Social Auxiliary Worker – Girls and Boys Town SA, Magaliesburg Vacancy

This full time position will suit a responsible person who is prepared to work according to the Girls and Boys Town South Africa values. This position carries a competitive salary. Benefits include medical aid and pension.

Girls and Boys Town South Africa (SA) complies with the Employment Equity Act No.55A of1988

Responsibilities and Duties

• Screen and Assess children/youth and families
• Present Assessment to the Campus Assessment Panel
• Report writing
• Formulate Admission Plans for Youth
• Strengthen and Develop Families
• Work in the life space of families
• Formulate and implement Development Plans for Families
• Work within the context of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve the development goals for youth

Candidate Requirements

Education Required

• Matric
• Certificate in Social Auxiliary Work completed at a reputable training institution
• Knowledge of the Children’s Act and Juvenile Justice System
• Strength Based Developmental Assessment Training
• Registration with SACSSP
• Driver’s License (Code 10 an advantage)
• PDP will be advantageous

Experience Required

• At least two years or more experience
• Knowledge of and practical experience implementing the Children’s Act, 38 of 2005
• Psycho-social assessments of children; youth and families
• Assessing Developmental needs of children/youth
• Family strengthening and Family Reunification
• Group work with youth
• Registration with the SACSSP
• Bilingual [ability to speak an African language (Tswana/Sotho) preferable]

Personality, Attribute and Abilities of the Applicant

• Driver’s License (Code 8)
• Be prepared to work flexi-hours
• Work both independently and as an active team member
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences
• Maintain professional demeanor while exercising judgment and discretion in work
• Commitment to the mission, values and goals of the organization

Girls and Boys Town, South Africa delivers national services that:

• Focus on the individual needs of youth in family homes and youth development centers, by implementing nationally researched, standardized and specialized child & youth care programmes.
• Improve the healthy development of youth in the broader community through Girls and Boys Town’s national hotline and regional training and resource centers.
• Capacitate parents, caregivers, families, community professionals, educators and others in the field of youth development through training.
• Are sensitive to the need to deliver community based services for youth in greatest need in less resourced communities.