Assistant Director: Student Support Services Ref No: AC1/1/26 at Ikhala Public TVET College

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 or equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. An appropriate recognised National Diploma/Degree in Psychology or BA. Social Work (Major in Psychology) or relevant qualification (NQF 6/7). Three (3) to five (5) yearsexperience in Education/Teaching and Learning environment or related field. At least 3 years must be at a supervisory level. Computer literacy. Valid driver’s license.

Competencies:

• Knowledge of PSET and CET Act; Knowledge of Teaching and Learning; Knowledge of Skills Development Act, Public Service Regulations and Public Service Act, Labour Relations Act; Knowledge of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and related legislation; Knowledge of the Public TVET sector and its regulatory and legislative framework; Knowledge of the Ethical regulatory and legislative framework; Knowledge and understanding of the Higher Education sector; Knowledge of Education Act.

Skills:

• Planning and organizing; Financial management; Report writing; Communication and interpersonal; Problem solving; Computer literacy; Analytical; Client oriented; Project management; Team leadership & People management.

DUTIES :

• Oversee administration of the student support services unit.
• Developing the annual Student Support Services (SSS) operational plan, assigning relevant tasks to the staff and ensuring progress against the approved annual targets.
• Developing and reviewing relevant SSS policies, processes, procedures, and job profiles.
• Ensuring and maintaining the compilation of learner progress reports, statement, results and student enquiries.
• Tracking the behaviour and academic performance of students participating in internal and external counselling programme.
• Managing student counselling across the college: Managing the implementation of counselling, guidance policy, procedure and best practice.
• Coordinating and monitoring the provision of counselling services across the college.
• Designing life skills programme as a proactive measure for counselling.
• Managing counselling services conducted by SSS to ensure that service is conducted at required standard and comply with code of ethics.
• Ensuring that individual counselling services take place including intervention programme on psycho-social issues that affecting students.
• Ensuring that counselling database system is designed and frequently updated for referral purposes.
• Providing student with career guidance, counselling and  academic support: Developing and monitoring implementation of relevant career guidance plans for prospective students and enrolled students towards academic achievement.
• Liaise with the Vocational Programme Manager and relevant stakeholders in ensuring a well- developed system in providing the adequate workplace student experience.
• Monitor and control, direct and motiv career guidance at the central office and campus level.
• Oversee and maintain the sport, recreation, arts and culture activities for student.
• Coordinate the implementation of sports and recreation programs.
• Ensuring that college sport coordinators are implementing sport activities and students participate fully on such activities at colleges.
• Ensuring that the colleges is represented on Provincial and National sport tournament as planned.
• Ensuring that there is Sport, Arts and Culture annual activity plan and budget.
• Facilitate student governance and student leadership development: Coordinating and monitoring annual SRC election processes.
• Coordinating training and mentoring on SRC roles, duties, protocols and practices.
• Facilitate regular reviews and update student Code of Conduct guidelines and SRC constitution.
• Monitoring the implementation of the student orientation and induction programmes.
• Managing mainstreaming of gender and disability within students.
• Managing all Human; Financial and other resources of the unit.