Winnie Mabaso Foundation Recent Employment Opportunity

The Winnie Mabaso Foundation was established to support vulnerable and orphaned children in South Africa, particularly those living with HIV.

Job Title: Social Worker
Location: Mid Ennerdale, Johannesburg for a small CYCC
Start date: Available from July 2020.

The purpose 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.

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]. 

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 30 June, 2020