SOCIAL WORK MANAGER: REGIONAL OFFICE

Job Overview

The Department of Social Development within the Western Cape Government is hiring a Social Work Manager for regional offices under reference DSD 70/2026. Applicants must possess a formal tertiary qualification in Social Work, current compulsory registration with the SACSSP, and a minimum of 10 years of appropriate post-registration experience. Key duties involve providing advanced social welfare and community development services, personnel management, research, and high-level administrative oversight. The position offers an OSD-prescribed salary ranging from Grade 1 to Grade 2.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 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 (SACSSP)
• Compulsory registration with SACSSP as a Social Worker
• A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP
• Knowledge of analytic, diagnostic, assessment tools, evaluation methods and processes (Social Work)
• Knowledge of Personnel Management
• Knowledge of Supervision Framework for Social Work profession
• Knowledge of Social Welfare and Community Development legislation related to children
• Knowledge of Social Welfare and Community Development theory and interventions
• Knowledge of Information and Knowledge Management
• Knowledge of Protocol and professional ethics

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide a Social Welfare and Community Development service of the highest, most advanced and specialised nature within a defined area of specialisation regarding vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities
• Attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form
• Facilitate the development and planning of programmes and interventions to render a social welfare and community development service through efficient, economical and effective utilisation of financial resources
• Manage service delivery areas to ensure efficient and effective delivery through optimal utilisation of human resources
• Plan and ensure that social welfare and community development research are undertaken, including complex research
• Perform and/or ensure all administrative functions required in the service delivery area are performed
• Keep up to date with new developments in the Social Welfare and Community Development field
• Supervise all administrative functions and undertake higher-level administrative duties

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