a School Counsellor

Curro is an independent schooling provider that offers quality education from the early childhood development phase to Grade 12. Curro prides itself on providing an ethical, values-based environment and offers learner-centric, balanced, innovative and relevant curricula across schools.

Curro seeks to appoint a School Counsellor (full-time) at Curro Wilgeheuwel in Roodepoort to commence duties in January 2027

Vacancy Reference: 30050 Curro Wilgeheuwel has a position available for a School Counsellor .

Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.

Key performance areas

• Carrying out counselling sessions on an individual, group or class level as part of an integrated preventive and intervention service
• Contributing in an active manner to the development of the school counselling programme in support of the holistic development of each learner
• Assisting in the development and nurturing of an enabling school culture and helping learners become empowered for positive action and change
• Intervening to give learners the opportunity to manage more effectively their life circumstances and to manage their lives more effectively
• Assisting learners to develop their personal, social and autonomous learning skills
• Counselling learners and their parents with respect to intra- and inter-personal issues and behavioural problems
• Preparing reports and maintaining records on learners
• Making the necessary referrals according to established policies and procedures
• Adopting preventive measures that empower learners to avoid problems as much as possible
• Providing a continuum of preventative, developmental, remedial, and intervention services and programmes and facilitating referral to resources and services at both community and national levels

Qualifications, experience and skills

• Honours for Social Worker, Masters for Psychology
• Arrange and facilitate parent and learner workshops
• Establish a network of support with community stakeholders
• 5+ years experience in a similar position
• Leadership and SBST experience
• A passion for children
• Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills
• An energetic positive approach to their vocation
• Patience and compassion to work with children who need advise
• The skills to deal with children, parents and staff
• Ability to remain calm in any situation yet solve problems quickly in an emergency
• A clear criminal record

Closing date: 01 October 2026.

Vintage Road,

Wilgeheuwel,

Roodepoort,

1724

Please note that you will need to submit a comprehensive CV and copies of your qualifications and SACE registration (if applicable) as part of your online application.

P.S Please view your profile for progress on your application.

If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position.

But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.

Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.

NB: Please note that if you are found to apply for two or more positions that you do not qualify for in the least, you will be blocked from the system for 30 days. This is due to a large volume of applicants who are abusing the system.