Registered Councillor Grade 1 to 3 (2 posts)
Healthcare, Government, Public Service
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 1: None after registration with the health Professions council of South Africa as a Registered councillor. Grade 2: A minimum of 8 years appropriate experience as a councillor after registration with Health Professional Council (HPCSA). Grade 3: A minimum of 16 years appropriate experience as a councillor after registration with Health Professionals council as a Registered Councillor.
- Knowledge and/or experience in counselling, psychometric assessments and identification of mental health challenges.
- Ability to think strategically and analytically, as well as the ability to interpret and implement policies and guidelines.
- Work within your professional scope of practice and know when to refer for more specialized mental health interventions.
- Knowledge and experience in providing mentoring and supervision of other lay health workers.
- Computer literacy (i.e.
- MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
- Knowledge and application of regulations, policies and procedures relevant to health programs.
- Able to work independently and in a team.
- Good presentation skills and the ability to conduct meetings and training.
- Good intra- and interpersonal skills aimed at professional relational development, maintenance of good professional relations and effective conflict resolution.
- Adaptable and innovative in a high-pressured environment.
- Conceptualization skills as appropriate for individual and group evidence-based intervention identification and application.
- Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural and inclusive environment.
- Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence. Willingness to travel in the sub-district/ district to consult clients, attend and conduct meetings and training sessions.
Responsibilities
- Providing preventative and developmental counselling services and interventions at our district hospitals as well as their catchment areas.
- Performing supportive psychological interventions to enhance mental well-being on an individual basis, group basis or at community level.
- Performing basic psychological screening aimed at overall generalized functioning enhancement.
- Provide counselling in conjunction with interdisciplinary/multi-sectoral support teams.
- Report writing and providing feedback to clients/supervisor(s) on interventions.
- Provide supervision, mentoring and support to lay health workers, as part the sub district and district mental health teams.
