until the right candidate is hired. Individuals will be interviewed on a rolling basis.
Wildewood Health supports youth across Vancouver Island. We work with youth to develop functional movement skills, fine and gross motor skills and help children accomplish their physical education goals. The right candidate will work with us, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and other team members to provide rehabilitation programs to children of varying abilities and skills from ages 3-18+.
Your role would be to follow treatment plans from physiotherapists and occupational therapists to ensure kiddos with varying abilities and needs are accomplishing their functional goals. Programs might take place in various cities, centers, parks and our clinic space.
Employment includes statutory holidays, vacation pay, benefits (after 6 months) and more! Wildewood Health
also provides weekly education seminars and continuing education credits.
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to admin@wildewoodhealth.com.
Application is open until the right candidate is hired. Individuals will be interviewed on a rolling basis.
We are looking for a kinesiologist to join our team to work with many different populations. Their role could include both mobile and clinic shifts. They will be expected to work with chronic pain clients, pre- and post-surgical clients, life performance, sport performance and more!
Employment includes statutory holidays, vacation pay, benefits (after 6 months) and more! Wildewood Health
also provides weekly education seminars and continuing education credits.
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to admin@wildewoodhealth.com.
Application is open until the right candidate is hired. Individuals will be interviewed on a rolling basis.
We are looking for an athletic therapist to join our team to work with many different populations. This position would start July 1st, 2023 and look like a combination of clinic and field placement work.
Employment includes statutory holidays, vacation pay, benefits (after 6 months) and more! Wildewood Health
also provides weekly education seminars and continuing education credits.
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to admin@wildewoodhealth.com.
Application is open until the right candidate is hired. Individuals will be interviewed on a rolling basis.
Travis Michelson is a Kinesiologist who moved from Sunny, South Africa, to the small Island town of Nanaimo, BC. He grew up playing every sport under the sun and being involved in any activity that kept him moving. This passion for moving and being involved in an active lifestyle led him to pursue a career where he can use this love. He completed his studies in 2010 at the University of Johannesburg and has since worked with various individuals to help them enjoy life to the fullest using exercise as a modality. The body was designed to move, and Travis is a big believer in using exercise as a form of medicine to help people achieve their various goals. Your body can become very resilient if stimulated correctly, and you can often achieve much more than you thought by giving your body the correct “medicine.”
Travis has helped various individuals reach their personal goals, such as completing their first triathlon, running their first half marathon, or being able to play with their grandchildren pain-free.
Travis enjoys trail running, swimming, and any sport involving a ball. You might see him running up and down Mount Benson in the snow during the winter or paddling around Neck Point or Westwood Lake with his lovely wife and two beautiful kids in the summer months.
Lauren graduated from Vancouver Island University with a Bachelor of Kinesiology in 2023. Throughout their time as a student, Lauren had the opportunity to work in a variety of multi-sport coaching roles with youth in Nanaimo, most notably coaching female hockey for many years with Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association.
Growing up in Nanaimo, Lauren played any sport that was available and came to high school, they narrowed their focus to hockey and softball. Having led an active lifestyle growing up, Lauren values the importance of fundamental movement skills and fitness and believes that physical literacy is freedom that every person of every ability deserves. Having also had personal experience with sports injuries, they’ve seen firsthand how effective active rehab is to get people back to doing what they love. Lauren is excited to offer exercise as a tool help treat pain and improve performance whether it be for sports or everyday life for all ages.
Today Lauren stays active by training for Olympic weightlifting, playing hockey, and joining in the occasional game of dodgeball. With a competitive spirit and a love for challenge, Lauren is always looking for new sports to play or a new physical challenge to take on.
Jenna graduated from the Bachelors of Athletic and Exercise Therapy program at Camosun College in 2022. Throughout her time as a student, she had the opportunity to work in a multitude of sports at Shawnigan Lake School. In addition, she worked with high-performance athletes at Rugby Canada, which was an incredible experience and personal goal of hers.
Using exercise as a tool for injury, pain, and lifestyle changes, Jenna is keen to work with all populations. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, which is applicable to all the athletes she works with. Jenna has always led a healthy, active lifestyle and knows the importance of this is for people’s happiness, livelihoods, and overall wellness. When working with her clients, she wants to ensure that their bodies don’t stand in the way of doing what they love, whether that be injury prevention, pain management, lifting and so much more.
In her spare time, you can catch Jenna playing for the Cowichan Piggies on the rugby pitch, or with those same teammates attempting to play with a pig skin in flag football. She loves living on this beautiful island, and she is always looking for more suggestions on where to go hiking or paddling.
Katy Wright is a registered kinesiologist living in Nanaimo, BC. She received her Bachelors of Kinesiology at Vancouver Island University in 2020. Katy has lived in Nanaimo for 14 years and is passionate about making a positive difference in her community.
In her youth, Katy enjoyed participating in a variety of sports and athletics. She played on organized sports teams including basketball, volleyball, and softball, and also enjoyed creative activities like dance lessons. Growing up on the island, Katy favored seasonal activities like snowboarding in the winter and kayaking in the summer. Currently, Katy stays active by going to the gym and spending time in the beautiful outdoors of BC.
During her undergrad, Katy had the opportunity to learn about the various fundamental movement skills associated with different activities and sports. She is committed to advocating for inclusive play and adaptive activities for atypical children. She understands the importance of developing lifelong habits like physical activity, nutrition, and mental well-being. Katy has always had the right enthusiasm and energy to work with young children and enjoys getting creative. She is never shy to sing, dance, or get silly! Her interest in human anatomy and fundamental movement skills was what inspired her to pursue kinesiology as a profession.
In her spare time, Katy enjoys practicing her guitar, singing, and dancing. She loves to spend time having fun with her family and friends. Katy has been a vegetarian for the last 7 years and is passionate about sustainable eating practices. She has a little black tabby cat named Lucy who loves to cuddle and play.
Jalin Couper is a registered Athletic Therapist here in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She received her Bachelor of Athletic and Exercise Therapy at Camosun College in 2017. Prior to that, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University in 2014. Her passion is getting everyone back to doing what they love from gardening to rec soccer to national competitions.
Her passion for athletics started at an early age, playing a variety of sports. It was a rare night that she was not at some sporting event or another. To this day not much has changed, now instead of wearing a jersey she is there providing medical care for athletes of all skill levels, keeping them on the field of play. Her eagerness to help people return to sport/activity came from dealing with her own injuries which fueled her desire to learn more about the human body along with the best ways to rehabilitate post-injury.
Over the past 10 years, Jalin has been working with a variety of athletes from all skill levels and ages. She works with teams like VI Raiders Football to Sr. B Men’s Timbermen Lacrosse to Rugby Canada’s Youth and Senior National teams.
Jalin’s treatment plans are very hands-on and personalized to the specific needs of the client. She will be with you every step of the way from injury through clinical rehabilitation back to a full return to play or activity, till you have reached your goals.
When not in the clinic you can find Jalin lacing up the skates at the rink or exploring the forests with her pup Nikko.
Lucas is a graduate from the Athletic and Exercise Therapy (BAET) program at Camosun College in Victoria B.C. Lucas has experience working with a range of athletes, from the weekend warrior up to national level rugby players. You will find Lucas using his knowledge of rehabilitation through a range of manual treatment and exercise therapy.
Lucas grew up snowboarding and playing competitive lacrosse, through which his love of sport and physical activity, as well as personal experience with multiple injuries led him to pursue Athletic Therapy. Lucas saw the value of exercise therapy first hand and wants to help everybody get back to their full potential, on or off the field.
Lucas has worked as a Student Athletic Therapist with the Jr Shamrocks Lacrosse team on their way to a runner up finish at the Minto Cup, Canadas Jr National Championships. Following that season, joined Rugby Canada in their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.
Lucas works in a goal-oriented style helping you get back to sport or just every day life as quickly and safely as possible. Whatever the end goal, he is there to help along the way.
If he isn’t at the clinic you can most likely find him mountain biking with his dog Kai up in the hills surrounding Nanaimo.
Krista Whittaker is a registered Kinesiologist located on beautiful Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, BC. She received her Bachelor of Kinesiology at UBC, completing in 2016. Krista takes pride in working with many different populations.
As an athlete herself, Krista has always had a fascination for the study of human movement and a great understanding of the human body. Krista has been able to take her passion and mold it into the career that best suits her, an industry-leading kinesiologist. Putting people and relationships first, Krista builds on this to ensure positive and effective intervention.
Krista has gained over 10 years of experience working with children who have learning disabilities. She has volunteered at many different agencies including Soccer Dogs, Special Olympics, Active Start and Claro life. All of these programs have given Krista indescribable experience working with children and a keen, unique perspective on intervention. Krista is able to build positive relationships with the kids she works with, leading to greater intervention and development. Krista leads with child-centered care, always putting the child first.
Krista is always wanting to learn more and has a constant drive for continuing education. Having her experience and knowledge, Krista has an innate ability to break down movements, apply evidence- based practice and correct movements in fun and creative ways. She is able to restore dysfunction and/or painful movement patterns. This assists her in all the populations she works with.
When Krista is not practicing, you’ll find her reading, studying and continuing to build on her passions. Krista also likes to explore the great outdoors and does lots of camping, fishing, snowboarding and hiking. When Krista does have a spare second, she often finds herself baking in the kitchen, her specialty being chocolate, peanut butter cupcake.
Wildewood Health = When I first started my health care journey, I wanted to practice in senior health and increase independent living. This passion stemmed from my realizing how lucky I was to have all my grandparents alive and well for my childhood. I was even luckier to have two strong, intelligent, whole-hearted grandmas by my side. This is where the name comes from, Wilde being my grannies maiden name and wood being my grandmas. Having their strength, wit and love fuelling me everyday.
