St Josephs Home for chronically ill children
Opportunity closing date:
Friday, 3 December, 2021
Opportunity type:
Employment
The St Joseph’s Home is a paediatric intermediate healthcare facility providing holistic medical and rehabilitation care for children with life threatening and life limiting conditions. The Home was established by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters and is run according to a Christian/Catholic ethos. The current staff complement is approx. 130, the majority of whom are nursing and professional therapy staff with HR, Operations and Fund development as support service.
St Josephs Home seeks to appoint a Social work supervisor to be based Cape Town.
This newly created superior role is available for an experience Social worker who has worked as a team leader/supervisor. While maintaining a personal case load the incumbent will be required to supervise and guide the social work team in delivering quality and effective service delivery ensuring that children admitted to the Home are appropriate and that their overall needs are met and their rights are upheld at all times.
Key performance areas:
To lead and supervise the Social Work team ensuring quality and effective service delivery, through regular performance feedback.
To provide an effective and efficient social work service creating a therapeutic environment within the Home
To manage admissions and readmissions and discharges of appropriate patients to the Home.
Play an integral role in the multi-disciplinary /therapeutic team.
Plan for the patients’ future needs and long term care
Advocate for the Rights of the Child and acting as the Child Safeguarding Officer for the Home
Ensure relevant timeous records and reports
Qualifications and experience Required
Relevant tertiary qualification – honours/master will be advantageous
Social work supervisor diploma/certificate
At least 5 years’ experience as a clinical social worker in healthcare sector
Experience in paediatrics
At least 2 years working as a social work supervisor
Training/ experience in the following will be beneficial
Child rights
Counselling
Competencies required
Leadership skills
Clinical insight
Analysis and problem solving skills
Planning and organising
Interpersonal skills
Drive and energy
Communication skills
To apply please send a full CV and motivational letter to HR@stjosephshome.org.za. The successfull candidate will be required to provide a clear police clearance certificate
