Social Worker at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12 plus a 4-year BA Degree in Social Work; 
• 1 - 3 years’ experience in integrated Social Work Practice or substance abuse program; 
• Must be registered with SACSSP (South African Council for Social Services Professions); 
• Computer literacy is an essential skill required; 
• Must have a valid vehicle driver’s license. 

Primary function: 

• Render an integrated and professional social work service aimed at enhancing the social functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities affected by substance abuse within the City of Joburg.  

Key Performance Areas: 

• Social research and planning aimed at collecting demographic data, trends, patterns, assessing community needs and identifying assets within a given community to advocate and inform program planning and implementation. 
• Casework is a professional requirement aimed at collecting client information, case details and developing agreed-upon planned interventions to address the social problem of both primary and/or tertiary clients. 
• Group work is a professional service aimed at addressing the common needs of the clients through support groups, therapeutic and educational groups. 
• Community work services are aimed at providing advocacy, empowerment, and developmental services to build community resilience. 
• Integration and coordination refer to the provision of professional social work integrated methods within a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at the holistic development of the individual, family, groups, and community. 
• Crisis intervention consists of unplanned emergencies that require urgent attention or intervention as outlined in legislation like the Disaster Management Act, Social Assistance Act, Childcare Act, Older Persons Act, CoJ policies or frameworks. 
• Policy implementation consists of actively participating and providing professional services, including knowledge and expertise for effective program implementation in line with approved CoJ Policies and SOP’s. 
• Supervision forms part of continued professional development aimed at guiding social work students and social auxiliary workers in acceptable professional standards, ethics, and conduct. 
• Social work administration refers to professional and confidential data management as regulated.