Closing date: 31/10/2024
Purpose of the job
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families. Provide counselling and therapy to children in order to improve their social circumstances, develop their psychological well-being and emotional stability. Assist in maximising their academic development. Provide assistance and support to social worker. Provide supervision to childcare givers.
Responsibilities
- Assist with screening and identifying prospective beneficiaries to determine whether they conform to the selection criteria of the programme.
- Identify special nutritional needs of ill beneficiaries.
- Monitor the general health and refer clients to relevant public health services.
- Ensure that all children have identity documentation.
- Enroll children in appropriate schools or skills training programmes with assistance of the volunteer childcare workers and their co-ordinator.
- Provide relevant support to help beneficiaries cope with bereavement, trauma, and HIV testing procedures.
- Assist clients to enroll in skills training programs in order to secure future employment.
- Keep statistics of all services and assistance provided, such as referrals, material assistance, number of beneficiaries served.
- Maintain a comprehensive database with details of all beneficiaries.
- Assist the social worker in preparing plans for admission and discharge of clients from the programme.
- Provide basic counselling services and referrals to Social Worker.
- Perform any other duties in line with his/her job description.
Competencies:
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing including report writing.
- Strong decision-making skills and the ability to make effective judgements on case files.
- Resilience - Ability to cope under pressure and to persevere.
- Excellent knowledge of the Children’s Act.
- Ability to work independently and as an active team member.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences.
- Ability to maintain professionalism while exercising judgment, discretion, and discipline.
Minimum Requirements:
- Registration with the SACSSP as a Social Auxiliary Worker.
- At least two years’ experience in working with young people in the community.
- A valid driver’s license recommended.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English and other African languages.
- Basic childcare and HIV/Aids counselling skills will be an advantage.
Should you meet the above requirements, please send a detailed CV with a professional application form downloadable from our website to or .
Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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