Officer (Social Worker)

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VACANCY CIRCULAR 056/2025 City of Johannesburg

Department: Social Development
Branch: Social Benefit Unit
Designation: Officer (Social Worker)
Remuneration: R26 964,66 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)
Location: Various Regions B, C, D and F

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus a 4-year BA Degree in Social Work;
• 3 years’ experience in integrated Social Work Practice;
• Must understand and interpret human behaviour;
• Must have project management skills;
• Must abide by the Code of Ethics in Social Work and maintain professionalism;
• Registration with SACSSP (South African Council for Social Services Professions;
• Must have a valid vehicle driver’s license

Primary function:
Implement an integrated and professional social work service aimed at enhancing the
social work service aimed at enhancing the social functioning of individuals, families,
groups and communities affected by social ills such as food insecurity, illiteracy, illhealth, low income levels and broken family structures and other poor living
environments, substance abuse, lack of access to developmental support services and
building resilience against modern day social challenges using the community as a
base for effective program planning and design, linkages to developmental programs
in pursuit of pro-poor development which provides meaningful redress.

Key Performance Areas:

• Social research and planning aimed at collecting demographic data, trends, patterns,
  assessing community needs and identifying assets within a given community to advocate
  and inform program planning.
• Intake services aimed at collecting client information, case details and developing agreedupon planned interventions to address the presenting problem of both primary and/or
  tertiary clients.
• Group work aimed at addressing the common needs of the clients, through support groups,
  therapeutic and educational groups.
• Community work services aimed at providing advocacy, empowerment, and developmental
  services to build community resilience. Integration and coordination of the provision of
  professional social work integrated methods within a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at
  the holistic development of the individual, family, groups, and community.
• Crisis intervention of unplanned emergencies that require urgent attention or intervention
  as outlined in legislation like the Disaster Management Act, Social Assistance Act,
  Childcare Act, Older Persons Act, CoJ policies or frameworks.
• Policy implementation actively participating and providing professional services including
  knowledge and expertise for effective program implementation in line with approved CoJ
  policies and SOP’s.
• Social work student supervision forms part of continued professional development aimed
  at guiding students and social auxiliary workers in acceptable professional standards,
  ethics, and conduct.
• Social work administration of professional and confidential data management as regulated.

Leading Competencies:

• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Community leadership and people management skills;
• Project management skills;
• Financial management skills;
• Strong decision;
• Time management;
• Networking;
• Good Communication skills;
• Adaptation and Change Management;
• Conflict and project management, and analytical thinking skills required;
• Accountability.

Core Competencies:

• Knowledge in the Social Work field, development trends, legislation that guides all areas
  of work and supply chain processes;
• Stakeholder relations management;
• Must be able to work under pressure;
• Teamwork;
• High level of confidentiality;
• Value and Integrity;
• Attention to detail and quality-focused;
• Batho Pele Principles.

“All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be
considered. The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment
equity as per National legislation and policy guidelines and will consider
designated groups in line with these requirements. Preference will be given to
previously disadvantaged groups including those with disabilities.
Appointments will be made in accordance with the approved Employment
Equity Plan to promote its equitable representation in terms of race, gender and
disability.”

Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by
using the following link below:
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/14EesE9SNROCqcmmGtz6B6Aew554

APPLY ONLINE VIA: www.joburg.org.za

ENQUIRIES ONLY:
Contact Person: Refilwe Mokgako
Tel No: 011 407 7472

Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is
received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application
was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of
Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of
your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and
related process. In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg,
you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted:

• Credit Record,
• CV validation,
• Employment record verification,
• Criminal check, and
• Identity validation.

We wish you all the best with your applications