Counselling Social Worker

Athlone, Cape Town
R16,000-17,000 per month
Permanent
Full-time

27 days ago

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.

Requisite Competencies:

Strong counselling skills
Must be able to speak both Afrikaans and English
Good report writing skills
Able to multi–task effectively with good workload management
Strong relationship and communication skills
Good self-care and workplace wellness abilities

Requisite skills:

Qualified Social Worker with proof of registration
3-5 years of experience in a social work service organisation
Relevant police clearance
Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel and Power Point
Driver’s licence required
Previous training/experience in the GBV field will be an advantage
Good written English
Group work facilitation

Remuneration scale:
R16 000 to R17 000 per month based on skills and experience.Starting Date: 1 September 2025To apply:
The closing date for applications is 8 August 2025 and they should be sent to Barbara Williams, Programmes Manager, at barbara@rapecrisis.org.za or faxed to (021) 637-9432. If you do not hear from us by 25 August 2025, you should consider your application unsuccessful as we are not able to respond to every applicant individually.Applications should include:
1. A brief Curriculum Vitae (max 3 pages) including personal and contact details, job or learning experience in descending order followed by references. Please do not insert any images, certificates or exam results. Please do not send a longer CV.
2. A covering letter or email that outlines how you fit the requisite competencies as outlined in this vacancy advertisement.
3. The names and full contact details (telephone, fax and/or e-mail) of two recent referees.
4. Please attach proof of relevant police clearance as a requirement of the Department of Social Development.Rape Crisis is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment.The post appeared first on .

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