The Parent Centre is a registered nonprofit organisation which has been operating successfully in the challenging South African context for the past 30 years. It provides a range of primary preventive services for parents and caregivers seeking the support and help they need before problems in their parent/caregiver-child relationship or child’s behaviour becomes entrenched.
Job Title: Social Worker
Job Location: Cape Town
Responsibilities:
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- Coordinate and supervise programmes in the Mitchell’s Plain area
- Supervise, support and train all Parent Support Group Facilitators
- Facilitate training and parenting workshops and groups in English and Afrikaans
- Individual Counselling in English and Afrikaans in Mitchell’s Plain and other areas, as required
Requirements:
- Registered with SACSSP and have SAPS clearance
- Minimum of five years’ working experience in the social work field, with a proven track record, particularly counselling and facilitation, working in communities of the Western Cape
- Strong leadership and interpersonal qualities with a friendly disposition
- Work ethic
- Compile monthly and quarterly statistics (or as required) and writing reports
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office
- A valid driver’s license
- Knowledge of The Children’s Act will be advantageous
- Experience in working with support groups will be advantageous
- Parenting experience will be an advantage
- Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences
- A professional demeanor
- The ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion
- Be fluent in English and Afrikaans and has for than 5years social work experience working with communities of the Western Cape.
To apply, submit CV to [email protected] or fax to 021 762 5160
Candidates who have not received a response within three weeks of the closing date are kindly requested to assume that their application has not been successful in this instance.
Applicaton Deadline: 10th August, 2018