Counselling Social Worker

Hashtag Nonprofit NPC; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A local non-profit organization based in Cape Town is seeking a Counselling Social Worker to provide support to sexual assault survivors. The candidate should have a qualification in social work, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and the ability to speak both Afrikaans and English. Key responsibilities include providing emotional support and facilitating support groups for survivors and their families. This full-time position offers a salary between R16 000 to R17 000 per month.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a social work service organisation.
• Ability to multi-task effectively with good workload management.
• Previous training/experience in the GBV field will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive intervention to sexual assault survivors.
• Facilitate psychosocial support groups for family members.
• Conduct administration and report writing as needed.

Skills

Strong counselling skills

Good report writing skills

Strong relationship and communication skills

Ability to speak Afrikaans and English

Good self-care and workplace wellness abilities

Education

Qualified Social Worker with proof of registration

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Power Point

Job description

• Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust
  
  

Counselling Social Worker at Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust

• Deadline:
  
  

08 August 2025

• Region:
  
  

Cape Town

• Salary:
  
  

R16 000 to R17 000 per month based on skills and experience.

• Type of employment:
  
  

Full time

Job Description

The Social Worker’s core function is to offer social work intervention services to sexual assault survivors and their support system who are referred from any of Rape Crisis’s services including internal counselling services, external Thuthuzela Care Centres and Court Support services.

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

The Social Worker will be situated at our Athlone office and will be responsible for the following tasks under the supervision of the Programmes Manager:

• Provide supportive intervention to sexual assault survivors (mainly 18+ but some work with adolescents) – this includes intake, assessment and on-going short-term intervention.
• Family work – Provide psychosocial support groups for family members/support persons of the sexual assault survivor.
• Support groups – Planning, recruitment, selection and facilitation of support groups for adult survivors.
• Administration and report writing – Individual reports, group reports, psycho-social assessment reports, referral reports and quarterly funder reports.
• Managing a filing system – both hardcopy and electronic files.
• Liase with all RC departmental programmes on team projects and inter-departmental work.
• Supervision of social auxiliary workers/students and social work students, as needed.
• Work closely with the Lay Counselling Service.
  
  

Qualifications And Requirements

Requisite Competencies:

• Qualified Social Worker with proof of registration
• 3-5 years of experience in a social work service organisation
• Strong counselling skills
• Must be able to speak both Afrikaans and English
• Good report writing skills
• Able to multi–task effectively with good workload management
• Strong relationship and communication skills
• Good self-care and workplace wellness abilities
  
  

Requisite Skills

• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel and Power Point
• Driver’s licence required
• Previous training/experience in the GBV field will be an advantage
• Good written English
• Group work facilitation
• Relevant police clearance
  
  

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 8 August 2025 and they should be sent to Barbara Williams, Programmes Manager, at [e-mail] or faxed to [phone].

If you do not hear from us by 25 August 2025, you should consider your application unsuccessful as we are not able to respond to every applicant individually.

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• Date posted:
  
  

29 July 2025

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