Junior Student Counsellor at University of Limpopo

Requirements:

• Honours Degree in Psychology / B. Psychology 
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) 
• Valid Driver’s Licence 

Purpose of the job: 

• Give counselling to clients experiencing minor problems, assessment administration, monitor and assist interns with psychometric testing/administration as well as information acquisition, storage, retrieval and dissemination. 

Duties:
Give Counselling to clients with minor problems 

• Screening
• Debriefing and Counselling 
• Referring to professional student counsellors (psychologists) and other professionals 

Career development, graduate placement, entrepreneurship training, internship training and vacation employment 

• Search and collect information about various companies 
• Send invitations to those companies for recruitment purposes 
• Establish professional relationships with companies 
• Provide students with information on different careers 
• Conduct workshops on career development (job hunting skills, interviewing skills, cv writing) 
• Prepare students for the world of work 

Psychometric assessments 

• Assist administrative assistant with the storage of psychometric records 
• Administer psychometric assessments to clients at the Centre and during community and school outreach 
• Administer the psychometric assessments to the clients referred by the staff of the Centre
• Monitor psychometric work of interns at the Centre 
• Assist interns with the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychometric assessments 

Managing the Resource Centre/ Information acquisition and dissemination to students community 

• Acquire information from various sources such as journals, internet, books, newspapers, magazines, other institutions, companies, periodicals, manuals, electronic media, brochures and professional bodies. 
• Distribute information to residences, lecture theatres and other public places. 
• Purchase newspapers, books and equipment for the Resource Centre. 
• Post important information from newspapers on the notice board. 
• Update bulletin boards for the Centre. 
• Making sure that students acquire enough information regarding job opportunities, bursaries, scholarships, vacation employment, internships, etc. 
• Purchase the software material and equipment (computers) to be utilized in the Resource Centre. 
• Benchmark with other Resource Centre managers from other institutions to keep CSCD’s Resource Centre updated. 
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders for effective way of information dissemination. 

School and Community Engagement 

• Carry out need analysis 
• Conduct career assessments, career guidance and general life skills workshops to high school learners as well as the youth from the communities 
• Arrange travelling and catering for the Peer Counsellors and staff members attending those workshops 
• Liaise with people requesting Centre for Student Counselling and Development’s services (career guidance, career assessments, general life etc.) 
• Arrange psychological assessments to be used with the assistance of CSCD’s documentalist 
• Conduct psychological assessments to community members 
• Provide counselling to clients referred from the communities 

Research

• Conduct research for the provision of a sound basis for professional activities as well as contribution to the scientific knowledge in the field of human behavior 
• Conduct research to keep abreast of new developments in the field of psychology and related fields 
• Conduct research for the Centre to have a better understanding of ou 

Counselling and Psychotherapy 

• Psychometric assessment 
• Intensive counselling and psychotherapy for students with serious personal problems 
• Establishment of an extensive referral network for students both inside and outside the University 
• Development and implementation of preventive programmes relating to a variety of psycho-social difficulties facing youth at tertiary educational institutions 

Management of professional office 

• Filing and record keeping in terms of prescribed standards 
• Upkeep and use of equipment and technology to enhance counselling and psychotherapeutic work 
• Ensuring that quarterly, annual and clients reports are submitted on time 
• Marketing the Centre within and outside the University community 

Training and development of interns and students 

• Supervising students registered for internships 
• Conducting academic skills development and general life skills workshops to 
• Developing and implementing programmes for peer counsellors and students with disabilities

Career development, graduate placement, entrepreneurship training and vacation employment

• Ensuring that companies recruit students prior to their graduation 
• Ensuring that students learn how to market themselves to the prospective employers 
• Implementing work readiness programme for all final year students 
• Collection, storage, retrieval and dissemination of career and other types of information through electronic media 

Community Engagement 

• Developing and empowering communities through outreach programmes 
• Delivering psychological services to the disadvantaged communities 
• Assisting with student recruitment and selection 
• Acting as consultant to Life Orientation and Remedial teachers in the surrounding schools