School Counsellor

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Alethea Business Solutions Full time

Location:
Cape Town, South Africa

Reports to:
Psychosocial Support Lead

Direct Reports:
None

Project responsibilities


The School Counsellor is responsible forsupporting the school-based programme through the promotion of social change, problem solving in human relationships and empowerment to enhance social well-being in the school context.

This is a full time post based in Cape Town.

About Education Ally


We are driven by a deeply held belief that every child has the right to high quality education regardless of socio-economic status and every parent and educator should be empowered to provide it.


Our work aims to demonstrate the potential for excellence in even the most challenged school environments, by supporting schools with additional governance capacity, increased accountability, and flexibility in school management.


Minimum Requirements

  • Relevant Bachelor level tertiary qualification (including Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Learning Support or Education) with applicable professional registration
  • Valid Code B driver's license
  • Fluency in English & Afrikaans (Xhosa would be an advantage)
  • Computer literacy, including competence in full Microsoft & Google suite
years relevant work experience as child-based remedial teacher, therapist, counsellor, educational psychologist or social worker - preferably at primary school level

Key Performance Areas

  • Collaborativelyresearch and develop psychosocial model, methodology, tools and fit for purpose interventions to support the broader school community
  • Deliver psychosocial programmes to support the school based support team and school staff
  • Implement social work capacity building programmes for the early identification of and interventions relating to social, emotional and behavioural barriers to learning
  • Provide specialised support to strengthen schoolbased support teams (SBSTs)
  • Proactively undertake inter and intra sectoral networking and collaboration

Job related knowledge

  • Thoroughknowledge of applicable national and provincial legislation and regulations relating to psychosocial support work within the public school context
  • Analytic, diagnostic, assessment tools, evaluation methods and processes applicable to schoolbased psychosocial support
  • Counselling skills
  • Group facilitation
  • Interactive training skills
  • South African educational system and context and how to work within it

Critical Attributes

  • Resilient
  • Proactive with a cando
  • Innovative and an ability to translate innovative ideas into programmes and actions
  • Collaborative in approach and a good team player
  • Empathetic, with high level of interpersonal skills and a strong understanding of complexity of diversity and discrimination across all factors, including but not limited to class, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture and religion
  • Excellent communicator
  • Ability to set boundaries and maintain confidentiality
  • Strong personal and professional ethical framework with sound judgement in situations of ethical dilemmas
Highly motivated and committed to excellence

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Application Deadline: 2023/02/27
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