SCHOOL COUNSELLOR

Old School Ties; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Rustenburg Girls’ High School in Cape Town is seeking a full-time School Counsellor to start 1 January 2027. The role provides holistic therapeutic and psychosocial support to learners and their families, including counselling for at-risk learners.

The successful candidate will manage confidential learner records, assist educators with learning barriers, coordinate academic interventions and careers information events, and liaise with parents and external professionals.

Qualifications

• An appropriate professional qualification in psychology or counselling is essential.
• Registration with the relevant professional body, where applicable, is essential.
• Experience in a school environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic therapeutic and psychosocial support to learners and families.
• Counselling, monitoring, and support for learners, including at-risk learners.
• Manage learner support records with confidentiality and data protection compliance.
• Support educators by identifying barriers to learning and coordinating interventions.
• Offer careers counselling and information events, including further study opportunities.
• Manage academic concession applications and liaise with the Western Cape Education Department.
• Liaise with parents, external professionals and service providers.

Skills

Counselling

Psychosocial support

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Professional qualification in psychology or counselling

Registration with relevant professional body

Job description

This 130-year-old school is looking to fill the following school-employed position from 1 January 2027:

School Counsellor

This full-time position includes the following:

• Providing holistic therapeutic and psychosocial support services to learners and their families.
• Providing counselling, monitoring, and support for learners, including at-risk learners.
• Managing learner support records while maintaining strict confidentiality and compliance with data protection requirements.
• Supporting educators in identifying and assisting learners with barriers to learning, while coordinating academic support interventions, peer tutoring, and examination concessions.
• Offering careers counselling and coordinating careers and further study information and events.
• Managing academic concession applications and liaising with the Western Cape Education Department.
• Liaising with parents, external professionals, service providers, etc.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• An appropriate professional qualification in psychology or counselling is essential.
• Registration with the relevant professional body, where applicable, is essential.
• Experience in a school environment will be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in counselling, therapeutic support, or psychosocial services (including psychometric testing) for female adolescents will be a distinct advantage.
• Strong organisational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of learner support systems, safeguarding, confidentiality, and ethical practice.
• The ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism, discretion, and compassion.
• A positive, approachable, and professional manner.
• Commitment to the values, ethos and transformation goals of Rustenburg Girls’ High School.

Usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 07:40 to 16:40 during term time (with rotational cover until 17:00), and with reduced hours during school holidays based on workload. The successful candidate will also be required to be available after school from time to time for parent or learner meetings, and occasionally in the evening for school meetings or disciplinary hearings.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted and invited to an interview. We reserve the right not to fill the post.

Rustenburg Girls’ High School is committed to anti-racism, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are carefully screened prior to appointment. Rustenburg Girls’ High School is committed to the principles of Employment Equity and to providing equal opportunities. Candidates who meet the criteria will receive preference.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 1 November 2026