Job Description

Skills and Requirements:

• An appropriate Educational Psychology qualification ;
• Previous Educational Psychology experience, preferably gained in a school environment;
• In addition the successful incumbent must:
• Be registered as a Psychologist with the HPCSA (Educational Psychologist);
• Have experience with:
• administering psycho-educational/psychometric assessments (administration and interpretation);
• administering IEB assessment batteries;
• the IEB examination accommodation procedures.
• A sound understanding of legislation relevant to promoting the best interests of children, young people and their families;
• Intermediate IT skills;
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with internal and external stakeholders;
• Professional, flexible, conscientious and able to act with discretion at all times;
• Be able to handle conflict and work in a pressurised environment;
• Be a self-motivated team player with good organisational, time management and administration skills;
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion;
• Be able to identify with the values, ethos and mission of our school;
• Comply with all POPIA requirements;
• Valid PDP driver’s licence;
• Prepared to work overtime and on weekends;
• Requisite clearance certificates.

Duties and Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to:

• Involvement in the all-round wellbeing of pupils at the School (behavioural, emotional and social wellbeing);
• Administering assessments (complete range of psychological and educational batteries);
• Providing advice on interventions from a psychological and/or educational perspective to teachers, pupils and parents;
• Assisting with the running of the Educational Support Programme, handling all applications for IEB accommodations, counselling and guiding/communicating with pupils, parents and teachers in this regard;
• Being an integral part of the design of school policies and procedures for mental wellbeing, mental health and educational support;
• Identifying best practice, driving the implementation of psychological services and providing ongoing feedback to management;
• Identifying students who require special interventions and referring to appropriate practitioners as and when necessary;
• Collaborating with educational staff to create co-ordinated interventions;
• Efficient and ethical recording keeping;
• Establishing, delivering and/or facilitating workshops and training and supporting guidelines for teachers and house parents and if applicable pupils and parents;
• Participating actively & positively in parent / teacher days;
• Crisis management;
• General administration.

Commencement date: January 2025 Please email a CV with two contactable references to vacancy.schoolpsychologist@woodridge.co.za

Closing date for applications: 27 September 2024

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• Passionate