The Winnie Mabaso Foundation was established to support vulnerable and orphaned children in South Africa, particularly those living with HIV.
Winnie Mabaso Foundation seeks to appoint a Social Worker to be based in Mid Ennerdale, Johannesburg for a small CYCC.
The purpoise of this position is to find a person to help out in a friendly and welcoming NPO in Mid Ennerdale, Johannesburg. They have a home for 23 girls.
Start date: Available from July 2020.
Required:
Registration with SACSSP
Minimum of five years experience in social work
Experience working in a CYCC or Place of Safety
Working knowledge of the Children’s Act and the relevant sections that apply to CYCC
Excellent communication skills
Efficient, professional, hardworking, administrative, punctual and neat
Excellent Computer skills
Understand challenges currently facing Child and Youth Care workers
Proven ability to initiate, develop and establish intervention, therapeutic, development and/or child care programmes from scratch
Ability to work well within a team
Report writing skills and be able to multi-task several activities simultaneously
Multilingual and proficiency in written and spoken English – knowledge of Southu/Zulu/Afrikaans would be useful but not essential
Time management skills and be ability to work under a strict schedule
Experienced in court placements and child protection services
Understand CYCC Norms and Standards and relevant sections of the Children’s act, including maintaining and being accountable for statutory placements
Knowledgeable on reunification processes
Name not found on the Child Protection Register
Valid driver’s license
To apply, submit a CV, proof of registration, proof of minimum requirements and two contactable references (one of whom must be a previous/current employer) to [email protected].
For more information about the organisation please look at www.winniemabaso.org