Provision of Therapeutic Services
- Provision of comprehensive psychotherapeutic support to students online-, in-person.
- Psychological screening, assessment, diagnosis, and case formulation.
- Supporting students with disabilities
- Development of different protocols for psychotherapeutic systems at PsyCaD.
- Adherence to the HPCSA required continued professional development (CPD) regulations and performance management as determined.
- Rendering support Psychology Master’s Degree students completing their practical training.
Provision of Crisis Interventions
- Rendering crisis intervention and short-term trauma interventions to UJ students during office hours and after office hours.
- Regular revision and improvement of the inter- and intra-campus crisis intervention protocols.
Career Development and Assessments
- Support students in helping prepare them for the world of work.
- Providing information about the work and activities for the university community.
- Providing assessments and interventions (careers, psychological and subject choice assessments).
Student Development and Liaison
- Facilitate PsyCaD workshops across the various campuses (including residences) of UJ during office hours and occasionally after hours and on Saturdays.
- Liaise with various divisions on campus and coordinate professional service delivery.
- Inter- and intra-Faculty referrals and service delivery.
- Participate in UJ events such as Open Day and orientation.
- Assigned PsyCaD process coordinator.
Professional Administration
- Perform daily routine administrative tasks such as diary management, professional statistics record keeping, process notes, report writing, referral letters, e-mail responses, telephonic enquiries, and general enquiries.
- Adherence to legislation and UJ policies.
- Attend applicable workshops, lectures, and activities as it pertains to PsyCaD.
- Write-up professional reports and documentation as required within PsyCaD and ADS.
- Participation in departmental meetings, practitioner meetings, and committees when required.
Community Engagement (CE), Research and Liaison
- Conduct projects as identified or required by trend developments and statistical analysis of departmental functions.
- Participation in CE projects and initiatives where relevant.
- Participate in collaborative projects with internal/external stakeholders where appropriate.
Minimum requirements
- Master’s degree in Psychology in Clinical, Educational or Counselling Psychology.
- Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Clinical, Educational, or Counselling Psychologist.
- Three years’ demonstrable experience in rendering psychotherapy, psychometric assessments, feedback, and report writing.
- Three years’ demonstrable experience in rendering crisis interventions and approaches.
- Three years’ demonstrable experience in development and implementation of psycho-educative interventions including group work
Key Functional/Technical Competencies:
- Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office/365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and One Drive) and other relevant software.
- Proficiency in the use of social media and online/cloud platforms.
- Demonstrated knowledge in current psychological theory, practice, and crisis intervention.
- Knowledge in facilitating workshops and therapeutic support groups.
- Knowledge in practice management.
- Knowledge in development and coordination of training interventions for young adults or students.
- Knowledge in current research methodology and research project development.
- Knowledge of change management.
- Knowledge of the requirements associated with operating within a counselling service environment.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act/Policies and Procedures.
Key Behavioural Attributes:
- Good problem-solving skills and ability to use independent judgment to manage and impart confidential information.
- Ability to make professional decisions and work with others.
- Relate well to university employees at all levels of responsibility.
- Good training and development skills.
- Able to critically reflect on all aspects of own contribution to the role and a commitment to continuous improvement and creative ways of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Good administration and reporting skills, including report writing.
- Ability to work within strict ethical guidelines as prescribed by the HPCSA Board for Psychologists.
- Available to work flexibly (after hours) and provide interventions at another campus to meet the operational needs of PsyCaD, UJ.
- Ability to adapt to culturally appropriate interventions
Recommendations:
- Experience in working at a higher education institution.
- Experience in creating and managing mental health content on social media platforms.
- Experience conducting virtual therapy sessions.
- Experience in marketing administration for psychosocial projects.
