Distance Learning Student Wellness Lead

The IIE Tertiary; Pretoria; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

IIE Rosebank International is seeking an Online Student Wellness Manager to oversee the psychosocial wellbeing of distance learning students through counselling services, social education and life skills development.

Duties include on-site primary counselling, trauma containment & crisis management, CE projects for campus sites, management of the Student Council, social awareness campaigns and regular reporting; requires SACSSP/HPCSA registration and 1–2 years post-qualification counselling

Qualifications

• NQF Level 8 in Social Work or Counselling Psychology is required.
• Registration as a Social Worker with SACSSP or as a Counsellor/Psychologist with HPCSA is required.
• 1–2 years of face-to-face counselling post-qualification experience.
• 2–3 years’ experience working with youth.
• Comfortable using technology to upload/access client files.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling and psychosocial support to distance learning students.
• Develop and deliver social education and life-skills programmes; promote wellbeing.
• Coordinate Community Engagement projects and manage CE committees.
• Oversee the Student Council; plan elections and provide development opportunities.
• Design, implement and evaluate Social Awareness campaigns; report outcomes.

Skills

Counselling

Tech literacy

Education

NQF Level 8 Qualification in Social work or counselling psychology

NQF Level 9 Qualification in Social work or counselling psychology

Tools

Job description

IIE Rosebank International is seeking an Online Student Wellness Manager to oversee the psychosocial wellbeing of distance learning students through counselling services, social education and life skills development.

Duties include on-site primary counselling, trauma containment & crisis management, CE projects for campus sites, management of the Student Council, social awareness campaigns and regular reporting; requires SACSSP/HPCSA registration and 1–2 years post-qualification counselling