Job Vacancy at the University of Pretoria

Intern: Counseling Psychologist Job Vacancy at the University of Pretoria

DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

INTERN: COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST (ONE POST, ONE-YEAR CONTRACT, 2023)

In pursuit of the ideals of excellence and diversity, the University of Pretoria wishes to invite applications for the following vacancy.

The University of Pretoria’s commitment to quality makes us one of the top research Universities in the country and gives us a competitive advantage in international science and technology development.

JOB PURPOSE:

The incumbent will be responsible for rendering counselling psychology services to students/young adults to promote academic success and emotional wellness. This will include psychotherapeutic services and the development and identification of preventative and self-help programmes for the purposes of the promotion of well-being, and to enhance the academic success of students/young adults. The incumbent will have to comply with the requirements of the HPCSA in the above regards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will actively participate in the following areas:

• Psychotherapeutic counselling services to students/young adults, to promote academic success and emotional wellness:
  • Rendering counselling services (individually and group work), and present programmes to enhance student emotional wellness;
  • Providing therapeutic services to children, adolescents and other client profiles at other campuses and sites, as part of training requirements;
  • Consultation with Head: Student Counselling and colleagues;

• Development of preventative and self-help, academic and therapeutic programmes in view of the identified needs of students:
  • Developing new programmes according to the identified needs;
  • Co-operating and receiving feedback from internal role players by ways of applicable data and research;

• Career testing and academic support services and programmes:
  • Developing and delivering academic support services and programmes;
  • Providing feedback to students and parents after testing/counselling;
  • Consulting with academic personnel, relevant internal and external role players, and students, to determine needs, problems and possibilities for programmes and other relevant interventions;

• Research:
  • Contributing to research to support the department in developing tailor-made programmes in line with the academic and emotional needs of the student population at the University of Pretoria;

• Professional development;
  • Enhancing personal level of knowledge by way of studying applicable literature and research to ensure continuous learning and training;
  • Participating in case presentation for the purpose of evaluation by supervisors and/or other professionals;
  • Undergoing mandatory weekly supervision;

• Participation in institutional activities:
  • Participating as a team member within the Student Counselling Unit in all its activities and its networks within the University.

Intern: Counseling Psychologist Job Vacancy at the University of Pretoria

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven registration as a MA student in Counselling Psychology at an accredited university/college;
• Registration as student/intern with HPCSA;
• Compliance in the above with the HPCSA regulations;
• Completed course work as part of first year MA/MSc Counselling Psychology training;
• Successful practical work as part of first year MA/MSc Counselling Psychology training.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

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