RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will actively participate in the following areas:
Psychotherapeutic counselling services to students/young adults, to promote academic success and emotional wellness:
Rendering counselling services (individually and group work), and present programmes to enhance student emotional wellness;
Providing therapeutic services to children, adolescents and other client profiles at other campuses and sites, as part of training requirements;
Consultation with Head: Student Counselling, internship supervisors, and colleagues;
Development of preventative and self-help, academic and therapeutic programmes in view of the identified needs of students:
Developing new programmes according to the identified needs;
Co-operating and receiving feedback from internal role players according to applicable data and research;
Career testing and academic support services and programmes:
Developing and delivering academic support services and programmes;
Providing feedback to students and parents after testing/counselling;
Consulting with academic personnel, relevant internal and external role players, and students, to determine needs, problems and possibilities for programmes and other relevant interventions;
Research:
Contributing to research to support the department in developing tailor-made programmes in line with the academic and emotional needs of the student population at the University of Pretoria;
Professional development:
Enhancing personal level of knowledge by way of studying applicable literature and research to ensure continuous learning and training;
Participating in case presentation for the purpose of evaluation by supervisors and/or other professionals;
Undergoing mandatory weekly supervision;
Participation in institutional activities:
Participating as a team member within the Student Counselling Unit in all its activities and its networks within the University.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Proven current registration and / or previous completion of MA/MSc in Counselling Psychology at an accredited university/college;
Successful completion of course work as part of the first year MA/MSc Counselling Psychology training programme at an accredited university;
Successful completion of practical work as part of the first year MA/MSc Counselling Psychology training.
Registration as student/intern with HPCSA;
Compliance in the above with the HPCSA and University regulations