job description - Social Work Policy Developer: Older Persons
- The Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government has an employment opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent Social Work Policy Developer to develop, implement and maintain social work policies. This post is based in Cape Town, CBD.
Minimum Requirements
- Formal Tertiary Qualification in Social Work (e.g. Bachelor of Social Work) that allows professional registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions;
- Compulsory registration with SACSSP as a Social Worker;
- A minimum of 8 years appropriate experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP;
- A valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.
Recommendation
- None.
Key Performance Areas
- Develop, implement and maintain social work policies;
- Uniform Funding Cycle (UFC) - NPO Funding Process; Monitor and evaluate NPOs compliance against signed Transfer Payment Agreement (TPA) and compliance against Legislative, Programme Specific Norms and Standards/ Regulatory frameworks;
- Rapid response following complaint/enquiries about NPOs, or a concern raised by a programme, regions, executive authority or head of department;
- Registration of facilities in terms of the relevant legislation; Monitoring of Programme Specific services as per relevant legislation;
- Stakeholder management / Relationship management (international, national, provincial, local and regional);
- Training/ Capacity Building on existing legislation and policy framework guiding service delivery; Keep up to date with new developments in the social work field;
- Administrative functions required in the unit and undertake the higher level administrative functions.
Competencies
- Knowledge of the following: Analytic, diagnostic, assessment policies, tools, evaluation methods and processes; Social Work legislation; Social work theory and interventions; Information and Knowledge Management; Protocol and professional ethics;
- Skills needed: Organising and planning; Project planning; Networking; Professional counselling; Policy Analysis and development; Presentation and facilitation; Problem solving and analytical ability; Financial management; Monitoring and evaluation; Contract management; Proven computer literacy; Written and verbal communication.
Remuneration
- Grade 1: R 410 289 – R 457 614 per annum;
- Grade 2: R 484 431 - R 647 325 per annum (OSD as prescribed)
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The Western Cape province of South Africa is governed by a parliamentary system in which the people elect the Provincial Parliament, and the parliament elects the Premier as head of the executive.