[Hiring] Client Intake Specialist @Elevate Counseling + Wellness

Role Description

Be the warm, helpful first connection for someone reaching out for support. Reaching out for therapy can feel vulnerable, overwhelming, and sometimes a little intimidating. The first person a prospective client hears from matters.

At Elevate Counseling + Wellness, we're looking for a Client Intake Specialist who is warm, upbeat, outgoing, organized, and genuinely enjoys talking with people. You'll help prospective clients feel comfortable from their very first interaction with Elevate, learn what they're looking for, and guide them toward a therapist who feels like a great fit.

This is not a role for someone who simply answers emails and processes forms. We're looking for someone who brings energy, personality, warmth, and initiative to the client experience. Role will start as part-time, approximately 20 hours per week, with the ability to increase hours if desired and the need arises.

What You'll Do

• Responding promptly to new client inquiries by phone, email, and text
• Creating a warm, welcoming experience from the very first interaction
• Talking with prospective clients about what they're looking for in therapy
• Helping match clients with therapists based on their needs, preferences, schedule, location, and insurance
• Clearly explaining therapist options and helping clients confidently choose a provider
• Scheduling initial appointments and guiding clients through the intake process
• Collecting necessary demographic and insurance information
• Verifying insurance benefits using online portals and direct calls to insurance providers
• Following up with prospective clients who have not yet scheduled
• Answering common questions about Elevate, our therapists, services, insurance, and locations
• Maintaining accurate information in our scheduling and practice-management systems
• Working closely with our administrative and clinical teams to stay current on therapist availability
• Helping us continually improve the client intake experience

Qualifications

• Cheerful and personable
• Outgoing and enjoys interacting with people
• Excellent communicator with friendly and polished emails
• Responsive and fast-moving
• Good listener
• Comfortable making recommendations
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Proactive in following up and raising issues
• Professional and discreet
• Tech-comfortable with scheduling and practice-management systems

What Success Looks Like

A great Client Intake Specialist doesn't simply process inquiries. They make someone think: “I'm glad I reached out here. They seem kind, organized, and like they're going to help me figure this out.” You'll be successful in this role when prospective clients receive timely responses, feel personally cared for, are matched thoughtfully with the right therapist, and experience an easy path from their first inquiry to their first appointment.

Company Description

Elevate Counseling + Wellness is a growing, modern group therapy practice serving clients throughout the Chicago area. We've built our practice around excellent clinical care, strong relationships, thoughtful systems, and a collaborative team culture.

We want the experience of working with Elevate to feel different — for our therapists and for our clients. That starts from the very first interaction.

If you're someone who is naturally warm, loves helping people, communicates with personality, and gets satisfaction from turning a complicated process into an easy one, we'd love to hear from you.