School Counsellor Curro Uitzicht at Curro Holdings Ltd

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:

• Relevant degree for registration e.g. Masters for Psychologist/ Honours for Social Worker.
• Registered Counsellor, Psychologist, Social Worker.
• School Counsellor experience 5 years.

Advantageous

• Multidisciplinary teams experience.

The responsibilities are:

Development of Individual Learning programmes          

• Conduct assessments for school readiness, general learners with difficulties, concessions/accommodations, emotional and behavioural difficulties etc.
• Make referrals to appropriate therapists or to the multidisciplinary disciplinary team.
• Compilation of individual development and intervention programmes for learners.

Facilitate the school-based support team           

• Review learners quarterly to review learners support as per the provision of services by the team.
• Determine all roles of team to ensure that team functions cohesively in the best interest of the learners.
• Compilation and collation of progress reports.

Identification of additional resources to support learners      

• Identify potential external resources to support learners if relevant.
• Collaborate with service providers to gain guidance on how to deal with issues that are outside of scope.
• Manage agreements and levels of service of external service providers.
• Maintain list and databased of service providers and remedial schools.

 Collaboration and networking to determine learner’s progress          

• Collaborators with educators in the classroom setting to establish any issues with the learners.
• Advise parents of recommendations and advise that other therapists may be used.
• Manage network meeting with all parties to discuss the way forward with the learner including next steps.

Training and education of providers (Internal)   

• Provide support and training sessions for educators and therapists on the management of special requirements such as accommodations.
• Conduct information sessions on various topics on how to identify types of behaviour or indicators of issues with learners.
• Arrange for team to address educators on how to identify issues with learners.
• Provide training on how to support learners with learning challenges.