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POST 07/168 : SOCIAL AUXILIARY WORKER (2 POSTS)
This vacancy has expired. The closing date was 13 Mar 2026.
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Requirements
Skills
Demonstrate basic understanding of the South African social welfare context, the policy and practice of developmental social welfare services and the role of social auxiliary worker within this context.
Consistently reflect the values and principles contained in the 127 Bill of Rights and the social work professionβs Code of Ethics in service delivery.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the South African judicial system and the legislation governing and impacting on social auxiliary work and social work.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of human behaviour, relationship system and social issues.
Implement appropriate social auxiliary work methods and techniques to address the social needs of client systems.
Duties
Key Performance Areas: Provide assistance and support to social workers with the rendering of a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant departmental programmes.
Assist social workers to attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form.
Keep abreast with new developments in the social work and social services field.
Perform administrative support functions in support of social workers as required by the job.
Key Performance Areas: Allocate vehicles on daily basis.
Check the vehicle conditions.
Maintain and update registers.
Facilitate cleaning of vehicles.
Conduct inspection on vehicles and report damages.
How to apply
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