Registered Councillor Grade 1: Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Requirements

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus an appropriate qualification that allow for the registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa HPCSA as a Registered Counsellor 2026. Knowledge with development of programmes and policies, experience with Trauma and Suicide interventions and experience with Psychometric Assessments will be an advantage.
• Work within your professional scope of practice and refer for more specialized mental health intervention. Good presentation skills and ability to conduct meeting and training. Willing to travel in the sub-district to consult clients, attend, conduct meeting and respond to district disasters. Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural and inclusive environment. Computer Literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc. Valid driver's licence. Willingness to travel. Willingness to work long hours

Duties

• Rendering of psychologically-related interventions: e.g. Counselling, Crisis Intervention, Debriefing, Problem Oriented Intervention, Trauma & Suicide. Ensure the rendering of a professional, integrated service by Employee Health and Wellness to employees. Improve the mental well-being of members by providing psychological, emotional, and personal and work- interventions. Work in a multi-disciplinary Employee Health and Wellness Team, Assist in Psychometric testing.
• Assist in conducting Organizational Mental health screening and team building initiatives. Offer supervisory services to other psychology professionals. Management of projects and mental health related initiatives. Psychoeducation and mental health promotion. Assist with the facilitation of Assessment Centres. Conducting mental health campaigns as per the departmental calendar. Management of human, physical and financial resources. Assist in the development of Organizational Norms, Standards and Procedures.