Job Summary The Social Worker's core function is to offer social work intervention services to sexual assault survivors and their support system who are referred from any of Rape Crisis's services including internal counselling services, external Thuthuzela Care Centres and Court Support services. The Social Worker will be situated at our Athlone office and will be responsible for the following tasks under the supervision of the Programmes Manager: • Provide supportive intervention to sexual assault survivors (mainly 18+ but some work with adolescents) - this includes intake, assessment and on-going short-term intervention. • Family work - Provide psychosocial support groups for family members/support persons of the sexual assault survivor. • Support groups - Planning, recruitment, selection and facilitation of support groups for adult survivors. • Administration and report writing - Individual reports, group reports, psycho-social assessment reports, referral reports and quarterly funder reports. • Managing a filing system - both hardcopy and electronic files. • Liase with all RC departmental programmes on team projects and inter-departmental work. • Supervision of social auxiliary workers/students and social work students, as needed. • Work closely with the Lay Counselling Service.
