Applications are invited for a full-time position at the middle management level in the field of social work and child protection services in the Orange River region (Upington, Prieska, Postmasburg, Kathu & other areas)
Key performance areas:
- Social Work Services and supervision focusing on child protection
- Guidance, support, and supervision of social workers and practitioners
- Management guidance to branches
- Professional development
- Capacity building
- Services to residential facilities for older persons and daycare facilities for children.
Requirements:
- Registered at SACSSP + Proof of payment of annual fee for 2023/24
- Degree in Social Work
- Minimum of five (5) years experience in child protection services and developmental social work services on all four ISDM service levels
- Thorough knowledge and experience of the Children’s Act and other relevant legislation
- Management Skills
- Ability to integrate theory and practice
- Sound and effective administration, information systems, and workload management
- Valid driver’s license
- Computer Skills
- Police clearance
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English
- Willingness to travel.
Recommendation:
- Knowledge and experience of Social Work Supervision
- Knowledge and experience of volunteer services
- Knowledge & experience in safety and risk assessment of children & families
- Knowledge and experience of ECD and older persons.
To commence work on: November 1, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter
Salary and benefits within the scales of ACVV.
Inquiries and applications to: Nicolette van der Walt, National Manager Child Protection at Ph. (021) 461 7437. Please send your full CV with references by no later than 12h00 on 3rd October 2023 to [email protected]. Interviews with short-listed candidates will take place on 12th October 2023.
If you do not receive any feedback within 2 weeks of the closing date please consider your application as unsuccessful.
To apply for this job email your details to pachildprotection@acvv.org.za.
