Field Social Worker – Jewish Community Services, Cape Town
Full-time, Permanent, Work
Cape Town, Gardens
Posted 2 months ago
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE
Jewish community Services is a generic welfare organisation offering a full range of welfare services to people across all age groups within the Jewish community. They are looking to recruit a field social worker, with statutory experience, to join their team to render a full range of preventative, supportive and statutory services.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties would include a full range of statutory services, counselling services and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:
- Relevant social work degree
- Registration as a Social worker with the South African Council of Social Service Professionals (SACSSP)
- Minimum 5 years’ previous experience as a Social Worker
- Experience with Child Protection and Statutory work, essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate well with a wide variety of people of all ages and at all stages of life
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to communicate clearly with challenging personalities and manage difficult situations in a sensitive and discrete way.
- Excellent counselling skills with the ability to maintain high standards of professionalism with clients
- Highly organised and efficient individual with attention to detail who can multitask and work well under pressure
- Ability to work effectively in a team is essential.
- Passionate about working in and for the community with experience or knowledge of the Jewish Community and Jewish way of life would be an advantage
- Driver’s licence and own car is essential.
Interested?
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Closing date for applications: 16 August 2026
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful
Job Features
| Job Category | Community & Social Welfare, Social work |
| Location: | Gardens, Cape Town |
| Nature of contract: | Permanent |
| Hours of work: | Full time |
| Salary range: | Commensurate with skill and experience |
| Benefits: | Annual bonus, Pension and Medical Aid Contributions, annual leave + all Jewish Holidays off |
| Starting Date: | ASAP |
| Closing date for applications: | 16 August 2026 |
| Interested? | Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button above |