Student Counsellor (2 Posts) at University of Limpopo

Requirements:

• A Master’s Degree in Clinical, Counselling, Educational or Industrial/Organisational Psychology. Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa in any of the following categories: Clinical, Counselling, Educational or Industrial/Organisational Psychology. 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB: 

• To render counselling and psychotherapeutic services to students, staff, as well as the wider community. 

Duties:
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 students 
• 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 

Research

• Conduct research for the provision of sound basis for the professional activities as well as contribution to scientific knowledge in the field of human behaviour 
• Conduct research to keep abreast of new developments in the field of psychology