Counsellor

Habit Health; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Counsellor based in Bishop Auckland to deliver essential mental health support. This full-time role requires Saturday availability and involves providing interventions, training, and psychological first aid in various settings. The ideal candidate should have a Counselling qualification and extensive experience. Join us for a fulfilling opportunity that prioritizes employee care and professional development.

Benefits

Annual professional development budget

Flexible work/life balance

Great team culture

Well-being initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of post-study experience in general counselling.
• Current APC with NZAC, DAPAANZ, SWRB or NZCCA is required.
• Ability to deliver counselling services via in-person, video, and telehealth.

Responsibilities

• Deliver focused interventions for clients.
• Visit worksites to provide support after disruptions.
• Deliver training to customer employees.

Skills

Sensitivity and empathy

Knowledge of evidence-based therapy models (e.g., SFT, CBT, FACT)

Independence in work

Experience in trauma intervention

Education

Tertiary level 7 Counselling or related qualification

Job description

Overview

Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider specialising in the rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential. The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is part of the wider Habit Health Group. Our values are our people, enabling us to provide confidential services to employees across work/life issues. Our Auckland CBD office is seeking an empathetic, experienced Counsellor for a fulfilling opportunity, giving you the tools you need to support people the way they deserve to be taken care of – the Habit Health way.

This is a full-time permanent role and requires Saturday availability, ensuring consistent service and operations throughout the week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver focused interventions so that clients ace coping mechanisms at work and life
• Visit worksites to provide support after an event disruption
• Deliver counselling services via in-person, video and telehealth
• Deliver training to customer employees

Benefits

• Role focuses on employee care and intervention – say goodbye to admin and paperwork!
• Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
• All efforts made to provide you with the work / life balance that suits your needs
• Permanent full-time role with clear career progression
• Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes
• Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to EAP services

The Ideal Candidate

• A strong sense of others – we’re looking for sensitivity and empathy as traits
• Current APC with NZAC, DAPAANZ, SWRB or NZCCA
• Tertiary level 7 Counselling or related qualification and a minimum of five years of post-study experience in general counselling is required.
• Knowledge of evidence-based therapy models e.g. SFT, CBT, FACT is desirable
• Can work independently and attend on-sites for psychological first aid.
• Experience in trauma intervention, psychological first-aid

If you think you have the experience and can-do attitude to make it even bigger with an organisation that rewards your worth, we want to hear from you!

For a copy of the position description, please click 'Apply' which will take you through to our Careers website and will activate this link.

Please refer to job no 2164 in your cover letter when applying for this role.

If you have any questions, email [e-mail]

Confidentiality is assured

Habit Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, experiences and backgrounds.