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Counsellor (Youth /family)
3 weeks ago
Life Choices is an innovative and impactful non-profit organisation working to improve the lives of young people and families on the Cape Flats.
It runs a number of programmes aimed at improving the health and wellbeing, life skills and leadership, education and employability of those it services.
At the heart of Life Choices work is supporting the emotional health and resilience of its beneficiaries.
Life Choices is looking for a qualified and registered counsellor to join its welfare team for a period of time while a staff member will be on maternity leave.
The counsellor would be required to work largely with clients from the Family Affairs programme, as well as other programmes within the organisation.
Given that Life Choices offers a range of self-development workshops through its programmes, it would be advantageous for the counsellor to have had group work counselling experience and/or facilitation experience.
Roles and Responsibilities will be:
- Assessment of each client's needs
- Oneonone psychosocial support to clients (young people and adults) enrolled in Life Choices programmes
- Group counselling work
- Individual and group supervision sessions
- Facilitation of selfdevelopment workshops, where required
- Booking of 67 clients daily (the annual target is 250 clients)
- Networking with various stakeholders and partners
- Representing the organisation, where required
- Administrative work where and as needed
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker registered with the SACSSP or a registered counsellor with the HCPSA
- Knowledge of various theories and methodologies (CBT, ACE and solutions focused therapy, use of genogram)
- Experience in couselling youth and family couselling
- Minimum of two year's counselling experience
- Fluency in English, isiXhosa and/or Afrikaans
- Facilitation experience is advantageous
- The ability to work independently and in a team
- Valid drivers' licence and own vehicle are advantageous
Key skills and competencies:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Solid administrative skills
- Good computer literacy (Google suite preferably)
- Excellent time management skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Attention to detail
- Customer service orientated
- Motivated and goal driven
- Ability to multitask
- Compassionate and empathetic
- High degree of selfconfidence and integrity
- Able to build and maintain stakeholder relations
- Must share values and genuine passion for Life Choices' mission
Job Type:
Contract
Contract length: 4 months
Salary:
R12 000,00 - R15 000,00 per month
Application Question(s):
- Must be registered with the HCPSA as a counsellor or Social Worker registered with the SACSSP
Education:
- Bachelors (required)
Experience:
- counselling/
Social Worker: 2 years (required)
Application Deadline: 2024/03/30
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