Practitioner: Employee Wellness needed at South African National Parks

PURPOSE:

• To provide professional Wellness advisory and administrative services to all employees, sections and departments contributing to a harmonious and productive workforce in Kruger National Park.

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.

Closing Date

• 23 July 2025