Therapy Assistant / Rehab Coach | Auckland Wide | Ellerslie Base| Full Time (Part Time May Be Considered)
 

Make a bigger difference, join Better Days in Tāmaki Makaurau I Auckland 
 

About the opportunity 

Are you looking for a meaningful, practical role where you can support people to rebuild confidence, independence, and participation in everyday life? Better Days is looking for a Therapy Assistant / Rehab Coach to join our Auckland team. This role suits someone who is reliable, compassionate, confident working with people, and motivated to help clients practise the activities and strategies that support their rehabilitation goals. 

You do not need to be a registered clinician for this role. You will work under the guidance of experienced allied health professionals and support clients in real-life environments such as their home, school, workplace, university, or local community. 
 

Who we are | Ko wai mātou 

Better Days provides community-centred support services for people living with injury or disability. We are a national, clinician-led company founded on a simple vision: better outcomes for clients and a better place to work for the people who support them. 

We are looking for someone who lives our values and wants to make a genuine impact. If you have a passion for helping people build independence, confidence, and quality of life, this could be the role for you. 
 

What is a Therapy Assistant / Rehab Coach? 

As a Therapy Assistant / Rehab Coach, you support clients to practise the rehabilitation activities and strategies recommended by their clinical team. You are not expected to assess, diagnose, or design rehabilitation programmes. Instead, you help put clinician-led rehabilitation plans into action. 

This could include supporting someone to practise mobility, daily routines, therapeutic exercises, communication strategies, community access, school or study-related goals, work-readiness activities, or other functional tasks that help them return to the things that matter to them. 
 

Why join Better Days? 

• Make a visible difference in people's everyday lives, confidence, independence, and participation. 

• Join a national, clinician-led company that understands community rehabilitation. 

• Be supported by experienced Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Therapists, Psychologists, and other allied health professionals. 

• Enjoy flexible full-time or part-time working options. 

• Earn an attractive hourly rate plus travel reimbursement. 

• Work from our Ellerslie base while supporting clients across Auckland. 

• Build practical rehabilitation skills across home, school, workplace, university, and community settings. 

• Access supervision, training, and professional development opportunities. 

• Join a values-led team that genuinely cares about clients, whānau, and each other. 
 

Our values | Whanonga pono

• We Get Sh*t Done!
• We are People People
• Love What You Do
• Frankly, we Give a Damn
• We Value Ourselves
   

About your new role | He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga 

As a Better Days Therapy Assistant / Rehab Coach, your day could include: 

• Implementing rehabilitation programmes and activities developed by supervising clinicians and allied health professionals. 

• Providing direct one-on-one rehabilitation support to clients in home, community, workplace, school, or university settings. 

• Supporting clients to practise therapeutic exercises, routines, and functional activities. 

• Encouraging client participation, independence, confidence, and motivation throughout their rehabilitation journey. 

• Helping clients work towards the goals outlined in their ACC Training for Independence rehabilitation plan. 

• Monitoring client progress and providing clear feedback to supervising clinicians. 

• Identifying and communicating any barriers, concerns, risks, or changes that may impact rehabilitation outcomes. 

• Building positive, trusting, and collaborative relationships with clients and their family/whānau. 

• Maintaining accurate and confidential client documentation, progress notes, and records. 

• Attending supervision sessions, training, and professional development opportunities. 

• Working collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary allied health team. 

• Providing services that comply with Better Days policies and procedures and support the achievement of Better Days mission. 
 

What success looks like in this role 

Success in this role means helping clients take practical, measurable steps towards greater independence and participation. You might support a client to practise walking safely around their home, rebuild confidence accessing their local community, return to school or study routines, complete prescribed exercises, or develop the skills they need to participate more fully in daily life. 

Your role is to provide encouragement, structure, practical support, and clear feedback to the clinical team so each client receives consistent, goal-focused rehabilitation support. 
 

Must haves 

• Willingness to travel across Auckland to support clients in their homes and communities. 

• Confidence working with children, young people, and adults. 

• Comfort providing practical, hands-on rehabilitation support, including helping clients practise exercises, routines, and functional activities. 

• Ability to follow clinician-led rehabilitation plans and work closely with an interdisciplinary team. 

• Clear, respectful communication with clients, whānau, clinicians, and other stakeholders. 

• Reliability, organisation, and the ability to complete clear and accurate documentation. 

• Alignment with Better Days values and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 

• Evidence of your right to work in New Zealand. 

• Your own car and a valid, full, clean driver licence. 

• Willingness to support clinic-based administration tasks when required, particularly if your community caseload varies. 
 

Ideally, you will also have 

• Experience working with people with physical disabilities, injuries, rehabilitation needs, or support needs. 

• Experience supporting people at home, in the community, or in a hospital or rehabilitation setting. 

• A minimum NZQA Level 3 Health qualification, or an international equivalent. 

• A current First Aid Certificate. 
 

How to apply 

To make a bigger difference to people's lives and your career, click Apply Now. 

If you would like to have a confidential conversation before applying, or if you are interested in a career with Better Days and want to chat a bit more, please email Mia at [email protected]. You can also learn more at www.betterdays.nz. 

Commitment to Diversity:   

At Better Days we embrace diversity, inclusivity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities including neurodiverse individuals.    

If you think you’d be great in this role but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more at: www.betterdays.nz