Counsellor (Occupational Health)

Our client is looking for an experienced Counsellor to join their occupational health team. The key to this role is providing help and support to employees via the employee Assistance programme as well as supporting case management counselling sessions. This is an interesting role for someone who is keen to broaden their knowledge to encompass all aspect of health: MSK, nutrition, exercise and how this can affect mental health. Candidates should be open online, skype, and phone based counselling. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that invest in their people – training and on-going career support is very important to them.

Key Responsibilities:
•Responding to inbound telephone queries offering advice and support to a range of issues
•Conduct assessments via telephone-based interventions and produce tailored action plans to support Customers.
•Provide timely concise and well written reports that provide the right balance of recommendations for the organisation.
•Support other case managers and provide specialist advice to complex cases.

Knowledge, Skills and experience: • Experience of delivering CBT /counselling via telephone and comfortable with this area of counselling • BABCP accredited • Experience of managing common mental health problems • High level of computer literacy (MS Office, Word) • High level of organisational ability Hours are full time but job share opportunities may be available. Office hours (not evenings or weekends)

Salary £30/35K depending on experience.

Candidates must currently reside in the UK