Mould Empower Serve (MES) Current Opening

Mould Empower Serve (MES) is a Christian organisation giving services to the community.

Job Title: Social Worker 
Job Location: Soweto, Johannesburg

This is a one year fixed term Contract

Responsibilities:

• Early intervention and prevention: Risk Assessment on all referred cases, planning and safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable children, removal of children at risk and placing them at alternative and most suitable environments
• Finalisation of Children’s Court Hearings: Investigate and make recommendations to court on whether the child should be accommodated away from home, in foster care, or in child and youth care centres
• Intake: Assess all new cases and enquiries and recommending further intervention or referring the clients to relevant service providers
• Provide counselling for immediate case resolution
• Family reunification services through counselling, mediation, and assessments of the families’ systems’ ability to cater for the needs of child in the system
• Assess and train prospective foster parents

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Social Work Degree
• Proof of Registration with the SACSSP
• Minimum of two years’ statutory social work experience
• Experience working with children in need of care protection
• Report writing skills
• Strong assessment and analytic skills
• Ability to communicate well in English
• Minimum of two African languages
• Computer literate
• Valid driver’s licence and ability to drive
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment

To apply, submit your CV to [email protected]

For more inquiries, contact 011 725 6531

Application Deadline: 22nd Feb, 2019