DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - ADVERTISEMENT FOR SOCIAL WORKER GRADE 1 (200 POSTS)

 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 
Render a comprehensive, one-stop client social work service with regard to response, care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals and families in line with social development programmes: VEP (Gender Based Violence and Femicide), Children and Anti Substance Abuse, Attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form. 

This would include the following actions: 
i) Process intake and conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals and families and identify relevant interventions.
ii) Implement referral mechanisms that will include follow-up and escalation of cases, as well as provision of feedback to affected individuals. 
iii) Provide psychosocial support including containment, counselling including trauma counselling, guidance and advice to the affected individuals, groups, families and communities.
 iv) Implement the various social work methods of intervention in line with client matter encountered, 
v) Monitor the effectiveness of the recommended interventions, report on progress and identifyfurther/amended interventions to address the identified conditions. 
vi) Inform the development of programmes aimed at addressing various social ills, 
vii) Produce and maintain records of social work interventions, processes and
outcomes and statistics to analyse trends. Keep up to date With new developments in the social work and social welfare field (Continuing Professional Development). Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.
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Directions to candidates:
a. A curriculum vitae with a detailed description of duties, the names of two referees, certified copies of qualifications, certificates of service and identity document must accompany your signed application foremployment (Z83).
b. It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
c. Failure to submit the requested documents will result in your application not being considered.
d. Personnel suitability checks will be conducted on short listed candidates and the appointment is subject to positive outcomes of the checks.
e. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
f. The selection of candidates will be done with due regard to the relevant aspects of the selection process as set out in the Public Service Regulations, 2016 regulation 67.
g. Applications received after the closing date will not be taken into consideration.
h. No faxed or entailed applications will be considered.
i. If you have not been contacted within three months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
j. Candidates requiring additional information regarding the advertised posts may direct their enquiries to the person(s) as indicated above.
k. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts and candidates whose transfer/ promotion/ appointment will promote representivity will receive preferences.
I. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT SEPARATE APPLICATION FORMS FOR EACH POST AND IN CASE OF HAND DELIVERY, REGISTER THEIR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION AT THE PROVINCIAL OFFICE WHERE THEY ARE APPLYING.
 
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ENQUIRIES:
 
Name of Province: Eastern Cape
Physical Address: Old Pick and Pay Building, Department of Public Works, Bhisho, 5605
Postal Address: Eastern Cape Provincial Department, Private Bag X0039, Bhisho, 5605
Contact Person(s): Ms. Shirley Hugo, Cell: 066 307 4628
 
 
Name of Province: Free State
Physical Address: 14 Elizabeth Street, Civilia Building, 6th Floor, Room 605,
Bloemfontein, 9300
Postal Address: Free State Provincial Department, Private Bag X20616, Bloemfontein, 9300
Contact Person(s): Ms Makgotso Motsemme, Tel: 051 4000308
 
 
Name of Province: Gauteng
Physical Address: 7th Floor, Thusanong Building 69 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, 2000
Postal Address: Gauteng Provincial Department, Private Bag X35 Johannesburg, 2000
Contact Person(s): Mr Tebogo Itumeleng, Te1:011 355 7732
 
 
Name of Province: KwaZulu-Natal           
Physical Address: 174 Mayors Walk, Pietermaritzburg, 3200
Postal Address: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department, Private Bag X9144, Pietermaritzburg, 3200
Contact Person(s): Ms Fezile Luthuli, Tel: 033 264 2053
 
 
Name of Province: Limpopo
Physical Address: 21 Biccard Street, Polokwane, 0700
Postal Address: Limpopo Provincial Department, Private Bag X9710, Polokwane, 0700
Contact Person(s): Ms Lizy Mashimbye, Tel: 015 293 6024
 
 
Name of Province: Mpumalanga
Physical Address: Nr 7 Government Boulevard, Riverside Government Complex Building Nr3, 1st Floor,Nelspruit, 1200
Postal Address: Mpumalanga Provincial Department, Private Bag X11285, Nelspruit, 1200
Contact Person(s): Ms Zodwa Maseko, Tel: 051 766 3120
 
 
Name of Province: Northern Cape
Physical Address: Mimosa Complex, Barkley Road, Kimberley, 8301
Postal Address: Northern Cape Provincial Department, Private Bag X5042, Kimberley, 8301
Contact Person(s): Ms Melanie Kivido, Tel: 053 874 9107
 
 
Name of Province: North West
Physical Address: 4th Floor, Provident Fund Building, University Drive, Mmabatho, 2745
Postal Address: North West Provincial Department, Private Bag X2068, Mmabatho, North West, 2745
Contact Person(s): Ms Dipuo Mokgoro-Ramosime, Tel: 018 388 2293
 

Name of Province: Western Cape
Physical Address: Union House, 14 Queen Victoria Road, Cape Town, 8000
Postal Address: Western Cape Provincial Department, Private Bag X9112, Cape Town, 8000
Contact Person(s): Mr Charles Jordan, Tel: 021 483 2197
 
Closing Date: 13 December 2019
 
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