Wits Application Online – Counselling Psychologist

Job Description:

The CCDU is a multi- disciplinary team who provide professional supportive services in a welcoming and safe space to Wits students. The team endeavor to facilitate, contribute to and enhance the well-being and self -empowerment of students. The team works across disciplines in an integrated way to offer a holistic service to students. The Unit provides a high standard of services based on a an ethos of student-centeredness, inclusivity and human rights.

Job Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years’ experience working as a counselling psychologist
• Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology)
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in the facilitation and presentation of psycho-educational workshops with students in tertiary institutions would be an advantage
• Experience in psychometric assessment and interpretation of career development tests
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Counselling Psychologist
• Excellent therapeutic and advanced counselling skills, in particular shorter term/solution focused skills
• Experience as a supervisor of intern counselling psychologists would be an advantage
• Experience in the field of advocacy for mental health ,training and student development practices in tertiary education would be an advantage
• Computer literacy essential
• Experience in counselling students in tertiary educational institutions would be an advantage
• Crisis management skills and when necessary, after hours crisis management
• Willingness to do occasional after hours interventions/workshops/presentations

Job Details:

Company: University of the Witwatersrand

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: South Africa

Application Deadline: N/A

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