Psychologist II

About this role

Rhodes University’s Department of Student Services and Development is looking for a Psychologist II for its Counselling Centre in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. You will work as a senior member of a team of psychologists and interns, and the post is permanent.

What you’ll do

• Provide counselling and psychological support to university students.
• Advise university staff on how to support students who are dealing with psychological problems.
• Help the Head of the Centre supervise and train intern psychologists.
• Take part in the team’s day-to-day work within the Counselling Centre.

What you need

• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Counselling Psychologist.
• A Masters degree in counselling psychology.
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience after your internship.
• Experience working with adolescents or young adults. Varied experience is an advantage, such as one-on-one counselling, group counselling or educational work.
• Experience in training groups.
• Experience working with university students (advantageous).
• Experience supervising interns (advantageous).
• Experience counselling people living with HIV/AIDS, or taking part in HIV/AIDS programmes (advantageous).
• Ability to speak Xhosa (advantageous).

Is this job for you?

This role suits a registered counselling psychologist who has built solid experience with young people and enjoys mentoring others. If you have supervised interns or worked in a university setting, you will have a strong base for this post.

Tips before you apply

• Have your HPCSA registration details, Masters degree certificate and all other certificates ready as PDF files before you start the online form.
• In your motivation letter, address each requirement on its own. Give a short example for each one.
• In your CV, list the dates, roles and client groups for your post-internship work, and include your referees’ titles, contact numbers and email addresses.

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