SOCIAL WORKER (GRADE 1 – 4)

CENTRE : Area Military Health Unit Gauteng, Pretoria.

REQUIREMENTS : BA Social Work Degree (Psychology II or III and Sociology II or III as one of

these being a third year subject, together with Social Work 4). Registration with

the SACSSP as a professional Social Worker. Special requirements (skill

needed): Knowledge of occupational social work, advocacy skills, generic

social work, computer literacy, negotiating skills, project/program planning

skills. Drivers License is a prerequisite.

DUTIES : To implement and manage military occupational social work service to the

SANDF members and their dependants, military veterans and approved

clientele within the DOD. To conduct environmental readings within military

communities in order to render needs based service delivery. To provide

continuous advice and consultation to the organisation regarding psycho-social

challenges encountered by both the stakeholders and the organisation. To

execute and maintain military social work administration for accountability

purposes in line with ethical code of the SACSSP. Continually conduct

marketing of social work services to stakeholders and patients. To conduct and

contribute to research initiatives within the organisation by means of application

of practice based research and programme development.

ENQUIRIES : Lieutenant Colonel L.P. Ndlovu Tel No: (012) 319 3216/Major M.D. Coetzee,

Tel No: (012) 671 5062.

APPLICATIONS :

Department of Defence,

Area Military Health Unit Gauteng (Social Work Department),

Private Bag X02,

Gezina,

0031

or maybe hand delivered Area

Military Health Unit Gauteng,

185 Rose Street,

Gezina,

Pretoria

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

CLOSING DATE : 08 September 2023, (Applications received after the closing date and faxed

copies will not be considered).

NOTE : Applications must be submitted on the prescribed form Z83 (obtainable from

any Public Service Department office i.e effective 01 January 2021 or on the

DPSA web site link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/. Should an

application be received using incorrect application employment form Z83, it will

be disqualified, which must be originally signed and dated by the applicant and

which must be accompanied by a detailed CV only (with full particulars of the

applicants’ training, qualifications, competencies, knowledge & experience).

Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of

qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview

which should not be older than six months. Failure to comply with the above

instructions will result in applications being disqualified. Applicants applying for

more than one post must submit a separate form Z83 (as well as the

documentation mentioned above) in respect of each post being applied for. If

an applicant wishes to withdraw an application it must be done in writing.

Should an application be received where an applicant applies for more than

one post on the same applications form, the application will only be considered

for the first post indicated on the application and not for any of the other posts.

Under no circumstances will photostat copies or faxed copies of application

documents be accepted.

The successful candidates will be subjected to

Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizenship & financial/asset

record checks and qualification and employment verification). Successful

candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Applicants

who do not receive confirmation or feedback within 3 (three) months after the

closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Due to the large

volume of responses anticipated, receipt of applications will not be

acknowledged and correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates

only.

For more information on the job description(s) please contact the person

indicated in the post details. Successful candidates will be appointed on

probation for the period of twelve (12) months in terms of the prescribed rules.