Twelve (12) Child and Youth Care Worker vacancies at Department of Social Development

The Department of Social Development is inviting suitably qualified applicants to apply for Twelve (12) Child and Youth Care Worker vacancies.

Closing date for applications: 11 July 2025

CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER

GRADE 1 REF NO: DSD 04/06/2025 (X12 POSTS) (12 Months Contract)
SALARY: R184 320 – R206 802 per annum (OSD), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
CENTRE: NMM: Kwanobuhle One Stop Outreach Centre

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Senior Certificate
• Competencies: Communication: Must be able to convey clear, simple and easy-to-understand messages/ information to children and youth.
• Empathy: Must be able to respect and build positive relationships with children and youth.
• Trustworthiness: Must be able to build a relationship of trust with children and youth.
• Honesty: Must be principled and true to oneself and others.
• Teamwork and collaboration: Must be able to work cooperatively with others and be part of a team.
• Understanding of principles: Must understand and be able to apply the principles applied in child and youth care. Computer literacy.

DUTIES:

• Care and Development: Must be able to understand and provide care and development of children and youth.
• Understanding of basic needs: Must be able to understand the physical, emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and social needs of children and youth.
• Administration: Must be able to perform administrative activities relating to the completion of logbooks, incident reports, etc.
• Role modelling: Must be able to identify, allocate and participate in practical activities to transfer skills to children and youth.
• Implementation of programs: Must be able to assist in the Implementation of planned programs and activities for children and youth based on their identified developmental needs.
• Understanding of children’s rights: Must be able to promote and uphold the rights of children and youth.
• Knowledge of rules and procedures: Must know the rules and procedures of the care center.

ENQUIRIES: NMM Enquiries: Ms L. Thompson Tel No: (041) 406-5750.
e-Recruitment Technical Support: Yandisa.Singqandu@.ecdsd.gov.za

APPLICATIONS:

• Can be forwarded via the following option: All applicants must utilise the erecruitment system, which is available on https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za. No hand-delivered applications will be accepted.

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