Social Worker – Reference number CSDS039-2024 needed at City of Tshwane

Job purpose

• To render a comprehensive, professional and developmental social work service to the communities of Tshwane in a sustainable manner through best practice models and benchmarking

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate career-related tertiary qualification in Social Work
• Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)
• At least three years’ relevant working experience
• A valid Code B driving licence
• Computer literacy
• Knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage

 Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Integrity; intelligence; innovative thinking skills; energy; decisiveness; ability to pay attention to detail; accuracy; imagination; flexibility; willingness to accept responsibility
• Primary functions
• Ensure convenient and accessible indigent registration services rendering
• Ensure access to basic municipal services by all registered indigent households
• Ensure linkages of individuals from registered indigent households to training and skills transfer programmes
• Develop a skills data register on family members of indigent households for participation in economic development activities initiated by the City of Tshwane
• Ensure linkages of indigent beneficiaries from the indigent register to training, skills transfer programmes and job opportunities and ensure their participation in empowerment programmes
• Ensure termination of registered indigent households who no longer meet the indigent registration criteria
• Evaluate all households who are on the indigent register for 24 months and exit registered indigent households who no longer meet the indigent registration criteria from the indigent register
• Render an administrative service
• Manage own diary
• Attend area meetings
• Educate and inform the community about the indigent programme policy and services rendered