Registered Councillor Grade 1 to 3

Overview

Registered Counsellor position in Witzenberg Sub-district offering preventative and developmental counselling services across three graded salary levels.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Registered Counsellor.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Registered Counsellor.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Counsellor.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 8 years appropriate experience as a Counsellor after registration with Health Professional Council (HPCSA) as a Counsellor.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 16 years appropriate experience as a Counsellor after registration with Health Professional Council (HPCSA) as a Counsellor.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Proven counselling skills with individuals and groups; set up of evidence-based community interventions; knowledge and/or experience in psychometric assessments, identification of mental health challenges and provide training.
• Work within your professional scope of practice.
• Refer appropriately.
• Knowledge and experience in providing mentoring and supervision of other lay health workers.
• Able to work independently and in a team, demonstrate good presentation skills; the ability to conduct training;
• Good intra- and interpersonal skills, maintenance of good professional relations, effective conflict resolution and to be adaptable and innovative in a high-pressured environment.
• Computer literacy (i.e.
• MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel).

Duties

• Providing preventative and developmental counselling services to children, adults, couples and families including mental health screening of all patients, psychoeducation and mental health promotion.
• Performing supportive psychological interventions to enhance mental well-being on an individual basis, group basis and at community level.
• Work within the multidisciplinary team and form part of the sub district and district mental health teams.
• Report writing and providing feedback to clients/supervisor(s) on interventions.
• Perform clinical administrative duties as keep accurate statistics and conduct training and workshops.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and support to lay health worker and attend regular clinical supervision.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Dr M Crous Tel No: (023) 316-9600

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements, may also apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration to register with the relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only applicable on health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for change in registration status). “It should be noted that advertised posts are linked to the Institution/Facility that forms part of the Ecosystem Service platform. Upon appointment, incumbents will be expected to render clinical services across institutions in the Ecosystem, as needed to sustain health service delivery. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the Post 35/278: Senior State Accountant: Financial Accounting (X2 Posts), Centre: Directorate: Financial Accounting, R413 001 per annum has been cancelled. MANAGEMENT ECHELON