The Department of Social Development invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for Social Worker vacancy.
Closing date for applications: 26 May 2025
Social Worker vacancy at Department of Social Development
- SOCIAL WORKER: OLDER PERSONS
- REF NO: DSD 28/2025
- SALARY : Grade 1: R325 200 – R382 374 per annum,
Grade 2: R397 119 – R459 996 per annum,
Grade 3: R477 564 – R561 378 per annum,
Grade 4: R585 441 – R725 754 per annum, - CENTRE : Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government.
REQUIREMENTS:
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work (Bachelor of Social Work) that allows professional
registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions as Social Worker; - Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions as a Social Worker;
Grade 1:
- No experience;
Grade 2:
- A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions;
Grade 3:
- A minimum of 20 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions;
Grade 4:
- A minimum of 30 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions.
Competencies:
Knowledge of the following:
- Supervision Framework for Social Workers;
- Human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being;
- Social work theory and interventions; Information and Knowledge Management;
- Protocol and professional ethics;
- Relevant legislation, policies and prescripts (norms and standards);
- Social dynamics, work values and principles;
- Developing and empowering others;
Skills needed:
- Challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion;
- Written and verbal communication;
- Report-writing;
- Self-management;
- Motivation;
- Good Planning and organising;
- Problem solving and analytical;
- Computer literacy;
- Presentation and facilitation;
- Client orientation and customer focus;
- Ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities;
- Ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups, communities and organisations by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively.
DUTIES:
- Render a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families, communities and organisations through the relevant
programmes. - Attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form;
- Evaluate NPOs compliance against Legislative /Programme Specific and Generic Norms and Standards;
- Monitoring of the implementation of the Service Delivery Improvement Plan where progress is unsatisfactory;
- Rapid response following complaint/enquiries about NPOs, or a concern raised;
- Ensure compliance with registration requirements of NPO’s(regulatory frameworks);
- Continuous Professional Development.
- Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields;
- Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.
ENQUIRIES: Ms H Braaf Tel No: (021) 483 4788
APPLICATIONS:
Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Click here to apply
NOTE: Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit copies of their documentation for verification purposes.
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