Tukssport High School

1 week ago


Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria Full time

**UP Professional and Support**:
**TuksSport High School** is looking to employ an **Educational Psychologist**

**Organisation Description**:
TuksSport High School is an English-medium independent co-ed school, catering for learners from Grades 8 to 12. The school, situated on the Sports Campus of the University of Pretoria, offers a unique sporting and learning environment to its learners. We support current and developing high-performance learner-athletes to find a balance between their academics and their rigorous training programmes.

TuksSport High School is a residential school which houses approximately 180 learner-athletes in its residences.

**School hours**: 08:30 - 15:15
- Have a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology.
- Have current registration with the HPCSA as an Educational Psychologist.
- Have a minimum of two years’ experience working with adolescents within the context of a mainstream school environment in a similar capacity.
- Have the ability to offer assessments to learners.
- Have a thorough understanding of various barriers to learning and support requirements.
- Possess proven qualities such as empathy, organisation skills, ability work within a team, excellent communication, administrative and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to provide specialist counselling services within a learning environment.
- Have proficiency in administration, scoring and interpretation of psychometric instruments.
- Have understanding of the development, emotional, social and education issues of children and young people.
- Have an understanding of the world of sport.
- Have knowledge and experience in the early identification, assessment and support of learners experiencing barriers to learning.
- Have working knowledge and experience of the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy and documents.
- Have a sound working and progressive understanding of the South African curriculum.

**Key Performance Areas**:
Counselling**:

- Counselling to learners at risk and with emotional / social needs.
- Behavioural observation and functional behavioural analysis.
- Collaboration with teacher, coaches and residential staff in developing appropriate intervention plans for learners at risk.
- Collaboration with the Principal and Academic Head to identify students at risk and provide counselling and other recommendations.
- Assisting with crisis management of learners at risk.
- Providing counselling and advice to learners with barriers to learning or at risk with regards to organisational skills, as well as providing support with study skills.
- Guiding and supporting learners on an individualised education programme (IEP) and assisting Grade Heads in monitoring these learners’ progress.
- Provide psycho-education support to learners, teachers and parents.
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and professional supervision as a personal responsibility.

Administration:

- Keep case history records and draft professional psycho-educational reports, ensuring confidentiality of all records.
- Maintain the database / spreadsheet of learners with accommodations and IEPs.
- Administration of educational assessments.
- Attend staff and / or sports academy meetings.
- Maintain a record of all psychological and educational interventions.
- Draft professional psycho-educational reports.
- Adhere to the school’s protocols.
- Assist the school with the development of networks for support.

Additional Requirements:

- Provide guidance and support to school staff by working collaboratively.
- Facilitate workshops and in-house training with teachers and residential staff, as well as learners and/or parents.
- Be flexible regarding time, particularly regarding trauma crises with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work under pressure.
- ID
- Academic Qualifications
- Latest salary slip
- Police clearance certificates

**Closing date**: 10 July 2024

**Commencement date**: August 2024



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