• Reference Number : refs/023553
• Directorate : SOCIAL SERVICES
• Number of Posts : 2

• Package : R 325 200 .00 (PLUS SERVICER BENEFITS)
• Enquiries : Ms. E Haarhoff Tel No (011) 933 9154/ 0269 Email- Rirhandzu.Mmatli@gauteng.gov.za / Tel No 011 933 8174

Requirements :

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as a Social Worker. Registration Certificate with SACSSP and current registration to practice for the current financial year 2025/2026. The applicant must be computer literate and in possession of a valid South African driver’s licence. Competency/ skills and knowledge: counselling, communication, planning, organising, problem solving, time management, stress management, conflict resolution and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. Knowledge and understanding of the South African Legislation pertaining to social services. Diversity management: must be able to work effectively, cooperatively, amicable with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial, or religious differences. Internship / practicum placement at a Health setting – Hospital or Primary Health Care Facility will be an added advantage.

Duties :

• Render Social work services regarding care, support, protection, development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families, and communities through the relevant programs. Attend to any other matter that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work and social welfare fields. This would, inter alia, entail the following: Study professional journals and publications to ensure that cognizance is taken of new developments. Monitor and study the social services legal and policy framework continuously. Engage in continuous professional development activities as prescribed. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job. The applicant should be willing to work in different areas of the Hospital including Psychiatric Unit as per Rotation cycle or as in when allocated.

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 : Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital

Closing Date : 31-10-2025

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.