Social Worker Jobs in South Africa

A social worker has a particular caring nature – the need to care emotionally for individuals going through emotional and physical suffering, crises or individuals finding themselves in marginalised positions, unemployment or serious illness. The job requires energy and a bottomless well of compassion for others and the desire to see others achieve positive life changes. Ultimately, social workers assist individuals in their troubled situations and through a process of counselling, support, fostering and self-empowerment, these individuals are often able to overcome and rise above their personal sufferings. And herein lies the social worker's motivation: watching how the battered blossoms again!

Social workers can find themselves in a variety of work environments: from schools, hospitals, government departments, courts, NGOs, but also in the private sector practices. Social workers have the added benefit of a wide service group; social workers are needed for children, adults, individuals with special needs, justice and clinical cases. Available job options can steer the social worker to choose which service group best suits his or her personality and desire for making a difference in the lives of others.

87% of the live vacancies are full-time, however 13% of them are part-time positions.

The standard deviation of salaries for the results of this search is 54,332.

There are 54 Social Worker job opportunities in South Africa available immediately, compared to 8 in Gauteng.