About Limpopo Department of Social Development

The Limpopo Department of Social Development (DSD) is a provincial government department in South Africa responsible for providing social protection, welfare services, and community development to vulnerable citizens.

key Performance Areas

• Provide assistance and support to social workers with the rendering of a social work service with regard to the care, support, protection and development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities through the relevant departmental programmes. Assist social workers to attend to any other matters that could result in, or stem from, social instability in any form. Keep abreast with new developments in the social work and social services field. Perform administrative support functions in support of social workers as required by the job.

Prerequisites

• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: An appropriate recognised NQF level 4 (Grade 12) or equivalent qualification and Social Auxiliary Certificate. Current registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions [SACSSP].

Person Profile

• KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Demonstrate basic understanding of the South African social welfare context, the policy and practice of developmental social welfare services and the role of social auxiliary worker within this context. Consistently reflect the values and principles contained in the Bill of Rights and the social work profession’s Code of Ethics in service delivery. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the South African judicial system and the legislation governing and impacting social auxiliary work and social work. Demonstrate a basic understanding of human behaviour, relationship system and social issues. Implement appropriate social auxiliary work methods and techniques to address the social needs of client systems