We have:
x1 Permanent full-time Rehabilitation Coach position avaliable - 72 hours per fortnight
AND
x1 fixed term (part-time) Rehabilitation Coach position avaliable from 13th of July - 22nd of December 2026 - 64 hours per fortnight
Pay rate between $24.00 and $30.00 dependant on qualifications and experience.
Are you interested in working with clients to achieve independence, inclusion and quality of life after a brain injury? We have an exciting opportunity for a Rehabilitation Coach to join our Rehabilitation team.
Build your skills as a rehabilitation coach in our well-established Charitable Trust. In this role you will support people with traumatic brain injuries to rebuild confidence, independence, and achieve meaningful goals. This rewarding role combines your compassion, integrity, communication skills, ability to quickly build rapport, implement strategies and reflective practice with regular supervision from Allied Health professionals. Our Trust values personal and career growth through regular professional development and supervision to ensure high-quality care for our clients. In addition, we offer a level of flexibility (whilst meeting service objectives) and discounts at a range of organisations including leisure and recreation centres.
Te Whiwhinga Mahi/The Opportunity
You will assist clients/kiritaki to achieve their goals and build on their independence in daily life by maximising their participation in activities and practicing skills in their home and local community.
A day in the life of a Rehabilitation Coach varies from day to day, but may include enabling kiritaki to:
- Carry out a gym or pool programme
- Meal preparation, and set a budget for their weekly groceries
- Identify and use strategies for planning and problem solving
- Grow natural supports
- Find volunteering opportunities or groups in their local area
- Participate in groups focussed on building skills and connections
- Explore new activities related to their interests in their local community
- Establish a daily routine and use strategies such as planners and schedules
- Learn a new life, communication or cognitive skill
Our Rehabilitation Coaches work both 1:1 with clients/kiritaki in the community, as well as in a group setting with other clients and Rehabilitation Coaches. You will work closely with the kiritaki, their whanau and other team members such as Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. Our team primarily work Monday to Friday within business hours, so no shift or weekend work is required.
Ka whiwhi koe i te aha/What you will get in return
- Flexible working conditions
- The opportunity to further develop your skills within a community rehabilitation setting
- Monthly supervision from an Allied Health Professional, and monthly peer supervision
- Professional development and training with the option to access specific training courses.
- Support to explore further study and learning
- Staff Discounts
- Easy access to free road parking close by
Ko wai koe/About You
Mau - You will:
- Be committed to working within the mission and vision of the Trust.
- Have a strong commitment to actively work within the uara of the Trust:
- Manaakitaka We care
- Kauanuanutia We are respectful
- Kotahitaka We are inclusive
- Tika me te Pono We do it right
- Have experience working with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or in a role supporting people with cognitive, behavioural or emotional difficulties.
- Understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and an appreciation of Maori perspectives, as well as the cultures and communities that make up Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Able to work as part of the team as well as independently.
- Have sound spoken and written communication skills.
- Good computer literacy.
- Have a full clean valid driver licence and the ability to drive a 10-seater van.
- Be able to work with a range of clients on their individual goals. This will include some clients with challenging behaviours, physical conditions and complex social backgrounds.
- Be able to maximise independence of our clients whilst encouraging choice, initiation and participation in activity.
- Be able to demonstrate efficient time management.
- Previous experience working in a rehabilitation setting would be an advantage.
- Preference for NZQA Level 4 qualification in Brain Injury, Level 4 Health and Wellbeing or equivalent, but not essential. We value relevant life and work experience.
Mo tatou/About us
We are an independent, charitable organisation driven to help our clients achieve independence, inclusion and quality of life after a brain injury. Through a full continuum of assessment, rehabilitation and support services, delivered when and where they're needed, our highly skilled interdisciplinary teamwork with our clients and their families/whanau to develop individualised strategies that equip them to find new pathways through life.
We:
- Welcome Tangata Moana, Tangata Tiriti, Tangata Haumi and Mana Whenua
- Welcome people with a disability
- Welcome neurodiverse people
- Welcome people from the Rainbow community; we have taken the Pride Pledge and are members of the Safe Spaces Alliance
- Are carer friendly and accredited with CareWise
- Are breastfeeding friendly and accredited with CanBreastFeed
If you are interested in this opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
To view a copy of the position description, go: https://careers.lfbit.co.nz
