Student Wellness Manager

ADvTECH; Mpumalanga; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution is seeking a passionate individual to join its Student Wellness team in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga. The role involves managing the psychosocial wellbeing of the student body through counselling services, social education, and community engagement projects. Applicants should have a degree in Social Work or Psychology and at least 3 years of counselling experience. A driver's license and own car are essential. This position promotes youth engagement and development within a campus environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years counselling experience is required.
• Experience working with youth will be advantageous.
• Drivers License and own car is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-site primary counselling services and crisis management.
• Create and manage campus specific Community Engagement projects.
• Plan and implement the Student Council election process.
• Design and implement Social Awareness & Education Campaigns.
• Conduct fortnightly and consolidated semester reporting.

Skills

Counselling

Crisis management

Social education

Team building

Education

Degree in Social Work or Psychology

Registration with SACSSP or HPCSA

Job description

Job Purpose:

Rosebank College is looking for a passionate individual to join its Student Wellness team. This individual will work with and assist to manage the psychosocial wellbeing of the student body through providing counselling services, social education and awareness programmes and life skills development.

Key Performance Area:

Counselling

• Implementation of on-site primary counselling services, trauma containment & crisis management
• Marketing & Promotion of the service to students
• Maintaining of case files and counselling statistics within SACSSP/HPCSA standards

Community Engagement (CE)

• Create a campus specific planner for CE projects and manage the implementation thereof for each site
• Ensure the active functioning of the CE committee of the Student Council
• Monitor,evaluate and analyse projects to inform future planning & measure impact of projects

Management of the Student Council

• Plan and implement the SC election process
• Provide enough training, team building and development opportunities for the SC
• Ensure the active participation and engagement of SC members in campus life through the various committees, portfolios, meetings and other related activities as per the SC process

Social Awareness & Education

• Design and Plan effective Social Awareness & Education Campaigns aimed at addressing campus specific needs
• Manage the effective implementation of such programmes
• Evaluation and analysisof Programmes to inform future planning

Reporting

• Fortnightly Reporting on all KPAs
• Consolidated Semester Reporting
• Completion of all online tracking systems
• Update graduate database

Person Description

Education:

• Minimum - A Degree in Social Work or Psychology
• Registration as a Social Worker with the SACSSP or a registered Counsellor or Psychologist with the HPCSA

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years counselling experience.
• Experience working with youth will be advantageous

Physical Requirements

• Drivers Licence and own car is essential.

Working Conditions

• Campus Environment