School Counsellor
Curro Holdings Ltd · Western Cape
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- Carrying out counselling sessions on an individual, group or class level as part of an integrated preventive and intervention service
- Contributing in an active manner to the development of the school counselling programme in support of the holistic development of each learner
- Assisting in the development and nurturing of an enabling school culture and helping learners become empowered for positive action and change
- Intervening to give learners the opportunity to manage more effectively their life circumstances and to manage their lives more effectively
- Assisting learners to develop their personal, social and autonomous learning skills
- Counselling learners and their parents with respect to intra- and inter-personal issues and behavioural problems
- Preparing reports and maintaining records on learners
- Making the necessary referrals according to established policies and procedures
- Adopting preventive measures that empower learners to avoid problems as much as possible
- Providing a continuum of preventative, developmental, remedial, and intervention services and programmes and facilitating referral to resources and services at both community and national levels
Qualifications, experience and skills
- Honours for Social Worker, Masters for Psychology
- Relevant experience in a similar position
- A passion for children
- Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills
- An energetic positive approach to their vocation
- Patience and compassion to work with children who need advise
- The skills to deal with children, parents and staff
- Ability to remain calm in any situation yet solve problems quickly in an emergency
- A clear criminal record
Closing date: 01 October 2026 .