Social Worker

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PERMANENT POSITION:
Social Worker

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Complete the online job application form and attach all relevant and updated documents
  (Certified Qualification/s/Certificates, ID, and CV).
• Applicants should take note that they can be required to provide proof of original documents
  during the selection process.
• You will be requested to provide a brief description of your work experience relating to the
  vacancy.
• Applicants with membership to professional bodies need to provide a membership number and
  expiry date.
• If you are an internal applicant, your employee number will be required.
• Applicants are advised to use Google Chrome when applying for CoJ positions.

DISCLAIMER

• The City of Johannesburg is currently recruiting and will not demand payment in any form for any
  job placement. All vacancies are advertised in newspapers and on the CoJ website.
• The City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per the National
  legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these
  requirements. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
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  the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of
  the Recruitment and Selection and related process.
• However, registering your CV and/or receipt and acknowledgment of any kind shall not be an
  indication that your application will be successful and/or lead to employment.
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  arising from your use of the job opportunity section of this website.
• The City of Johannesburg reserves the right not to make an appointment.
• Any misrepresentation or failure to disclose material information on the application form or CV will
  automatically disqualify your application.

VACANCY CIRCULAR 065/2025 City of Johannesburg

Department: Social Development
Branch: Substance Abuse
Designation: Social Worker
Remuneration: R26 964,66 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits)
Location: Regions D and G

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus a 4-year BA Degree in Social Work;
• 1 – 3 years’ experience in integrated Social Work Practice or substance abuse program;
• Must be registered with SACSSP (South African Council for Social Services Professions);
• Computer literacy is an essential skill required;
• Must have a valid vehicle driver’s license.

Primary function:
Render an integrated and professional social work service aimed at enhancing the
social functioning of individuals, families, groups and communities affected by
substance abuse within the City of Joburg.

Key Performance Areas:

• Social research and planning aimed at collecting demographic data, trends, patterns,
  assessing community needs and identifying assets within a given community to advocate
  and inform program planning and implementation.
• Casework is a professional requirement aimed at collecting client information, case details
  and developing agreed-upon planned interventions to address the social problem of both
  primary and/or tertiary clients.
• Group work is a professional service aimed at addressing the common needs of the clients
  through support groups, therapeutic and educational groups.
• Community work services are aimed at providing advocacy, empowerment, and
  developmental services to build community resilience.
• Integration and coordination refer to the provision of professional social work integrated
  methods within a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at the holistic development of the
  individual, family, groups, and community.
• Crisis intervention consists of unplanned emergencies that require urgent attention or
  intervention as outlined in legislation like the Disaster Management Act, Social Assistance
  Act, Childcare Act, Older Persons Act, CoJ policies or frameworks.
• Policy implementation consists of actively participating and providing professional services,
  including knowledge and expertise for effective program implementation in line with
  approved CoJ Policies and SOP’s.
• Supervision forms part of continued professional development aimed at guiding social work
  students and social auxiliary workers in acceptable professional standards, ethics, and
  conduct.
• Social work administration refers to professional and confidential data management as
  regulated.

Leading Competencies:

• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Good Communication skills.
• Community Leadership and People Management skills.
• Project and Financial Management skills.
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Adaptation and Change Management.
• High level of confidentiality;
• Value and Integrity;
• Attention to detail and quality-focused;
• Batho Pele Principles.

Core Competencies:

• Knowledge in the Social Work field, legislation that regulates substance abuse, and the
  Scope and Code of Practice for social work practice.
• Stakeholder relations management.

“All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will be considered. The
City of Johannesburg applies the principles of employment equity as per National
legislation and policy guidelines and will consider designated groups in line with these
requirements. Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged groups, including
those with disabilities. Appointments will be made in accordance with the approved
Employment Equity Plan to promote its equitable representation in terms of race,
gender and disability.”

Please take note that only online applications will be considered. Please apply by
using the following link below:
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1CvhDmKpqTu67qK4xT7PsjAew554

APPLY ONLINE VIA: www.joburg.org.za

ENQUIRIES ONLY:
Contact Person: Tiyani Maringa
Tel No: 011 407 6514

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2025

Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is
received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application
was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of
Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of
your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and
related process. In terms of the Talent Acquisition Policy of the City of Johannesburg,
you hereby consent to the following risk checks should your application be shortlisted:

• Credit Record, CV validation, Employment record verification, Criminal check, and
  Identity validation.

We wish you all the best with your applications

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