Psychologist III - Part-Time position (20 hours per week)

Student Services and Development

As a senior member of a team of psychologists and interns in the Counselling Centre, the primary purposes of this job are to provide comprehensive counselling and psychological support to students, provide advice to University staff members in managing students with psychological problems, assist the Manager of the Centre in the supervision and training of intern and qualified psychologists and to deputise for the Manager of the Centre when they are not available.

Registration and compliant with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Counselling Psychologist with approximately 5 years' relevant work experience over and above their internship.

• Any work with adolescents or individuals in early adulthood. The greater the diversity of this experience the better for example, experience in one on one counselling, group counselling and educational work.
• Those individuals with specific experience of working with university students will be at an advantage.
• An ability to speak other official languages will be an advantage.
• Individuals who have supervised Counselling Psychologist Interns will be at an advantage.

Due to the crisis intervention facility, the incumbent must be willing and able to be called out after hours. In addition, the individual must be able to respond to a crisis within 20 minutes of being contacted. This requires that the job incumbent reside within a 16km radius (approximately) of the University.

Basic Pensionable Salary per annum: R336,769.00

Cost to Company per annum (Approximately): R461,009.00

Recognising that diversity is important in achieving excellence. Rhodes University strongly encourages South African members of underrepresented designated groups as well as persons with disabilities to apply. Spouses and partners of existing staff members are also encouraged to apply. Please note all appointments are made in line with the requirements of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, as amended, the Immigration Act 13 of 2022 and Rhodes University's Recruitment and Selection policies.

Closing Date: 28 May 2026