OverviewMy Client, a well-established NPO with a facility in Cape Town offering care for the aged and childcare, is urgently recruiting for a Social Worker who will take responsibility for the provision of social work and psychosocial services to residents, both children and older persons, placed at the facility. Further, they are responsible for ensuring that the various residential programs are compliant with legal (Children's Act and Older Persons Act) and departmental (as per TPA and Norms and Standards) requirements. The social worker will always adhere to the facility's social work policies and compliance with norms and standards.Education RequirementsUniversity Degree / Diploma - Social Work or similarCompetencies Required (Must Have):Degree / Diploma in Social WorkRegistration with SACSSPMust have a clean police clearance certificate and clean Form 29 name clearance on Child Protection RegisterAt least 3-5 years' experienceAbility to work quickly and efficiently within a pressured environmentMust have experience working with children and older personsExcellent administration and computer skillsGeneral Duties and Responsibilities:This position is required to:Ensure that the CYCC (Child and Youth Care Centre) is compliant with all legal and departmental requirements regarding norms and standards, including:Implementing, supervising, monitoring, and ensuring efficiency in the running of all programs at the CYCC, including:Residential care programsAdmissions, screening of placements, reception into care, orientationTherapeutic programsAssessments, therapy, counselling, life skills, group work, implementation of care plan / IDPDevelopmental programsDaily stimulation program, daily structured routine, assessment, care plans / IDPs, independent living, life skills, promotion of children's rightsPermanency plans, IDP'sTemporary safe carePlacements, assessment, rights, and responsibilitiesProtection from abuse and neglectChild abuse protection policy, incident reporting, behavior management, complaints procedures, promotion of children's rights and responsibilities, education/training of carers in the prevention of child abuse and neglectAssessmentSocio-emotional child assessments, family contact, care plans / IDPsFamily reunificationObserving and assessing parent-child interactions, reporting feedback to the external social worker, promotion of family reunification whenever possibleAftercareIndependent living program, training / education after school, over 18yr placementsHealth careClinic, hospital, children with disabilities, working with medical staffSchoolECD programs, school admissions, parent-teacher meetings, liaison with the schoolImplement strategies needed to meet the legal requirements to ensure that the company maintains compliance with the norms and standardsAdmissionsRespond to external social workers' requests for placement by forwarding application forms.Screen all applications (e.g., visiting the child) and consult with other relevant role players (care workers, therapists, management) about the possibility of admission.Liaise with external social workers about the application for admission – and offer or decline placement.Ensure that all admissions fall within the organisation's TPA with DSD, as well as ensuring that the child's needs can be met by the organisation's programs.Prepare the staff and assist with the admission of each child ensuring compliance with norms and standards as per orientation and admissions programs.Regularly liaise with all external social workers on:the progress of intervention with the familypermanency planningplacement optionsfeedback on well-being and progress of the child, etc.Set up and invite the necessary role players to multi-disciplinary meetings (MDM) to discuss the care plans and permanency plans of each child – should be done every 3 months for children in temporary safe care, and every 6 months for children with finalised CCI orders.Develop care plans and IDP's for all children in consultation with all the necessary role players (carers, OT, physio, external social workers, parents, children themselves, school, etc.), and ensure action plans are implemented to meet the child's identified developmental needs and goals.Regularly liaise with schools regarding the children's attendance, performance, behavior, peer interaction, and academic progress.Attendance at parent-teacher meetings as needed.Hold monthly
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