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Salary: R496 668 – R583 833 per annum. Requirements: National Senior Certificate plus Bachelor of Social Work. Latest proof of registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) as Social Worker. Minimum of 7 (seven) years appropriate experience in Social Work after registration and practiced as a Social Worker. Computer literacy. A valid South 195 African driver’s license. Appropriate/recognisable Social Work experience after registration with the SACSSP as Social Worker will be considered for appointment. Duties: Be responsible for crime prevention Programmes to young persons at risk in and out of school. Assist the Probation Officers in the implementation of diversion Programmes by gathering information for report writing, and like skills Programmes. Provide home-based supervision of young persons who are awaiting trial in the community rather than in prisons or residential care facilities. Provide supervision services to those young people’s placed by the court under community service and probation supervision orders. Be responsible for family finding or tracing where it is necessary. Government vacancy from Public Service Vacancy Circular 22 of 2026.