Registered Counsellor

Higher Health; East London; Presencial; ZAR 320 000 - 520 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Higher Health is seeking a Registered Counsellor to provide supportive psychological interventions for students in East London, South Africa. The role focuses on early intervention, brief support, and collaboration with campus health teams.

Responsibilities include delivering individual and group counselling, psychoeducational workshops, and tele-psychosocial services to diverse student populations. You will contribute to mental health policy alignment and referral pathways within the university

Qualificações

• Experience delivering individual and group counselling in university settings.
• Ability to design and deliver psychoeducational workshops and campaigns.
• Knowledge of HPCSA scope and guidelines within higher education.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver supportive, evidence-based psychological interventions (individual and group).
• Design and implement components of intervention programmes aligned to campus priorities.
• Provide tele-psychosocial support to improve access for off-campus/international students.
• Coordinate referrals to psychologists and other mental health professionals.
• Monitor service utilization, outcomes, and ensure confidential documentation.

Conhecimentos

Counselling

Mental health

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

East London, South Africa | Posted on 22/10/2026

• · Conduct a range of supportive, developmental,and preventative psychological interventions to promote student well-being andenhance functioning within a campus environment.
• · Deliver structured, evidence-basedinterventions (individual and group) appropriate to the scope of a RegisteredCounsellor, with a focus on early intervention and brief support.
• · Design and implement sub-components ofintervention programmes, aligned to institutional priorities, student needs,and integrated campus health strategies.
• · Facilitate psychoeducational workshops,presentations, and campaigns to promote mental health awareness, resilience,and help-seeking behaviour across the campus community.
• · Provide preventative and developmentalcounselling services across individual, group, and community/system levels,supporting academic success and psychosocial adjustment.
• · Conduct basic psychological screening and riskidentification to enable timely referral to appropriate internal or externalspecialised services.
• · Deliver supportive psychological interventionsto enhance emotional regulation, coping skills, and overall mental well-being.
• · Develop and implement preventativeinterventions and mental health promotion programmes tailored to the studentpopulation, including high-risk and vulnerable groups.
• · Provide counselling and support incollaboration with interdisciplinary teams (e.g., health services, academicsupport, student affairs) to ensure holistic care.
• · Deliver tele-psychosocial support services to improve accessibility and continuity of care, particularly for off-campus andinternational students.
• · Work within a flexible service deliveryframework, including extended or adaptable hours, to meet the needs of adiverse student population across varying schedules and time zones.
• · Contribute to reducing demand on the broadermental health system through early identification, brief interventions, andeffective referral pathways.

Policy& Standards Implementation

• Assist in the developmentand review of policies, protocols, and guidelines informed bypsychological theory, evidence-based practice, and regulatory standards,ensuring relevance to the higher education context.
• Support the adaptationand implementation of institutional mental health policies and standardsto promote accessible, student-centred, and preventative care acrosscampus systems.
• Participate in the design,coordination, and evaluation of psychologically informed programmes andinterventions across diverse campus settings, ensuring alignment withinstitutional priorities and student needs.
• Contribute to the integrationof mental health standards within interdisciplinary campus services,strengthening collaboration across student affairs, health services, andacademic support units.
• Monitor and support compliancewith professional, ethical, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., HPCSA scopeand guidelines), ensuring quality and consistency of services.
• Support the evaluationand continuous improvement of programmes and policies, incorporating data,student feedback, and emerging best practices.
• Contribute tostrengthening preventative and early intervention frameworks that reducepressure on specialised mental health services and improve access to care.
• Support the inclusionof tele-psychosocial services and flexible delivery models within policyand programme standards to enhance accessibility for diverse andinternational student populations.

Referraland Care Coordination

• Conduct appropriateassessment and screening to identify students requiring higher-level orspecialised psychological care.
• Facilitate timely andethical referrals to Psychologists and other mental health professionals,in line with scope of practice and HPCSA guidelines.
• Establish and maintain clearreferral pathways and partnerships with internal and externalpsychologists to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Provide casecoordination and follow-up support to ensure referred studentssuccessfully access services and remain engaged in care.
• Collaborate withpsychologists and multidisciplinary teams to support integrated careplanning, particularly for complex or high-risk cases.
• Maintain accurate documentationand confidentiality standards throughout the referral process.
• Contribute tostrengthening a stepped-care model, ensuring efficient use of campuscounselling services while reducing pressure on specialised mental healthservices.

Monitoring& Reporting

• Maintain accurate and confidential records ofcounselling sessions, interventions, and client outcomes in line with HPCSA andinstitutional standards.
• Monitor studentengagement, service utilisation, and presenting concerns to identifytrends, risks, and emerging mental health needs on campus.
• Track and report on keyservice indicators (e.g., number of students supported, types ofinterventions, referrals made, response times, and case outcomes).
• Monitor the effectivenessof psychological interventions and programmes, using feedback, outcomesdata, and continuous improvement approaches.
• Document and report on referralpathways and case progression, including linkage to psychologists andother specialised services.
• Contribute to earlywarning systems by identifying high-risk cases or trends requiringescalation or institutional response.
• Prepare regular reports(monthly/quarterly) for management and stakeholders, highlightingperformance, gaps, and recommendations for service improvement.
• Support data-drivendecision-making by providing insights to strengthen preventativeprogramming, resource allocation, and service delivery models.
• Ensure compliance with dataprotection, confidentiality, and ethical reporting standards.
• Contribute toinstitutional reporting requirements aligned to mental health strategy,student success outcomes, and system-level indicators.

Closingdate: 30 October 2026

Should you not receive aresponse within 6 weeks of the closing date, please consider your applicationto be unsuccessful.

Employment Equity

Higher Health is committed to the principles ofEmployment Equity. In line with our Employment Equity Plan, preference may begiven to candidates from designated groups. All appointments will be made inaccordance with the organisation’s Employment Equity objectives.

Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.