Description:
PSYCHO-SOCIAL SCHOOLS COUNSELLOR
PURPOSE
Play a crucial role in promoting the emotional well-being of learners who have experienced trauma.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Counselling:
· Provide individual or group counselling and support to selected learners in certain schools.
· Excluded cases: eating disorders, severe substance abuse, perpetrators of sexual
· offenses, personality disorders, active rape cases, conduct disorders, attempted suicides, medical conditions (e.g., epilepsy), occult-related issues, and dissociative identity disorder (DID).
· Deliver crisis containment sessions for learners in immediate distress.
· Conduct intake meetings with parents when relevant and provide follow-up feedback.
· Provide updated monthly statistics to School-Based Support Teams (SBST).
· Prepare and submit monthly reports.
· Collaborate with WCED school psychologists and/or school social workers as needed.
2. Case Management:
· Collaborate with SBST members to oversee referrals and promote trauma-informed practices within schools.
· Participate in regular counselling team meetings to review referrals and assign appropriate referral pathways.
· Engage with stakeholders to discuss referrals and determine suitable interventions.
· Follow up with external stakeholders and organisations.
3. Trauma Informed Resources:
· Compile and distribute trauma-informed resources to relevant teachers in participating schools.
· Equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to manage crises effectively through these resources.
· Empower teachers to access external resources and support systems more efficiently.
· Please note that the employee may be required to perform additional duties.
REQUIREMENTS
· Registered counsellor: Honours degree in Psychology, with a completed internship and at least two years of counselling experience; or a Play Therapist with at least two years of experience; or a Social Worker with experience in play therapy.
· A demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
· Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
· Excellent interpersonal skills, empathy and compassion.
· Crisis intervention.
· The ability to work under pressure.
· Self-motivated with the ability to manage competing priorities and apply good judgment.
· Fluent in Afrikaans and English with good communication skills.
· Valid driver’s licence and own transport.
Please e-mail your cv in MS Word format together with a motivational letter and a small suitable photo of yourself for front of cv purposes to lynne@lynneharrisrecruitment.co.za
All POPI requirements respected.
Should you not receive a response within 10 days please consider your application unsuccessful.