Social Worker - Child and Family Services
Core
Provide comprehensive support, assessments, and counseling to children and families facing abuse, neglect, and dysfunction to ensure safety and well-being.
Role type
Senior IC social worker (child and family services)
Builds
Intervention strategies, care plans, and counseling services for at-risk children and families
Domain
Social services / Child welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Risk assessment, intervention planning, evidence-based therapeutic approaches, case documentation, collaboration with external agencies
Preferred skills
Knowledge of KwaZulu-Natal child protection legislation
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive assessments of children and families; Develop and implement intervention strategies and care plans; Provide individual, group, and family counseling; Collaborate with schools, healthcare providers, and legal agencies; Prepare detailed case notes, reports, and court documentation