Practitioner: Employee Wellness

Permanent2 days ago
Employment Information
Requirements
  • Degree in Behavioural Sciences (Social Work, Psychology and any health-related field)
  • Should be registered with a relevant professional body and EAPA-SA.
  • At least 3-5 years’ experience as Wellness practitioner.
  • Driver license is compulsory code 8.
  • Strong ethics and liability.
  • The candidate must be computer literate (MS Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Internet Explorer, AS400 file extraction and electronic file)
  • Candidate must have an understanding of relevant EAP legislation, policies and procedures.
  • Basic knowledge of financial management’
  • The candidate should have the following skills, i.e., conflict resolution, interpersonal, problem-solving skills, presentation skills and planning & organising skills.
Responsibilities
  • Identify needs e.g., alcohol and drug abuse, lack of coping skills, stress, depression and trauma.
  • Ensure health risk management e.g., vaccinations.
  • Educate employees on mental health.
  • Promote physical fitness to employees through sports activities and Gymnasium.
  • Implement and administer housing committee resolutions (allocation and auditing)
  • Educate employees on terminal illnesses e.g., HIV/Aids, Cancer, TB.
  • Promotion of nutrition for a healthy lifestyle of employees.
  • Promotion of healthy productivity and workplace cooperation.
  • Educate employees on the prevention of HIV/AIDS, TB, Cancer and hypertension nutrition for a healthy lifestyle.
  • Counsel troubled employees and their immediate family members.
  • Review medical aid benefits of employees.
  • Manage incapacity and disability cases.
  • Provide psychosocial support to employees who are about to retire counseling.
  • Provide information session on wellness related challenges i.e. debt and gambling, sick leave abuse.
  • Provide assistance with the death claim investigation on ad hoc.
  • To build and maintain internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Documents Required
  • A detailed Curriculum Vitae and qualifications certified within the last 3 months

Job location
Practitioner: Employee Wellness
South African National Parks (SANParks)
Practitioner: Employee Wellness
1 Vacancy-Permanent
643 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa