Mould Empower Serve (MES) Current Opening 2024

Mould Empower Serve (MES) Current Opening 2024

Mould Empower Serve (MES) is a Christian organisation giving services to the community.
Job Title: Social Worker 
Job Location: Soweto, Johannesburg
This is a one year fixed term Contract
Responsibilities:

  • Early intervention and prevention: Risk Assessment on all referred cases, planning and safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable children, removal of children at risk and placing them at alternative and most suitable environments
  • Finalisation of Children’s Court Hearings: Investigate and make recommendations to court on whether the child should be accommodated away from home, in foster care, or in child and youth care centres
  • Intake: Assess all new cases and enquiries and recommending further intervention or referring the clients to relevant service providers
  • Provide counselling for immediate case resolution
  • Family reunification services through counselling, mediation, and assessments of the families’ systems’ ability to cater for the needs of child in the system
  • Assess and train prospective foster parents

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Social Work Degree
  • Proof of Registration with the SACSSP
  • Minimum of two years’ statutory social work experience
  • Experience working with children in need of care protection
  • Report writing skills
  • Strong assessment and analytic skills
  • Ability to communicate well in English
  • Minimum of two African languages
  • Computer literate
  • Valid driver’s licence and ability to drive
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment

To apply, submit your CV to portia@mes.org.za
For more inquiries, contact 011 725 6531
Application Deadline: 22nd Feb, 2024