Rendering psychological services to prospective and current students to ensure optimal psycho-social support and development.  

 

1.    Coordinating and Provision of Therapeutic Services
•    Coordination and provision of comprehensive psychotherapeutic support to students. 
•    Psychological screening, assessment, diagnosis, and case formulation.
•    Development of different protocols for psychotherapeutic systems at SCD.
•    Adherence to the HPCSA required continued professional development (CPD) regulations and performance management as determined.
•    Coordination of therapeutic interventions of counselling staff members.
•    Coordination of counselling: emotional support services by Psychology Master's Degree students.
•    Development or revision of protocols for therapeutic systems.
•    Rendering of therapeutic interventions to students (online-, in-person, psychotherapeutic- and psycho-educative, individual- and/or in a group format).

2.    Coordinating and Provision of Crisis Interventions
•    Attend to crises during office hours, and attend to crises after offices hours, and oversight of crises interventions conducted by SCD on a rotational basis.
•    Training Junior Psychologists/Counsellors on crisis intervention.
•    Training of House Committees, SCC, Peer Helpers, Residence House Parents, and training to external members that form part of the emergency procedures off-campus. 
•    Regular revision and improvement of the inter- and intra-campus crisis intervention protocols.
•    Rendering crisis intervention and short-term trauma interventions to Vanderbijlpark Campus (VC).

3.    Student Development 
•    Development of pro-active workshops. 
•    Facilitate SCD training and development workshops across the various campuses of NWU during office hours and occasionally after hours and on Saturdays.
•    Liaise with various divisions on campus and coordinate professional service delivery.
•    Psycho-educative topic identification.
•    Inter- and intra-Faculty referrals and service delivery.

 

4.    Career Counselling & Psychometric Assessments and Feedback
•    Facilitation of career counselling for scholars, students, and prospective students.
•    Facilitation of psychometric assessments and feedback for scholars, students, and prospective students.

5.    Student Academic and Course Development
•    Interviewing students with academic terminations, academic warnings, and academic disciplinary outcomes, and refer for professional assistance where necessary. 
•    Provision of academic and qualification support to students as is feasible. 
•    Development and facilitation of psycho-educative interventions to students on related topics.

 

6.    Support for Students with Disabilities 
•    Active participation in panel discussions and contributions to the decision-making pertaining to the concession of students.
•    In collaboration with the DRU Coordinator (and Faculty Advisor), assist with temporary applications.
•    Chairing of Concession Panel discussions, when required.
•    Collaboration with the Disability Rights Unit (DRU) Coordinator regarding concessions applications.
•    Moderation of completed concessions documents prior to distribution to students. Annual revision and improvement of concession documentation, in collaboration with DRU Coordinator.

 

7.    Supervision and Training
•    Supervision of psychologists and psychologists-in-training as part of internship or practical training requirements where relevant.
•    Liaison and coordination of practical training opportunities of Psychology Masters' degree students at SCD. 
•    Supervision of Psychology Master’s degree students.
•    Counselling psychology internship development, application, and coordination.
•    Administration of selection and admission testing where necessary.
•    Assist with selection procedures for various courses (psychometrics, panel interviews, etc.) when required.

 

8.    Professional Administration 
•    Administrative tasks in daily routine such as diary management, professional statistics record keeping, process notes, report writing, referral letters, email responses, telephonic enquiries, and general enquiries which ensure confidentiality.
•    Participation in departmental meetings, practitioner meetings, and committees when required.

 

9.    Community Engagement (CE), Research and Liaison
•    Conduct research projects as identified or required by trend developments and statistical analysis of departmental functions.
•    Participation in CE projects and initiatives where relevant.

 

10.    Ad Hoc Acting Management SCD
•    Support to SCD Senior Manager with management tasks, meetings, and feedback reports where relevant.
•    Completion of additional tasks assigned by the Executive Director: Student Life, Director: Student Life or SCD Senior Manager.

•    Master’s Degree in Psychology in Clinical or Counselling Psychology. 
•    Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

EXPRIENCE:
•    Five years’ demonstrable experience in rendering psychotherapy, psychometric assessments, feedback, and report writing.
•    Three years’ demonstrable experience in rendering crisis interventions and approaches.
•    Three years’ demonstrable experience in development and implementation of psycho-educative interventions including group work.
•    Three years ‘demonstrable experience in the coordination and supervision of psychotherapeutic services.

ADDED ADVANTAGES:
•    A PhD in Psychology or related field (NQF Level 10).
•    Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE) and/or Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA).

 

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
•    Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office/365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and One Drive) and other relevant software.
•    Proficiency in the use of social media and online/cloud platforms.
•    Demonstrated knowledge in current psychological theory and practice, supervision, and crisis intervention.
•    Knowledge in peer–counsellor systems and training of Peer Helpers.
•    Knowledge in practice management.
•    Knowledge in development and coordination of training interventions for young adults or students. 
•    Knowledge in current research methodology and research project development.
•    Knowledge of change management.
•    Knowledge of the requirements associated with operating within a counselling service environment.

 

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
•    Good problem-solving skills and ability to use independent judgment to manage and impart confidential information.
•    Ability to make professional decisions and work with others.
•    Good training and development skills.
•    Able to critically reflect on all aspects of own contribution to the role and a commitment to continuous improvement and creative ways of working within a multidisciplinary team.
•    Good administration and reporting skills, including report writing.
•    Ability to work within strict ethical guidelines as prescribed by the HPCSA Board for Psychologists.
•    Available to work flexibly (after hours) and travel as appropriate to meet the needs of NWU.

 

The total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines. 

 

ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Chris Williams on 55428606@nwu.ac.za
ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Moratuwa Motsemme on 018 299 4958
CLOSING DATE: 28 March 2024 
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: As soon as possible