Field Social Worker – Jewish Community Services
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Social Work
Community Health, Family Advocacy & Support Services, Child Development/Support
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.
Full-time, Permanent, Work
Cape Town, Gardens
Posted 3 weeks ago
About The Organisation AndThe 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.
MainDuties & 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 & ExperienceThe 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.
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 FeaturesJob 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
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