Councillor Grade 1 to 3 (Mental Health) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Registered Councillor. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Registered Councillor.

Experience: 

• Grade 1: None after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Registered Councillor.
•  Grade 2: A minimum of 8 years appropriate experience as a Councillor after registration with Health Professional Council (HPCSA) as Counsellor. 
• Grade 3: A minimum of 16 years appropriate experience as a Councillor after registration with Health Professional Council (HPCSA) as Counsellor.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence. Willingness to consult clients, attend and conduct meetings and training sessions.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge and/or experience in counselling, psychometric assessments and identification of mental health challenges. Ability to think strategically and analytically, as well as the ability to interpret and implement policies and guidelines. Work within your professional scope of practice and know when to refer for more specialized mental health interventions. Knowledge and experience in providing mentoring and supervision of other lay health workers. Ability to communicate.
• Computer literacy (i.e. MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel). Knowledge and application of regulations, policies and procedures relevant to health programs. Able to work independently and in a team. Good presentation skills and the ability to conduct meetings and training. Good intra- and interpersonal skills aimed at professional relational development, maintenance of good professional relations and effective conflict resolution.
• Adaptable and innovative in a high-pressured environment. Conceptualisation skills are appropriate for individual and group evidence-based intervention identification and application. Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural and inclusive environment. 

DUTIES :

• Providing preventative and developmental counselling services and interventions on all systems levels; Performing supportive psychological interventions to enhance mental well-being on an individual basis, group basis or at community level.
• Performing basic psychological screening aimed at overall generalized functioning enhancement.
• Provide counselling in conjunction with interdisciplinary/multi-sectoral support team. Provide psycho-education and mental health promotion. Report writing and providing feedback to clients/supervisor(s) on interventions.
• Attend regular clinical supervision and form part of the sub-district and district mental health teams. Provide supervision, mentoring and support to lay health workers.