EAP Triage Assessor

Contract: Permanent 5 days week

Location: Southport 

Salary: £23,000 - £25,000

Main objectives

The EAP Team is currently seeking a full-time qualified counsellor, to work at our head office in Southport. As an EAP Triage Assessor, you would assess clients by phone, book client appointments, send, and receive correspondence and ensure all our data systems are fully updated.

Key Responsibilities

As a Triage Assessor, you will be speaking to clients daily, assessing them, arranging appointments, and supporting the internal EAP team.

Our ideal candidate will have empathic and relational building skills with clients and be methodical and organised in their approach to work. Due to the busy nature of the department, multi-tasking and priority management is key and you will be supported by a fantastic team of people in delivering an excellent service to clients.

You will be the first port of call for clients, and you will need to have a calm and empathetic manner.

You will also need excellent keyboard skills to make accurate notes. Experience in dealing with incoming calls will be a definite advantage.

Essential Qualifications

Must have completed and passed a minimum of level 4 in Counselling.
Must have over 100 Counselling hours

Experience

EAP experience would be an advantage
Mental Health experience
Team Player
A commitment to client confidentiality
Excellent telephone manner
Excellent administration and computer skills, in particular the handling and the processing of client data
A positive “can do attitude”
Experience of working in a client administration or service delivery signposting role
Strong empathy and listening skills

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), company salary sacrifice pension, sick pay, access to Reward Gateway, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, professional registration fees paid and a professional but friendly working environment.

We are committed to support our team to ensure they have the right skills to perform their role and further professional development. MCL Medics is a growing company with a variety of opportunities for career progression.

MCL Medics confirms its commitment to equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation