EAP Clinician (Day Shift)

Role Overview:
Lyra Southern Africa are recruiting an Afrikaans and English speaking EAP Clinician to assist with the National Support Centre Department. Reporting to the NSC Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting the company’s period of growth and change and be a role model for the expected behaviours and attitudes.
Location: Hybrid, to be based in South Africa. The successful individual must be based within a 100km radius at either Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban Lyra office.
Hours: This is a full time permanent weekday position.
Shifts: The successful individual must be willing and able to on a 4 Week Shift Rotation as required by the role i.e. a weekly rotational roster; Morning, Afternoon and Evening.
Flexibility: Must be flexible to attend meetings outside standard local working hours to accommodate global clients and teams on occasion.
WiFi: While working off-site/remotely,  the successful individual must have reliable internet connectivity (fibre, LTE or 5G) with a minimum speed of 50 Mbps and a minimum download speed of 25 Mbps. In the event of connectivity issues or loadshedding at home, staff will be required to work from the office.

Key Responsibilities

- To provide the first point of contact for employees accessing Lyra Southern Africa services

- To provide all the services to which the caller is entitled to in a professional and respectful manner and to standards agreed

- To accurately capture all information on the database pertinent to the clinical management of the case

- To adhere to all clinical protocols and procedures as laid out by Clinical Management

- To adhere to the operational standards as set out by Operational Management

Qualifications:

Minimum of a Master's Qualification as a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist and current registration as such with the HPCSA

- Minimum of an Honour’s Qualification as a Clinical Social Worker and current up to date registration with the SACSSP

- Minimum of a BPsych Degree with up to date registration at the HPCSA as a Registered Counsellor

- Minimum of a Masters Degree in Psychology with up to date registration at the HPCSA as a Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling/Educational/Industrial)

- Candidates must be able to undertake counselling in English AND at least one African language.

- Ability to provide counselling within a short-term framework

Minimum Skillset Required

- Ability to conduct in the moment risk assessments when required

- Ability to function within a structured call centre environment

- Taking ownership and having a pragmatic problem solver mindset

- Knowledge about and skilled in providing Solution Focused Therapy to clients

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