Social Worker Grade 1 To 4 ( X2 Posts)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Overview
Render comprehensive clinical social work services through psychosocial assessments, counselling, crisis intervention, child protection services, and discharge planning for patients and families. Provide support to vulnerable individuals and groups by addr essing psychosocial needs, facilitating access to resources, and promoting patient wellbeing and continuity of care.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification as a Social Worker that allows for registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professionals (SACSSP)
- Registration with a professional council: Registration with the South Afr ican Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as Social Worker
- Experience: Grade 1: None, Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with SACSSP, Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with SACSSP, Grade 4: A minimum of 30 years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration as a Social Worker with SACSSP
- Inherent requirement of the job: Valid Code B/EB driver’s licence
- Willing to work across all hospital departments
- including Emergency
Responsibilities
- Render comprehensive clinical social work services through psychosocial assessments, counselling, crisis intervention, child protection services, and discharge planning for patients and families
- Provide support to vulnerable individuals and groups by addr essing psychosocial needs, facilitating access to resources, and promoting patient wellbeing and continuity of care
- Participate in multidisciplinary team processes and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate services, advocate for patients, and address barriers to care and discharge
- Maintain accurate and compliant records, reports, and statistics in accordance with professional, legal, and organisational requirements. -Contribute to quality assurance, service improvement, supervi sion, training, and research activities to promote effective and evidence-based social work practice
- Ensure professional governance and compliance through adherence to legislation, ethical standards, departmental policies, continuous professional developm ent, and performance management
How to apply
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Enquiries
Ms S Msusa Tel No : (021) 377 -4426
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