Community Development Worker: Region B (Ndull, Witzenberg Municipality)

EdUpStairs; Witzenberg Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 280,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

EdUpStairs seeks a public service professional to inform communities in the Western Cape about government services and assist with access to those services. You will determine community needs and communicate them to relevant structures, while promoting networks and improving local community workers' activities toward better service delivery.

You will compile progress reports on actions taken and outcomes, and stay up to date with the processes and mechanisms for accessing government services.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate or equivalent (NQF level 4) is required.
• Knowledge of applicable policies, legislation, guidelines, standards and procedures in the public service.
• Facilitating skills for public participation in policy making and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Inform and assist communities in accessing government services.
• Determine community needs and communicate them to relevant structures.
• Promote networks and enhance activities of local community workers to improve service delivery.
• Compile reports on progress, issues, actions and outcomes as required.
• Stay up to date on all government services and access processes.

Skills

Project organisation

Interpersonal

Report writing

Written and verbal communication

Time management

Education

Grade 12 / NQF 4

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Salary: R280 278 - R330 162 per annum (Level 06)

Centre: Department of Local Government, Western Cape Government

Requirements

• Grade 12 certificate or equivalent (NQF level 4).
• Competencies: Knowledge of the following: Applicable policies, legislation, guidelines, standards, procedures
• and best practices in the public services; Composition of communities in the Western Cape and their functioning; Facilitating skills to public participation in
• policy making and service delivery.
• Skills in the following: Project organisation, interpersonal, report writing and reporting; Proven computer literacy (MS
  Office); Self-management and adherence to timelines; Written and verbal communication skills.

Duties

• Inform and assist communities in the Western Cape with access to services provided by government structures; Determine the needs of communities and
• communicate it to the relevant structures; Promote networks and enhance the activities or existing local community workers aimed at improved service
• delivery; Compile report and documents on progress, issues attended to, actions taken and outcomes as required; Keep up to date regarding all services
• rendered by government and the processes and mechanisms to access the services.