Social Work Policy Manager: Child Protection at Western Cape Social Development

REQUIREMENTS :

• Formal Tertiary Qualification in Social Work (e.g. Bachelor of Social Work) that allows professional registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions; Compulsory registration with SACSSP as a Social Worker;
• A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP of which 5 years must be appropriate experience in social work policy development; A valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.

DUTIES :

• Develop / facilitate the development of policies for rendering a social work service in departments; Uniform Funding Cycle (UFC) Process; Suspending of UFC funding; Appeal process regarding UFC; To manage quality assurance and/monitoring framework processes of funded and / or unfunded NPO’s (inclusive of cluster foster care schemes); Manage the registration process of facilities in terms of the relevant legislation;
• Manage the Accreditation/registration of Programme Specific Programmes Processes; Manage the monitoring of service activation in relation to a victim of crime as per relevant legislation; Information Management System(s); Stakeholder Management / Relationship Management (International / National / Provincial / Local / Regional);
• Manage a social work policy and/or M&E unit to ensure that the required legislating policies and procedures are developed through the efficient and effective utilization of human resources; Keep up to date with new developments in the social welfare-, and the community development management fields;
• Research; Plan and ensure that social work policy research and development are undertaken. Undertake complex social work research; Supervise all the administrative functions required in the programme/unit and undertake the higher-level administrative functions.