NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Must be able to mentor, coach, and provide continuous support, guidance, and advice to service users • Must be able to maintain a healthy interpersonal relationship with others • Must be able to manage the performance and conduct of supervisees • Must be able to convey clear messages/information and write clear reports • Must be able to solve problems • Must be able to plan and organise own work and supervisee's work • Must have knowledge and understanding of substance abuse prevention related policies and legislation • Must be able to ensure the implementation of planned programs and activities for service users • Must be able to ensure the promotion and upholding of the rights of service users • Must know the rules and procedures of the treatment Centre • Must be able to perform administrative tasks.
 
Duties: Supervise Child &Youth Care Workers • Manage work performance and development of the supervisees • Ensure the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of rehabilitative programs • Ensure compliance with regard to implementation of norms and standards of In-patient treatment centres • Monitor compliance to relevant legislations and policies and promote service user's rights • Perform administrative functions including handing over, occurrence book monitoring, loss control, inventory control management • Supervise life space intervention, assessment, IDP formulation/implementation. Ensure supervision and escorting of service users.
 
Enquiries: Ms D Monyemore, tel. 018 294 5134/5389
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Directorate: Districts and Institutional Support Management Occupational Therapist Grade 1
District: Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Salary: R 356 535 p.a. The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement within three months.
• Ref no: SD/07/44/ (19) 
• JB Marks Treatment Centre
 
Requirements: • Grade 12 or NQF level 4 plus BSC Occupational Therapy and I year community service, Proof of current registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA), relevant experience will be an added advantage • A valid driver's licence and computer literacy • Competencies: • Knowledge of the Public service legislations, Mental Health and Substance abuse related legislations • Ability to conduct thorough assessment • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) setting • Ability to design programmes and run projects • Innovative and creative skills, Communication skills, facilitation and presentation skills, people management and empowerment skills • Service Delivery improvement skills • Report writing skills • Problem solving abilities, physical strength, organisation skills, compassion and empathy • Knowledge of treatment practises and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession • Ability to manage service users with different types of personalities.
 
Duties: • Assess, plan, organise and participate as part of multi-disciplinary team in rehabilitative programmes that help restore vocational, daily living skills, wellbeing and quality of life of service users • Test and evaluate mental abilities to determine realistic rehabilitation goals and limitations of service users • Coordinate Occupational Therapy and consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programme with other therapeutic activities • Help service users to improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills • Help service users regain mental functioning by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts • Help service users practice in functional stills and activities of daily living • Provide occupational therapy guidance, support and education during sessions • Select and adapt the appropriate occupational therapist treatment models, methods and approaches to direct the process of interventions for service users • Develop treatment plans for service users, laying out the types of activities and specific goals to be accomplished • Evaluate service user's progress and prepare detailed progress reports • Refer service users to other multi-disciplinary team members when necessary • Oversee and supervise the work of Occupational Therapist Assistant • Participate in the formulation and implementation of occupational therapy guidelines, practices, standards and procedures • Attend and participate in in-service training • Provide inputs for budget and submit motivations for equipment or material for Occupational therapy • Collect data, keep records and manage information.
 
Enquiries: Ms D Monyemore, tel. 018 294 513415389
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Directorate: Districts and Institutional Support Management Assistant Occupational Therapist Grade 1
District: Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Salary: R 170 958 p.a. The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement within three months.
• Ref no: SD/07/45/ (19) 
• JB Marks Treatment Centre 
 
Requirements: • Grade 12 or NQF level 4 plus BSC Occupational Therapy and 1-year community service. Proof of current registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) • Computer literacy • Competencies: Ability to good written and verbal communication, commitment to best practices and active participation in the supervisory process • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team • Ability to screen and recommend for proper assessment • Ability to manage service users with different types of personalities • Ability to motivate and involve service users in recreational activities • Ability to perform multiple tasks and handle problems effectively • Excellent coordination and organisational skills • Knowledge and experience of substance abuse rehabilitation programmes • Knowledge of relevant substance abuse related prescripts.
 
Duties: • Assist Occupational Therapist in planning, implementing and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce and enhance performance, using selected activities • Demonstrate therapy techniques such as manual and creative arts • Encourage service users and attend to their needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals • Observe service user's progress, attitudes and accomplishments • Record and report the observations to the Occupational Therapist • Perform administrative duties • Prepare and maintain work area, materials and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies • Supervise service users during the performance of arts, crafts and planned therapeutic activities or projects.
 
Enquiries: Ms D Monyemore, tel. 018 294 5134/5389
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The North West Department of Social Development is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment, especially in respect of race, gender and disability.
 
Note: Applications must be on a Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV (including full particulars of training, educational qualifications, skills, competencies and knowledge). All educational qualifications will be verified, and they must be certified copies of the original educational certificates. Certified copy of the Identity Document or National Identity Card must be attached as well. The date on certifying stamp must not be older than 6 months. If an applicant wishes to withdraw his or her application, it must be done in writing and addressed to the Acting Head of Department.
 
Under no circumstances will the Department accept required application documents through facsimile ore-mail.
 
The shortlisted candidates will be subjected to the personnel suitability check. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Due to the huge number of applications for posts, acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be done. We will only communicate with candidates to be invited for interviews. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department.
The Department reserves the right not to make appointment of position(s) Applicants with foreign qualifications must submit a SAQA evaluation report on the qualification.
 
Forward your application to: The Director: Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, Department of Social Development, Private Bag x 5059, Klerksdorp, 2570 or hand delivered to Jade Square Building, Cnr OR Tambo and Margrietta Prinsloo Street Klerksdorp for attention of Ms A Bekker.
 
Closing date: 28 February 2020
 
All applications should reach the Department by 15:30 pm on the closing date. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.