Location: Sandringham, Johannesburg

Purpose of the Job

To promote, maintain, and develop the psychosocial functioning of clients in the community (individuals and families)

Role and Responsibilities

Case Work

– Providing counselling for individuals, children, adolescents, couples and families

– Preparing necessary documentation and reports relating to statutory intervention when required

– Conducting hospital visits as appropriate

– Conducting home visits

– Completing relevant reports

– Maintaining file records

– Holding case conferences and family meetings

– Collaborating with the multidisciplinary teams as needed

– Crisis management, relevant follow-up and monitoring as required, which may require working afterhours and/or on weekends

– Case management

– Assessing, implementing and monitoring family preservation and parenting programmes

– Providing therapeutic interventions and programmes in respect of mandatory cases

Group Work

– Organizing and conducting groups to meet common identified psychosocial needs. This incorporates promotive, preventative, educative, and therapeutic forms of group work.

– Conducting needs analysis and developing proposals accordingly

– Drafting group sessions and other relevant reports and statistics

Community Work

– Providing relevant activities in collaboration with the community development social worker

– Providing relevant psychosocial presentations to learners in schools

– Identifying needs for community services and developing appropriate initiatives in terms of these needs / gaps

– Facilitating the community work process

– Establishing, maintaining and evaluating relevant programmes

– Maintaining files and records appropriately

– Compiling relevant presentations as necessary

Education

– Sharing of knowledge in order to further the development of volunteers, students and members of the public

– Supervising and providing consultation to students and volunteers

– Providing public education on psychosocial matters

– Speaking at, writing articles for, arranging, and/or participating in seminars and conferences as appropriate

Professional development / Functioning

– Maintaining and developing appropriate professional qualifications, skills and knowledge related to the field of work

– Furthering own professional development by making use of internal and external development opportunities

– Demonstrating insight and experience in initiating and sustaining effective therapeutic relationships

– Attending regular supervision meetings. The supervisor / consultant and supervisee / consultee share responsibility for facilitating an effective working relationship. Parties in this relationship must contract on the goals, structures and nature of this process, and must have regular evaluations of the process. Supervision discussions focus on support/professional development and monitoring

– Attending conferences, lectures and workshops

– Attending group and/or individual consultation with appointed consultants

Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Team

Liaison with external affiliates / organizations

Ad hoc tasks / Administration

– Ensuring all information regarding clients, groups, and other projects are appropriately maintained

– Maintaining records and statistics

– General administrative work

– Attending and participating in staff meetings

– Writing relevant reports as appropriate

– Liaising with and reporting to the relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure the facility receives services required according to care standards

– Providing feedback to relevant teams when required

Qualifications And Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Own transport essential Computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint required Excellent communication skills Good command of the English language Current registration with relevant Professional Body is essential

Preferred Skills

– Empathetic and compassionate approach

– Strong interpersonal and communication skills

– Emotional resilience and ability to manage challenging situations

– Good judgement and problem-solving skills