The Department of Health is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to fair and inclusive employment practices. Equal access to opportunities is supported through recruitment and selection processes that encourage diversity and non-discrimination.

The Department aims to promote representivity across all occupational categories and levels, ensuring that employment practices align with equity objectives. Appointments are made with consideration of building a workforce that reflects the demographics of the community served.

Position: Social Worker Position
Number of Posts: 1
Location: Namakwa District, Northern Cape
Salary
Grade 1: R325 200 per annum
Grade 2: R397 119 per annum
Grade 3: R477 564 per annum
Grade 4: R585 441 per annum

Requirements

• Formal tertiary qualification in Social Work (Bachelor of Social Arts) that allows professional registration with the SACSSP.
• Registration with the SACSSP (South African Council for Social Service Profession) as a Social Worker.
• A valid driver’s licence.

Experience:

Grade 1: None
Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years’ experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP
Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years’ experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP
Grade 4: A minimum of 30 years’ experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP

Valid Driver’s licence.

Duties

• Establish social work services and network for the Institution and maintain communication with stakeholders.
• Ensure that social work service with regard to the care, support and protection of individuals, groups, families through relevant programmes is rendered.
• Keep up to date with new developments in the social work field.
• Undertake social work research and development and contribute to the development of policies.
• Render a holistic social work service to individuals, groups and community using all methods of social work practices.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of recommended interventions, report on progress and identify further amended interventions to address identified conditions.
• Liaise and attend meetings with other departments and non-governmental institutions to take cognizance of the latest developments in the relevant fields.
• Produce and maintain qualitative and quantitative records of social work intervention processes and outcomes.
• Implement social welfare programmes in accordance with the needs of the community and Government priorities.
• Supervise all administrative functions required in the unit and undertake higher level administrative functions.

Enquiries

Namakwa District
Mr D. Grootboom / Ms EA Cloete
Tel No: (027) 712 1078

Applications

Interested candidates must submit applications by email to [email protected]
. Applications may also be submitted by hand delivery or courier via postal services. Applicants submitting applications in person must complete an application register upon delivery.

Hand Delivery or Courier Address:
7 Rivier Street, Springbok
Postal Address:
Private Bag X10, Springbok, 8240

Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Note

Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service Administration website.

The fully completed and signed Z83 should be accompanied by a detailed and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held, dates and key performance responsibilities.

Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit.

Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered.

The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer, promotion or appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets contained in the Employment Equity Plan.

If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, qualification verification and employment verification).

All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.

Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test.

The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post.

The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement.

The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidates to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview.

Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts.