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POST 10/534 : SOCIAL WORKER GRADE 1 TO 4 Garden Route District

🏢 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: WESTERN CAPE 📍 Harry Comay Hospital ⏳ Closes: 09 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 10/534

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Salary

R325 200 • per annum

Centre

Harry Comay Hospital

Closing date

09 Apr 2026

Job Highlight

Overview

Join us to provide vital social work services supporting vulnerable individuals and communities through assessment, intervention, and advocacy.

Requirements

Experience

Grade 1: None. Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP. Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years’ appropriate experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP. Grade 4: A minimum of 30 years’ appropriate experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP. Inherent requirement of the job: A valid driver’s licence (Code B/EB). Competencies (knowledge/skills): Social worker supervision framework
human behaviour and social systems
and the ability to intervene at the points where individuals interact with their surroundings to foster social well-being
social work interventions and theories
Knowledge and Information Management
Professional ethics and protocol
relevant legislation, policies, and prescripts (standards and norms)
social dynamics, work values, and principles
and empowering and developing others. Good communication (written and verbal) and report-writing skills. Self- management and motivation, good planning, organizing, problem solving and analytical skills. Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and Outlook). Presentation and facilitation skills. Client orientation and customer focus. Challenge structural sources of poverty, inequality, oppression, discrimination and exclusion. Ability and competence to ensure that one assists, advocates and empowers individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to enhance their social functioning and their problem-solving capacities, prevent and alleviate distress and use resources effectively and efficiently. Understanding and ability to ensure that one provides social services towards protecting people who are vulnerable, at-risk and unable to protect themselves.

Duties

Render a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant programs (Case work, group work and Community work).

Perform all the administrative functions required of the job including Clinicom monthly stats Conduct initial psychosocial assessments of patients to identify social needs, background and develop intervention plan.

Support patients and families in navigating financial and social challenges, such as employer communication, insurance claims, UIF applications and SASSA disability grant applications.