Vocational Consultant - Wellington

Habit Health; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wellington is seeking a dedicated Vocational Consultant to guide clients through rehabilitation and support individuals with learning challenges. This permanent full-time role offers competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a supportive team culture. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and experience in coaching or related fields.

Benefits

Market competitive salary

Monthly bonus scheme

Annual budget for professional development

Active manager feedback and mentorship

Great team culture with social events

Well-being initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to apply for CDANZ membership with support.
• Experience in HR, recruitment, or education is beneficial.
• Passion for helping others achieve their goals.

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through rehabilitation (ACC) or job loss (MSD) into employment.
• Work with secondary school students with learning challenges.
• Offer EAP Careers Counselling where applicable.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong problem-solving ability

Experience in career coaching

Education

Tertiary qualification or CDANZ membership

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. As one of New Zealand’s leading rehabilitation providers, we support individuals of all ages and backgrounds to build confidence, discover possibilities, and step into meaningful work.

We’re looking for a dedicated Vocational Consultant to join our small, passionate Wellington team. You’ll have the opportunity to hone your skills and experience across a variety of contracts – not only guiding clients through rehabilitation (ACC) or job loss (MSD) into employment but also working with secondary school students with learning challenges and neurodiversity, as they prepare for life after school. You will also have the opportunity to offer EAP Careers Counselling.

This is a permanent full-time role based in Wellington CBD, Petone or Porirua.

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through rehabilitation (ACC) or job loss (MSD) into employment.
• Work with secondary school students with learning challenges and neurodiversity, as they prepare for life after school.
• Offer EAP Careers Counselling where applicable.

Benefits

• Market competitive salary – we are committed towards achieving pay parity and ensuring that our teams feel valued
• Monthly bonus scheme aimed at boosting your earnings!
• Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
• Active manager feedback and clinical mentorship aimed at growth and excellence
• 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

Tools & Innovation

Provision of enhanced AI tools aimed at boosting your performance: Habit is proud to have introduced Heidi notes for all its clinicians to ensure they have access to the best possible tools to help them excel. Heidi is an AI medical scribe that automates clinical documentation and decreases administrative work. This enables you to focus on clinical care and excellence. In turn, you will be better equipped to make best use of our uncapped incentive programme that enables clinicians to earn an extra performance bonus every single month!

The Ideal Candidate

• Tertiary qualification / Career Development Association of New Zealand member (or have the ability to obtain CDANZ membership - we can support you to apply for an alternative pathway)
• A genuine people-person with excellent communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical ability
• Experience in career coaching, recruitment, education, HR or related fields (vocational rehabilitation experience a bonus but not essential)
• Passion for helping others achieve their goals

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 2167 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.