Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Tygerberg Campus)
| Location | Bellville, South Africa |
| Date Posted | February 10, 2020 |
| Category |
Health Care / Medical
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| Job Type |
Part-time
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| Currency | ZAR |
Description
It is the primary objective of the Centre for Student Counselling and Development to be a centre that is focused on student wellness and development. The CSCD consists of five units and delivers an autonomous, professional, client centred service that focuses on support and development. This position is a 5/8 position (five hours per weekday) and is based at the Unit for Psychotherapeutic and Support Services (UPSS) on Tygerberg Campus. Please note that the required working hours may fall outside of the normal SU working hours.
Duties:
- Rendering psychological therapy services to students, mainly individually but also in groups;
- Developing and presenting workshops that promote a healthy lifestyle amongst students;
- Participating in the 24-hour crisis service of the CSCD.
Requirements:
- Registration (at least two years) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist;
- Experience in providing psychotherapeutic services to young adults, specifically also with relation to crisis services;
- A proven ability to work independently with psychopathology;
- Excellent communication and language skills in English as well as one of the other official language within South Africa;
- Computer skills in the MS-Office environment.
Recommendations:
- Specific experience in the duties as indicated above;
- Experience in multidisciplinary cooperation with medical practitioners and other health professionals within the health sciences;
- Training in short-term psychotherapeutic modalities;
- Training in presenting therapy groups;
- Experience in crisis service provision in a psychological context;
- Experience of rendering psychological services within a Higher Education environment;
- Experience in developing and presenting workshops and lectures on topics related to personal development and self-management;
- Competence in an additional African language.
Commencement of duties: 1 July 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date: 25 February 2020
Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753
The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as Stellenbosch University’s institutional EE Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and e-mail address of at least two referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post. You are also requested to provide proof of your registration at the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.
Should no feedback be received from the University within six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.
Applying Instructions
Enquiries: Charl Davids on 021 808 4994, or at cdavids@sun.ac.za, or Dr. Munita Dunn-Coetzee on 021 808 4994, or at mdunn@sun.ac.za