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Counselling Psychologist

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Mar 23, 2019

Job Details

Duties and responsibilities:
  • Provide psychotherapy and counselling with regard to personal, social, emotional and career development.
  • Identify, diagnose and treat serious psychological problems and refer to other professionals when the need arises.
  • Liaise with Student Counselling & Development, Management, Student Affairs, Faculties, Academic departments, Support Services and Student Representatives.
  • Conduct Psychometric assessments & provide Career Counselling.
  • Perform psychological screening and first level interventions aimed at enhancing student functioning.
  • Design and present developmental workshops for students.
  • Office administration and reporting
  • Participate in Student Affairs strategic goals and objectives.
  • Research within the field.


Inherent requirements:
  • Master's degree in Counselling Psychology.
  • Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the category Counselling Psychology.
  • One (1) year experience in working with students in Higher Education and an involvement in student life activities or initiatives.


Required competencies:
  • Excellent Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to function with ease in the University's richly diverse working environment and to successfully work within a professional team.
  • Effective time management and ability to work under pressure.
  • Computer literacy


Recommendations
  • Proficiency in Sesotho and/or IsiZulu.


Assumption of duties:

As soon as possible.

Closing date:

12 April 2019

Salary:

For any further enquiries regarding the salary, please feel free to contact 051 401 7267/9161/3687/7705..

General:

The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The University subscribes to and applies the principles prescribed by the Employment Equity Act. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the aforementioned act and the employee profile of the specific department/division.

Applications must be accompanied by the following:

(Convert all the below documents as one document when uploading it on the online applications system)
  • a detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter (please note that the first three (3) referees on your CV will be contacted with regard to reference checking);
  • certified copies (not older than 3 months) of all academic records;
  • certified copies (not older than 3 months) of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications);
  • a certified copy (not older than 3 months) of your identity document (ID)


The UFS will only consider applications of candidates who meet all the inherent requirements of the position. Applications that are incomplete or sent by fax or e-mail, will not be considered. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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"The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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