Educational Psychologist

The Educational and counselling psychologist will form a part of the multi-disciplinary team at Arcadia and Jewish Community Services. The purpose of the Psychologist will be to provide therapeutic support to clients of Arcadia and the Jewish Community Services including conducting psycho-educational, subject and career assessments, individual therapy and family therapy. The incumbents will consult with therapeutic staff across the organisation as required as well as assist HR with EAP sessions as and if required.

Assessments

• Full Psychoeducational Assessments
• Career assessments and career counselling
• subject choice assissments
• school readiness assessments

Therapy

• Individual therapy with children, teenagers, young adults and adults
• Play Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Cognitive behaviour therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy
• Group Work

Multidiscipiary Team

• The psychologist would work in collaboration with social workers from the Chev Community Social Services as well as social workers and child and youth care workers from Arcadia. He/She will participate in case conferences, family meetings, the development of individual development plans.
• To assist with EAP sessions for staff of the organisation for the Human Resources  Department
• Consult with all therapeutic staff across the Chev Group as is required for clients, beneficiaries and residents.

Administration

• Report Writing
• Assessment reports
• Computer Literacy
• Maintain recordings of interactions with clients, beneficiaries and residents
• Maintain Statistics

Miscellaneous

• Attend team meetings as required
• Attend consultation with the Brenda Lasersohn monthly and supervisors nominated by the organisation
• Meet with stakeholders and relevant professionals internal and expernal to the organistion as it pertains to the client, beneficiary or residents needs
• Conduct school liaison duties
• Uphold Group confidentiality

Matric

Masters Degree in Psychology is a priority

Registered with HPCSA

2-5 years experience

Ability to work with a wide range of challenges experienced by persons of all ages, predominantly children and parents

Ability to build rapport with resistant clients

Excellent Boundaries