Educational or Counselling Psychologist

Duties/Pligte
- Rendering psychological support services to students who are registered for the Extended Degree Programme (EDP) of Stellenbosch University;
- Conducting intake interviews;
- Making a diagnosis (if applicable);
- Individual and group psychotherapy;
- Providing academic support;
- Providing career counselling;
- Report writing; Developing intervention programmes (may include applicable referrals);
- Case management of EDP students (may include needs analysis and appropriate referral to other services on campus, e.g. to social services);
- Developmental work (including work sessions, for example, about study methods, time management, stress management and exam preparation);
- Following up on referrals made by Faculty support staff;
- Developing and implementing a support model for EDP students.
- Lewering van sielkundige ondersteuningsdienste aan studente wat geregistreer is vir die Verlengde Graadprogramme (VGP) wat deur die Universiteit Stellenbosch aangebied word;
- Voer inname-onderhoude;
- Diagnoseer (indien van toepassing);
- Individuele en groep-psigoterapie;
- Verskaf akademiese ondersteuning;
- Verskaf loopbaanvoorligting;
- Verslagskrywing;
- Ontwikkeling van intervensieprogramme (kan toepaslike verwysings insluit);
- Gevallebestuur van VGP-studente (kan 'n behoefteanalise en verwysing na toepaslike eksterne dienste op kampus - byvoorbeeld na 'n maatskaplike werker - insluit);
- Ontwikkelingswerk (insluitend werksessies in byvoobeeld tydsbestuur, studievaardighede, streshantering en voorbereiding vir eksamens;
- Opvolg van verwysings deur die Fakulteite se ondersteuningspersoneel;
- Ontwikkeling en implementering van 'n ondersteuningsmodel vir VGP studente.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- Master's degree in Educational Psychology, e.g. MEdPsych or MA in Counselling Psychology or equivalent qualification;
- Registration as educational or counselling psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa;
- Successful completion of a module in career guidance / occupational psychology at Master's level;
- At least twelve months relevant experience in academic counselling at a higher education institution or with adolescents in a high school environment;
- Experience in psychotherapy for adolescents and young adults;
- Computer proficiency;
- Experience in group facilitation; Psychosocial support to a diverse client population;
- The ability to work under pressure;
- The ability to work effectively in a team;
- The ability to work according to a fixed schedule in a structured environment and deliver a quality service;
- Empathetic;
- An independent worker;
- Transparent and effective communication styles;
- Conscientious;
- Punctual.
- Meestersgraad in Opvoedkundige Sielkunde, byvoorbeeld MEdPsig of 'n MA graad in Voorligtingsielkunde of soortgelyke kwalifikasie;
- Registrasie as opvoedkundige sielkundige of voorligtingsielkundige by die Raad vir Gesondheidsberoepe van Suid-Afrika;
- Suksesvolle afhandeling van 'n module in loopbaanvoorligting/beroepsielkunde op Meestersvlak;
- Minstens twaalf maande se toepaslike ervaring van akademiese voorligting aan studente by 'n hoëronderwys instansie of tienerjariges by 'n hoërskoolomgewing;
- Bewese ervaring in die psigoterapeutiese ondersteuning van tieners en jong volwassenes;
- Rekenaarvaardigheid;
- Ervaring in die fasilitering van groepe;
- Psigososiale ondersteuning aan 'n diverse kliëntepopulasie;
- Die vermoë om onder druk te werk;
- Die vermoë om effektief in spanverband te werk;
- Die vermoë om volgens 'n vasgestelde skedule in 'n gestruktureerde omgewing 'n kwaliteitdiens te lewer;
- Empaties; 'n Onafhanklike werker;
- 'n Deursigtige en effektiewe kommunikasiestyl;
- Pligsgetrou;
- Stiptelik.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Work experience within a multidisciplinary professional team;
- Above average written and verbal proficiency in English and one other official South African language;
- Training or experience in brain based learning practices;
- Experience and knowledge within the field of community psychology;
- Proven experience in trauma counselling.
- Werkservaring as lid van 'n multidissiplinêre professionele span;
- Bogemiddelde skriftelike en mondelinge taalvaardigheid in Engels sowel as een van Suid-Afrika se ander amptelike tale;
- Opleiding en/of ervaring in breingebaseerde leerpraktyke;
- Ervaring in en kennis van gemeenskapsielkunde;
- Bewese ervaring in traumaberading.