SOCIAL AUXILIARY WORKER: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES REF NO: DSD40/2026 (X2 POSTS IN SWARTLAND)

SALARY : Grade 1: R200 691 – R227 145 per annum, (as prescribed by OSD)Grade 2: R236 385 – R269 742 per annum, (as prescribed by OSD)
Grade 3: R280 809 – R353 sixteen per annum, (as prescribed by way of OSD)
CENTRE : Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government

REQUIREMENTS : Grade 1: Grade 10 plus completion of the SAW learnership to enable registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as Social Auxiliary Worker; Registration with the SACSSP as Social Auxiliary Worker; A valid code B using licence. Competencies: Knowledge and fundamental grasp of the following: Human behaviour, relationship device and social issues; South African Social Welfare context the policy and practice of developmental social welfare services; South African judicial system and the legislation governing and impacting of social auxiliary work; Implement splendid social auxiliary work methods and methods to address the social wants of consumer systems; Basic understanding of economic things related to social
auxiliary work; Uses suitable resources in carrier shipping to patron systems; Information and Knowledge Management (Keep specific files and assemble accurate reports on social desires and social auxiliary work activities and file them appropriately); Protocol and expert ethics. Skills in the following: Good conversation (written and verbal); Proven laptop literacy; Organising and planning; Presentation and facilitation; Report writing; Problem solving and analytical; Client orientation and purchaser focus; Work efficiently with social workers and contributors of multi-sectoral groups in social carrier delivery.

DUTIES : Provide help and help to social people with the rendering of a social work carrier with regard to the care, support, protection and improvement of susceptible individuals, groups, households and communities through the applicable departmental programmes; Assist social employees to attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form; Continuous expert development; Perform administrative aid functions in guide of social employees as required of the job.

ENQUIRIES : Ms I Koen Tel No: (021) 840 3500

APPLICATIONS : Only applications submitted on-line will be accepted. To follow put up your software on line only: by way of http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co

CLOSING DATE : 06 July 2026

NOTE : All shortlisted candidates need to make themselves on hand to be interviewed at a date, time and area as decided with the aid of the selection panel. Please ensure that you submit your application on or earlier than the closing date as no late purposes will be considered. The selection system will be guided by means of the EE ambitions of the using department. Kindly be aware that technical support is only on hand from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16.00. Should you journey any difficulties with your on line software you might also contact the helpline at 0861 370 214. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercising that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by using the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the determination panel will advise candidates to attend a usual managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The competency evaluation will be testing time-honored managerial talents the use of the
mandated DPSA SMS Competency Assessment tools. The nominated candidate will be required to whole the Senior Management Pre-Entry
Programme earlier than they may also be appointed into this post. The motive of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public carrier specific coaching programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to be part of the SMS, is to make sure that workable SMS contributors have a historical past on approaches and techniques linked to the SMS. The duration of the on line Pre-Entry Programme is a hundred and twenty notional hours (15 days). Full important points may also be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-preentryprogramme/ Furthermore, thanks to the big public hobby we receive many applications for our positions, and as such will now not be capable to respond personally to all applications. Therefore, need to you not hear from us inside 10 weeks from shut of advert please consider your application unsuccessful. All shortlisted candidates shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a sensible exercising to determine a candidate’s suitability primarily based on the post’s technical and customary necessities and the other need to be an integrity (ethical conduct)
assessment.