0 active vacancies in South Africa
Social workers, community development officers, youth officers and welfare roles.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: SOCIAL RELIEF
Department of Social Development · western cape
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SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR
Department of Social Development · western cape
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SOCIAL WORKER: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
Department of Social Development · western cape
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SOCIAL WORKER: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
Department of Social Development · western cape
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SOCIAL WORKER: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES (DELFT)
Department of Social Development · western cape
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C O M M U N I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T P R A C T I T I O N E R : C O M M U N I T Y DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (WITZENBERG)
Department of Social Development · western cape
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR: SOCIAL ORGANISATION
Provincial Administration: Kwazulu-Natal
8 days left
CLEANER
Department of Social Development
19 days left
CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL AUXILIARY WORKER GRADE 1
Department of Social Development
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER GRADE 1
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORKER GRADE 1
Department of Social Development
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S E N I O R P E R S O N N E L P R A C T I T I O N E R : H U M A N R E S O U R C E S
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORKER: HIV & AIDS SUPPORT: GRADE 3
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORK MANAGER: QUALITY ASSURANCE
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORK MANAGER: SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES
Department of Social Development
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: INSTITUTIONAL
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORKER: CARE AND FAMILIES: GRADE 3
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORKER: CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES: GRADE 3
Department of Social Development
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S O C I A L W O R K E R : O L D E R P E R S O N S : G R A D E 3 R E F N O
Department of Social Development
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C O M M U N I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T S U P E R V I S O R R E F N O
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL WORK POLICY DEVELOPER: CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES
Department of Social Development
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C H I L D & Y O U T H C A R E T E A M L E A D E R R E F N O
Department of Social Development
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CHILD & YOUTH CARE WORKER
Department of Social Development
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR: HOI: SEKUTUPU OLD AGE HOME
Department of Social Development
19 days left
ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER GRADE 1: SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD
Department of Social Development
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR GRADE 1
Department of Social Development
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SOCIAL AUXILIARY WORKER: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
Department of Social Development · western cape
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SOCIAL WORKER: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
Department of Social Development · western cape
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER: REGION A (HOUT BAY)
Department of Local Government · western cape
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER: REGION B (DORING BAY)
Department of Local Government · western cape
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER: REGION B (MALMESBURY)
Department of Local Government · western cape
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HR CLERK: PERFORMANCE ADMINISTRATION
Department of the Premier · western cape
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER: REGION B (LAINGSBURG)
Department of Local Government · western cape
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER: REGION A (KHAYELITSHA)
Department of Local Government · western cape
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SCIENTIST (PRODUCTION LEVEL): BREEDING/REPRODUCTION / ANIMAL HOUSING AND WELFARE (ELSENBURG)
Provincial Administration: Western Cape · western cape
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FARM AID: BREEDING/REPRODUCTION/ANIMAL HOUSING AND WELFARE
Provincial Administration: Western Cape · western cape
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Social services and community development is a large and under-resourced sector in South Africa. The Department of Social Development at national and provincial level is the primary public employer, alongside municipalities (community development workers), the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). NGOs funded by government and foreign donors also employ significant numbers of social workers, community health workers, and development practitioners. The profession is governed by the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP).
Social workers must hold at least a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree and be registered with the SACSSP. Community development workers may hold a National Diploma in Community Development or a relevant NQF level 6 qualification. Child and youth care workers are registered under a separate SACSSP register. SASSA staff handling grants administration are not required to be social workers but require public administration or related qualifications.
Social workers in government are employed on the OSD (Occupation-Specific Dispensation) for social workers, earning between R280,000 and R450,000 per year depending on experience. Community development officers on the standard public service scale earn less. NGO salaries for social workers are often below government equivalents but vary considerably based on the funder and location.