Compassionate Therapy Aide - In-Home Rehab Support

Care On Call; Auckland; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Care On Call is seeking a reliable Therapy Aide to join our team in Auckland. You will support therapists with daily operations, prepare treatment areas, and help with client positioning and comfort during sessions.

duties include maintaining records, assisting with rehabilitation activities, and ensuring infection-control procedures are followed to deliver safe and effective therapy services.

Responsibilities

• Assist therapists with the delivery of planned therapy programmes and basic therapeutic treatments according to the therapist’s instructions.
• Provide direct assistance and support to clients before, during and after therapy sessions.
• Assist clients with positioning, movement and mobility as required during therapeutic treatments and exercises.
• Prepare treatment areas, therapy equipment, towels, linens and other materials required for therapy sessions.
• Assist the therapist with basic therapeutic and rehabilitation activities within the aide’s training and delegated responsibilities.
• Follow individual therapy plans and instructions established by the supervising therapist.
• Observe clients’ responses during and following therapy and promptly report changes, discomfort, concerns or other relevant observations to the supervising therapist.
• Maintain appropriate client treatment records and document relevant information as directed by the therapist.
• Clean, sanitise and prepare therapy equipment and treatment areas in accordance with infection-control and workplace health-and-safety procedures.
• Provide direct practical assistance to therapists to support the safe and effective delivery of therapy services.

Job description

Care On Call is seeking a reliable Therapy Aide to join our team in Auckland. You will support therapists with daily operations, prepare treatment areas, and help with client positioning and comfort during sessions.

duties include maintaining records, assisting with rehabilitation activities, and ensuring infection-control procedures are followed to deliver safe and effective therapy services.