Job Description

The Faculty of Humanities invites applications for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist. The purpose of this post is to provide support to the Teaching and Learning Unit, in collaboration with stakeholders, to further advance preventative and therapeutic interventions for students. The focus is on enhancing awareness, psycho-education and advocacy for mental health and wellness in alignment with the Mental Wellness Strategy for students and the Student Success Framework.

The key areas of the post include: Advocacy, Psycho-education, Capacity building, Training, Counselling, Psychotherapy services.

Enquiries

ONLY: Professor Thabisile Nkambule (Assistant Dean: Undergraduate Students) Email: Thabisile.Nkambule@wits.ac.za

Requirements:

o A Master's degree in clinical/counselling psychology
o A PhD in Clinical/Counselling Psychology will be an added advantage
o Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Counselling Psychologist
o Two to five years' experience working as a clinical/counselling psychologist.
o Experience in the field of advocacy for mental health, training and student development practices in tertiary education would be an advantage.
o Formal or Informal experience in comparative interfaith and African spiritual care would be an advantage
o Experience in the facilitation and presentation of psycho-educational workshops with students in tertiary institutions would be an advantage.
o Excellent therapeutic and advanced clinical/counselling skills, in particular shorter-term/solution-focused skills
o Excellent crisis management and communication skills.
o Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
o Willingness to do occasional after-hours interventions/workshops/presentations.
o Computer literacy essential
o Knowledge of social media applications for advocacy would also be an advantage.

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To apply, submit a covering letter, a detailed CV with certified copies of degree(s) and academic transcripts, HPCSA certificate, and contact details (including e-mail addresses) of three referees.

Internal employees are invited to apply directly on Oracle by following the path: iWits /Self Service application/

External applicants are invited to apply, by registering a profile on the Wits i-recruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za and submitting your application.

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Closing Date : 20 October 2025

Please note that only applications via the website will be considered for shortlisting.

The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.

Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.





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