Social Worker - Johannesburg

Requirements:

• • Experience working with clients that are affected by issues including neglect, child abuse, domestic violence, mental health, and parental substance abuse.
• • Ability to give full attention to what social service clients are saying, understand the points being made, ask questions, and not interrupt inappropriately.
• • Awareness of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• • Ability to judge the relative costs and benefits of potential social service and health care actions and choose the most appropriate one.
• • Comfortable using a computer for various tasks.
• • Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• • Ability to stay calm and empathize with clients when they are upset.
• • Licensed clinical social worker.
• • Able to develop a treatment plan.
• • Knowledge of crisis intervention.

Responsibilities:

• • Assisting clients in receiving services by telephone and in person.
• • Getting clients involved in beneficial activities.
• • Assessing clients and gathering relevant information.
• • Offering information and supporting clients and their families.
• • Contacting and making referrals to other agencies and services.
• • Maintaining accurate records and preparing reports.
• • Participating in training, supervision, and meetings.
• • Watch for signs of child abuse.
• • Provide crisis intervention.