Social Worker: Services To People With Disabilities (X2 Posts)

Reference number: DSD 60/2026

Salary: Grade 1: R338 206 - R397 668 per annum, (OSD as prescribed) Grade 2: R413 004 – R478 395 per annum, (OSD as prescribed) Grade 3: R496 668 - R583 833 per annum, (OSD as prescribed) Grade 4: R608 859 – R754 785 per annum, (OSD as prescribed)

Centre: Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government

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.
Competencies: Knowledge of the following: Supervision Framework for Social Workers; 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; Social work theory and interventions; Information and Knowledge Management; Protocol and professional ethics; Relevant legislations, policies and prescripts (norms and standards); Social dynamics, work values and
principles; Developing and empowering others.
Skills in the following: Challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion; Written and verbal communication; Report-writing; Selfmanagement; Motivation; Good planning and organizing; Problem solving and analytical; Computer literacy; Presentation and facilitation; Client orientation
and customer focus; Ability and competence to assist, develop, advocate for, and empower individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities to
enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capabilities; 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;
Understanding and ability to provide social work services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at risk and unable to protect themselves; Ability to
mentor and coach Social Workers Grade 1; A valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.
NB: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities, but who have reasonable access to transport, may also apply.

Render a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families, communities and
organisations through the relevant programmes; Attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form; This would
include the following actions; New application (Pre funding): On-Site Monitoring; Monitoring NPOs compliance against signed Transfer Payment
Agreement (TPA); Evaluate NPOs compliance against Legislative, Programme Specific and Generic Norms and Standards; Case Work, Telephonic,
Ministerial complaints process (Not appliable to ECD); Group Work (Not applicable to ECD); Community Work, Organisation; Monitoring of the
implementation of the Service Delivery Improvement Plan where progress is unsatisfactory (including Foster Care Management); Rapid response following
complaint/enquiries about NPOs, or a concern raised by a programme (including Foster Care Management); Ensure compliance with registration
requirements of NPO’s (regulatory frameworks); 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

Ms P Dyabhaze Tel No: (021) 483 8047

Only applications submitted online will be accepted. To apply submit your
application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or
https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co