Social Auxiliary Worker: Pic (Posts Available In Cape Winelands)

Western Cape Government; Worcester; On-site; ZAR 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Western Cape Government is seeking a Social Auxiliary Worker to support social workers in providing care, protection, and development for vulnerable individuals, families and communities within departmental programmes. You will perform administrative support, maintain records, assist with casework, and participate in professional development and team activities to improve service delivery.

Responsibilities include data collection and collaboration with multi-sectoral partners under SACSSP

Qualifications

• Knowledge of social welfare development in the South African context.
• Understanding of policy and practice related to social auxiliary work.
• Basic knowledge of financial matters related to social auxiliary work.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance and support to social workers in delivering social work services to vulnerable individuals, families and communities.
• Assist social workers to address issues that may lead to social instability; contribute to professional development.
• Perform administrative support functions in support of social workers as required.

Skills

Good communication

Computer literacy

Organising and planning

Presentation and facilitation

Report writing

Problem solving

Client orientation

Team collaboration

Education

SAW learnership completion + SACSSP registration

Job description

Minimum Requirements

Grade 1: Grade plus completion of the SAW learnership to allow registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as Social Auxiliary Worker; Registration with the SACSSP as Social Auxiliary Worker.

RecommendationNone. Key Performance AreasProvide assistance and support to social workers with the rendering of a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant departmental programmes; Assist social workers to attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form; Continuous professional development; Perform administrative support functions in support of social workers as required of the job. Competencies

Competencies

Knowledge and basic understanding of the following: Human behaviour, relationship system and social issues; South African Social Welfare context the policy and practice of developmental social welfare services; South African judicial system and the legislation governing and impacting of social auxiliary work; Implement appropriate social auxiliary work methods and techniques to address the social needs of client systems; Basic knowledge of financial matters related to social auxiliary work; Uses appropriate resources in service delivery to client systems; Information and Knowledge Management (Keep precise records and compile accurate reports on social needs and social auxiliary work activities and file them appropriately); Protocol and professional ethics. Skills in the following: Good communication (written and verbal); Proven computer literacy; Organising and planning; Presentation and facilitation; Report writing; Problem solving and analytical; Client orientation and customer focus; Work effectively with social workers and members of multi-sectoral teams in social service delivery.

Remuneration

Grade 1: R - Grade 3: R per annum (as prescribed by OSD).

Note on remuneration: Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed. Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

Notes

Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend interviews on a date and time determined by the department and will be required to submit duly completed and signed vetting and supporting documentation within the timeframe communicated by the WCG and prior to the interview date. Failure to provide the required duly completed and signed vetting and supporting documentation within the prescribed timeframe, without reasonable justification, may result in the shortlisted candidate not being considered further in the current recruitment and selection process.

All shortlisted candidates shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.