Empathetic EAP Counselor – On-site & Telehealth

Habit Health; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development budget

Career progression

No admin paperwork

Team culture

Well-being program

Job summary

Habit Health in Queenstown seeks an empathetic and experienced Counsellor to support employees through confidential EAP services. The role involves on-site visits, in-person/telehealth counselling, and delivering workplace interventions within a supportive team culture.

This position offers either permanent part-time or full-time hours with clear career progression and a dedicated budget for professional development. Habits Health promotes diversity and well-being across teams.

Qualifications

• Tertiary level 7 Counselling or related qualification.
• Minimum of five years of post-study experience in general counselling.
• Current APC with NZAC, DAPAANZ, SWRB or NZCCA.
• Knowledge of evidence-based therapy models such as SFT, CBT or FACT is desirable.
• Ability to work independently and attend on-sites for psychological first aid.
• Experience in trauma intervention or psychological first-aid.

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.

Skills

Empathy

Counselling

Trauma intervention

Independent working

Education

Tertiary level 7 Counselling or related qualification

Job description

Habit Health in Queenstown seeks an empathetic and experienced Counsellor to support employees through confidential EAP services. The role involves on-site visits, in-person/telehealth counselling, and delivering workplace interventions within a supportive team culture.

This position offers either permanent part-time or full-time hours with clear career progression and a dedicated budget for professional development. Habits Health promotes diversity and well-being across teams.