• Reference Number : REFS/024165
• Directorate : Social Work
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : Grade 1 R 325 200.00 – R 382 374.00 per annum, (plus benefits) Grade 2 R 397 119.00 – R 459 996.00 per annum (plus benefits) Grade 3 R 477 564.00 – R 561 378.00 per annum (plus benefits)
• Enquiries : Ms. L Madlopa Tel No- (011) 812 5045

Requirements :

• A recognized four-year Degree in Social work. Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions and proof of current registration. Knowledge/experience regarding Health Care Social Work. Knowledge/experience regarding Health Care Social Work will be an added advantage. Knowledge of Mental Health Care Act. Be computer literate. Applicants must be able to function within a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants must be willing to rotate between different wards in the hospital including mental Health.

Duties :

• Render comprehensive health care social work service incorporating case and group work to patients and their next of kin. Render social work services including mental health setting. Participate in community education work and projects when needed. You would be required to act as a link between the patient and relevant community resources. Function as member of multi-disciplinary team. Administrative accountability through keeping statistics and effective record keeping as prescribed. Liaison and networking with community resources. Study, interpret and apply relevant legislation, Police and protocols. Engage in continuous professionals’ development activities. You will be required to attend ward rounds, conduct home visits, assess home circumstances and provide feedback to multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrate basic computer literacy as a support tool to enhance service delivery. Must demonstrate social work values and principles of human rights and social justice.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Pholosong Regional Hospital

Closing Date : 05-12-2025

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.