The Homestead Projects for Street Children,successfully transitions neglected and traumatised children away from the street, back home or on to successful independent living through a holistic set of prevention, outreach, stabilisation, residential care, and family reunification and youth transition programmes. The Homestead works with chronically neglected, abused, and abandoned children as well as with children living, working and begging on the street.
The Homestead seeks to appoint a qualified and SACSSP registered Social Worker to be based at our Drop-in Centre in Valhalla Park, Cape Town.
Remuneration: R16 500 per month (gross), plus provident fund.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily psychosocial support to the neglected, abused, school dropout, and vulnerable children of Valhalla Park.
- Provide social work, school after-care, school attendance, crises and family intervention support services to the children attending the Homestead Drop-in centre.
- Do assessments, develop and manage IDP’s and provide therapeutic services to neglected, abused, school drop-out, street children.
- Refer children to statutory services when necessary.
- Help coordinate and run the daily Drop-in Centre programme, including holiday programmes, parent training, etc
Requirements:
- Afrikaans as a home language and ability and willingness to work in the Valhalla Park community, do Home and school visits, etc.
- Drivers licence (a learners licence will not be considered)
- Degree in Social Work and valid/current SACSSP registration
- Fluency (written and spoken) in English, as well as Afrikaans as home language.
- Computer literacy Microsoft (Word, Excel, email, social media and the web)
- Willingness to complete a pre-employment Polygraph examination as well as to undergo in-depth reference and character checks.
- That your name does not appear on the Child Protection register and there is no reason why you cannot work with children.
- Two recent and contactable references, one of which must be work related.
- High energy individual, with a drive for detail, reliable, and able to work independently in the field and as part of a highly motivated team.
To apply, please request an application form from: [email protected]. Applications will only be considered once a completed and signed application, plus all the required documentation is provided. Previous unsuccessful applicants need not reapply.