EAP Clinical Counselor

Who we are:

At Workplace Options (WPO), we deliver human-centric solutions that empower people to thrive - personally and professionally. With a global team of more than 4,800 professionals, we provide real-time emotional support, therapy, coaching, mindfulness, and family services to millions worldwide. Since 1982, we have partnered with employers, health plans, and insurers to design flexible, forward-thinking programs that evolve alongside today's changing workforce.

Today, we support 160 million people across 150,000 organizations, including over half of Fortune 500 companies. Now part of the TELUS Health family, we are expanding our global impact by combining decades of wellbeing expertise.

Current Opportunity: EAP Clinical Counselor

Our EAP Counselors engage with participants over the phone, video, chat and email while demonstrating what we call: The Power of a Good Conversation. We have a range of day, evening and overnight full-time (40 hours per week) shifts available.

What you will do:

It is difficult to describe an average day for our counselors, as each caller presents with a unique set of challenges. If you are a mental health provider who wants to provide emotional support with a warm and empathic approach to people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds from around the world, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities:

• Provide single session telephonic and video counselling, in-the-moment support and crisis telephonic management in a supportive, ethical and professional manner while maintaining client-confidentiality.
• Assess clients thoroughly to ensure appropriateness for short-term counselling.
• Assess and manage high risk calls and working closely with individuals at risk.
• Appropriately refer clients to external resources or within WPO as part of our holistic approach.
• Collaboratively develop clear and concise treatment plans for clients.
• Maintain clear clinical and task-oriented documentation in case management system.
• Any additional tasks pertinent to the position, as deemed appropriate by management.

Qualifications/Skills:

To excel in this role, you will need the following qualifications and skills:

• Social worker, Counselor or Psychologist with accompanying Master's degree
• Minimum 2 years direct client-contact providing counseling or mental health services
• Experience providing assessments and/or using clinical assessment tools.
• Experience using short-term counselling modalities such as Solution-Focused, CBT, Mindfulness, Integrative, Systemic counselling.
• Training in crisis intervention and supporting high risk clients beneficial.
• Ability to work with clients presenting with substance abuse, situations of crisis, mental health symptoms and/or family/relationship-related concerns impacting personal or work performance.

What we offer:

Full benefits package, Paid time off, 401k match, Clinical supervision, Clinical supervision stipend, Training/tuition reimbursement, Access to professional monthly clinical development webinars and professional development workshops to assist with CEUs, Gym reimbursement, Wellness rewards, Access to EAP benefits and all WPO services, Mentorship Program, 24/7 support for risk calls, Employee exchange programme, Comprehensive training provided for this position.