Counsellor

Habit Health; Franklin; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PD budget for professional development

Fixed-term role

Team events and wellbeing programs

Well-being initiatives

Job summary

Pacific Health Group's Manukau branch seeks an empathetic Counsellor for the Employee Assistance Programme. The 10-month fixed-term role is 0.8 FTE (32 hours/week) and office-based.

You will deliver focused interventions, visit worksites for post-event support, and provide counselling via in-person, video and telehealth, plus training to customer employees. APC with NZAC/DAPAANZ/SWRB/NZCCA and a level 7 counselling qualification with 5+ years post-study experience are required.

Qualifications

• APC with NZAC/DAPAANZ/SWRB/NZCCA required.
• Counselling qualification level 7 and 5+ years post-study experience required.
• Knowledge of evidence-based models (e.g., SFT, CBT) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver focused interventions enabling clients to use health coping mechanisms at work and life.
• Visit worksites to provide post-event support.
• Deliver counselling via in-person, video and telehealth.
• Deliver training to customer employees.

Skills

Empathy

Counselling

Work-site delivery

Education

Counselling qualification level 7

APC NZAC/DAPAANZ/SWRB/NZCCA membership

Tools

Video counselling tools

Job description

Pacific Health Group 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 Pacific Health Group. Our values are our people, enabling us to provide confidential services to employees across work/life issues. Our Manukau branch is seeking an empathetic and 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 Pacific Health way.

This is a 10-month fixed-term office based position working 0.8 FTE (Monday-Friday ,32 hours per week).

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver focused interventions enabling clients to utilise health 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

The Benefits Of Working With Us

• Role focuses on employee care and intervention - say goodbye to admin and paperwork!
• Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
• Fixed term role
• 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 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.