2024 Intern Psychologists at Nova Pioneer

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Working with the school's educational psychologist to provide educational psychological services to students across campuses of Nova Pioneer. This will include individual therapeutic interventions, psychoeducational assessments, group intervention, meeting attendance and collaborative multidisciplinary work, case management, and consultations with parents and teachers.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Work under the supervision of Nova Pioneer's educational psychologist, who will act as the site supervisor
• As per the HPCSA requirements, the internship will be full-time, and the intern will be required to work through school holidays. Leave days are allocated according to the HPCSA guidelines
• Provide therapeutic interventions, including play therapy and trauma support to primary school students from Grade 00/000 to Grade 12
• Provide learning support and remedial interventions to students in primary school.
• Conduct psycho-educational assessments of students in the primary school
• Conduct school readiness assessments of students in Grade R
• Write professional, useful, and psychometrically-sound assessment reports
• Provide group interventions and facilitate Social and Emotional Learning experiences with an emphasis on prevention in the secondary school
• Attend Student Support Team meetings and work as part of a collaborative student support team
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Maintain the highest level of professional and ethical conduct, upholding the Professional Rules of Conduct pertaining to the profession of psychology as laid down by the HPCSA

ABOUT YOU

Essential: 

• Have completed or be nearing completion of an accredited Master’s degree in education or counseling psychology (no time will be given for completion of course work)
• Have an individualized internship program that has been approved by the Professional Board for Psychology by December 2023
• Be registered with the HPCSA as an intern Psychologist by no later than January 2024
• Be willing and able to work on different campuses of the school
• Have supervised experience in therapeutic interventions and psychological assessment