Contract Jobs at Limpopo Department of Education

Key Performance Areas

• Monitoring and improving accuracy, completeness and consistency of ECD data in the Early Childhood Administration and Reporting System (e - Cares). Supporting district and provincial users with data entry, uploads, corrections and troubleshooting. Conducting data quality checks and implementing improvement measures.
• Maintaining records of discrepancies, resolutions and reporting artefacts. Supporting the preparation of routine provincial and district reports. Conducting and supporting user training and capacity-building.
• Promoting the utilisation of dashboards and reports for planning and service delivery. Supporting user access management and assisting with system usage queries. Collaborating with national, provincial and district stakeholders to drive improved data quality practices.
• Conducting or supporting training sessions (virtually and in-person) for provincial and district users on data quality requirements (working with a provincial training team). Reinforcing the importance of accurate data entry and maintenance. Sharing tips and guidance for improving data quality.
• Designing and implementing data quality and completeness reviews. Advocating for the use of e - Cares reports and dashboards to support ECD operations and planning. Advocating and training provincial and district users in using reports and dashboards to support their operations and planning for ECD, including data collection where appropriate.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 6 qualification in Data Management, Information Systems, Statistics, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related field as recognized by SAQA. A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Five years’ experience in data management, data quality assurance, monitoring or system support. Experience in the education sector data (e.g., EMIS) or ECD programmes will be an added advantage. Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

• Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of database management. Knowledge of business intelligence reporting. Strong functional computer literacy (MS Office, online systems, Excel, data entry/platforms). Practical experience using information systems or databases.
• Intermediate data analysis and reporting skills. Training facilitation and user support skills. Document management and verification. Well-developed reasoning, innovative thinking and problem-solving ability. Ability to effectively compile and present reports.
• Must be knowledgeable with Human Resource Management (People Management) practices. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data validation. Strong proficiency in Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI Tableau). Command of basic database and reporting processes.
• Ability to support end-users and provide helpdesk-style guidance. Good communication (verbal and written) and stakeholder coordination skills. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.

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Key Performance Areas

• Provincial e-Cares system usage and performance management. Leading provincial support for system usage, performance and adoption. Monitoring user compliance with system functionality and data workflows.
• Advocating system utilization for decision-making. User support and access management. Managing first line helpdesk support for PED users. Managing user access, roles and permissions.
• Escalating issues promptly to national and service providers. User training and capacity building, which entails conducting ongoing training on New releases; Functional improvements; Reporting and dashboards.
• Supporting districts and circuits to drive usage. Leading provincial testing of system releases and updates. Developing test plans, recording User Acceptance Testing (UAT) outcomes, and submitting feedback to developers.
• Validating system enhancements before deployment. Identifying and resolving technical issues affecting provincial users. Maintaining alignment between e-Cares and EMIS Master lists. Validating EMIS number allocation in e-Cares. Supporting provincial reporting needs and accuracy

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Information Systems / ICT / Computer Science / Data or related field as recognized by SAQA. A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Seven (7) years’ relevant experience in Systems Administration and Information Systems. Experience in the education sector data (e.g., EMIS) or ECD programmes will be an added advantage. Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

• Competencies. Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of Cloud-based system operations. Knowledge of the provincial EMIS environment and/ or ECD system landscape. Knowledge of database management. Knowledge of business intelligence reporting. Knowledge of database management.
• Knowledge of business intelligence reporting. Strong computer literacy (MS Office, online systems, Excel, data entry/platforms). Practical experience using information systems or databases. Intermediate data analysis and reporting skills. Training facilitation and user support skills.
• Document management and verification. Well-developed reasoning, innovative thinking and problem-solving ability. Ability to effectively compile and present reports. Must be knowledgeable with Human Resource Management (People Management) practices.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and training facilitation. Data reporting and system usage monitoring. Strong analytical, data manipulation and reporting skills (Excel advanced level). Ability to coordinate multi-level stakeholders (national, provincial, district).
• Problem-solving ability, attention to detail, customer service orientation. Ability to work independently and travel extensively. Ability to support end-users and provide helpdesk-style guidance. Good communication (verbal and written) and stakeholder coordination skills. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

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Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).

go to method of application »

Key Performance Areas

• Register and Monitor Early Childhood Development programmes. Maintain and update databases of registered and funded ECD centres.
• Render social work services with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes.
• Conduct assessments aimed at identifying conditions in individuals, groups, families and communities that justify relevant interventions.
• Support social auxiliary workers and volunteers. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job.

Prerequisites

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Social Work as recognised by SAQA. Valid registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP). Valid driver’s license with exception of people with disabilities

Person Profile

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication. Good report writing skills. Ability to intervene and resolve conflicts of a complex nature. Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing work and working independently. Non-judgmental. Understanding, Assertive and Caring. Analytical skills. Knowledge and experience in working with Children’s Act.
• Skills to challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and social systems and skills to intervene at the points where people interact with their environments in order to promote social well-being.
• The ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities.
• The ability to promote, restore, maintain, advocate for and enhance the functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities by enabling them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively. The understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves. Functional Computer literacy (excel skills will be an added advantage).