Job Opportunities at Western Cape Social Development

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 (Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification) plus an accredited secretarial diploma and/or administrative qualification on the level of NQF level 5 or relevant higher tertiary qualification;
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in rendering a support service to senior management.

DUTIES :

• Provides a secretarial /receptionist support service to the manager; Renders administrative support services; Provides support to manager regarding meetings;
• Supports the manager with the administration of the manager’s budget; Studies the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts / policies and other documents and ensures that the application thereof is understood. 

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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. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 (Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification) plus an accredited secretarial diploma and/or administrative qualification on the level of NQF level 5 or relevant higher tertiary qualification;
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in rendering a support service to management/ senior management. 

DUTIES :

• Provides a secretarial /receptionist support service to the manager; Renders administrative support services; Provides support to manager regarding meetings;
• Supports the manager with the administration of the manager’s budget; Studies the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts /policies and other documents and ensure that the application. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work (Bachelor of Social Work) that allows professional registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions as Social Worker; Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions as a Social Worker; 
• Grade 1: No experience; 
• Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions; 
• Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions; 
• Grade 4: A minimum of 30 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions.

DUTIES :

• Render a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programmes (Case work, groupwork and Community work).
• Attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form; Supervise and Support Social Auxiliary Workers;
• Continuous Professional Development. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields; Perform all the administrative functions required of the job. 

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REQUIREMENTS : 

• Grade 1: An appropriate 3-yeartertiary qualification (National Diploma/B-Degree or higher); No experience required. 
• Grade 2: An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (National Diploma/B-Degree or higher); A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience in Community Development work after obtaining the required tertiary qualification. 
• Grade 3: An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (National Diploma/B-Degree or higher); A minimum of 20 years appropriate experience in Community Development work after obtaining the required tertiary qualification.

DUTIES :

• Identify and facilitate the implementation of integrated community development interventions in partnership with the community and other relevant stakeholders; Liaise and co-ordinate with all relevant role players, internal and external and stakeholders (e.g. in departments/provinces, NGOs,
• local community structures and faith-based organisations) to facilitate collaboration and to establish partnerships to ensure the sustainability of development actions within the community;
• Support communities and perform administrative support on community development and related activities; Keep up to date with new developments in the community development field to enhance service delivery.