Jewish community Services is a Jewish welfare organisation offering a full range of welfare services to people across all age groups within the Jewish community.
JCS seeks to appoint a field social worker to be based in Cape Town.
The purpose of the position is to find a person to join their team to render a full range of preventative, supportive and statutory services.
Responsibilities:
Duties would include a full range of statutory services, liaison and interaction with schools and other welfare organisations, community work and residential care.
Required:
Relevant undergraduate degree
Registration as a Social worker with the South African Council of Social Service Professionals (SACSSP)
Minimum 5 years’ previous experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate well with a wide variety of people of all ages and at all stages of life
High emotional intelligence with the ability to communicate clearly with challenging personalities and manage difficult situations in a sensitive and discrete way.
Excellent counselling skills with the ability to maintain high standards of professionalism with clients
Highly organised and efficient individual with attention to detail who can multitask and work well under pressure
Ability to work effectively in a team is essential
Passionate about working in and for the community with experience or knowledge of the Jewish Community and Jewish way of life.
Driver’s licence and own car is essential.
Interested?
Email Loren for an application: [email protected]
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful.
For more about Jewish community Services, refer to http://www.jcs.org.za/