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Child & Youth Care Worker Grade 1
Closes Friday 13 November 2026
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Three Child and Youth Care Worker Grade 1 posts at two Places of Safety in the Eastern Cape. Suits people with a National Senior Certificate who want to care for and develop children and youth.
- Three posts: two at Maluti Place of Safety (Alfred Nzo) and one at Erica Place of Safety (NMM).
- You must have a National Senior Certificate. Child and Youth Care experience gained after the qualification will also be considered.
- Duties include caring for children and youth, helping with programmes, promoting children's rights, and keeping logbooks and incident reports.
- You need computer literacy and good communication, empathy, trustworthiness, honesty, and teamwork skills.
- If you do not have a driver's licence, you must submit proof within six months of starting duty.
- The closing date is not stated in this advert.
Generated by claude-haiku-5-5 from the text below; it may be wrong or incomplete. Original wording, page 190 (opens in new tab)
Requirements
- National Senior Certificate.
- Appropriate/recognisable Child and Youth Care experience gained after obtaining the required qualification will be considered for appointment.
- Successful candidates who are not in possession of a driver’s licence will be required to submit proof within six (6) months from the date of assumption of duty.
- Competencies:
- Communication:
- Ability to convey clear, simple and easy-to-understand messages/information to children and youth.
- Empathy:
- Ability to respect and build positive relationships with children and youth.
- Trustworthiness:
- Ability to build relationships of trust with children and youth.
- Honesty:
- Being principled and truthful to oneself and others.
- Teamwork and collaboration:
- Ability to work cooperatively with others and as part of a team.
- Understanding principles:
- Ability to understand and apply child and youth care principles.
- Computer literacy.
Duties
- Care and development:
- Understand and provide for the care and development of children and youth.
- Understanding basic needs:
- Understand the physical, emotional, spiritual, cognitive and social needs of children and youth.
- Administration:
- Perform administrative activities relating to logbooks, incident reports and other records.
- Role modelling:
- Identify, allocate and participate in practical activities to transfer skills to children and youth.
- Programme implementation:
- Assist with implementing planned programmes and activities based on the identified developmental needs of children and youth.
- Children’s rights:
- Promote and uphold the rights of children and youth.
- Rules and procedures:
- Know and apply the rules and procedures of the care centre.
How to apply
Applicants must strictly apply using only the provincial e-Recruitment system which is available on www.ecprov.gov.za, or https://www.ecprov.gov.za or https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za/. The system is available 24/7 and closes at 23:59 on the closing date. To report technical glitches, for assistance regarding the system, and/or for activation of your profile, send an email with your ID Number, your profile email address, details of the issue to recruitment@ecdsd.gov.za. (NB: For technical glitches only – No CVs). Technical support is limited to working hours: (08:00-16:30 Mon-Thursday and 08:00-16:00 on Fri). Should you submit your applications/ CV to: recruitment@ecdsd.gov.za and not as specified, your application will be regarded as lost and not be considered. Refer all application related enquiries to the specified contact person. Applications must be submitted via the provincial e-recruitment system accessible at: https://ecprov.gov.za (under Careers) and/or at https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za. The Provincial e-Recruitment System is available 24/7 and closes at 23: 59 on the Closing Date. To report any e- Recruitment System challenges send an email with your (i) ID Number, (ii) profile email address, (iii) details of your issue to: recruitment@ecdsd.gov.za. Do not send any applications to this email address; should you do so, your applications/ CV will be regarded as lost and will not be considered. Technical support is limited to working hours: (08:00 16:30 Mon-Thursday and 08:00- 16:00 on Friday). Direct all enquiries to the specified enquiries person or email Address.
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Enquiries
Alfred Nzo: Mr S Shweni at (064) 606 9465; NMM: Ms L Lukwe Tel No: (041) 406 5811 e-Recruitment Technical Support: Recruitment@ecdsd.gov.za
Notes from the department
- Alfred Nzo:
- Maluti Place of Safety, (EE Target:
- African Male) Alfred Nzo:
- Maluti Place of Safety, (EE Target:
- African Male) NMM:
- Erica Place of Safety, (EE Target:
- White Male)
As printed in Circular 39 of 2026 · page 190 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 39/251: CHILD & YOUTH CARE WORKER GRADE 1 (X3 POSTS) SALARY: R191 694 – R215 073 per annum, (OSD). CENTRE: (Ref No: DSD 33/11/2026) Alfred Nzo: Maluti Place of Safety (Ref No: DSD 34/11/2026) Alfred Nzo: Maluti Place of Safety (Ref No: DSD 35/11/2026) NMM: Erica Place of Safety REQUIREMENTS: National Senior Certificate. Appropriate/recognisable Child and Youth Care experience gained after obtaining the required qualification will be considered for appointment. Successful candidates who are not in possession of a driver’s licence will be required to submit proof within six (6) months from the date of assumption of duty. Competencies: Communication: Ability to convey clear, simple and easy-to-understand messages/information to children and youth. Empathy: Ability to respect and build positive relationships with children and youth. Trustworthiness: Ability to build relationships of trust with children and youth. Honesty: Being principled and truthful to oneself and others. Teamwork and collaboration: Ability to work cooperatively with others and as part of a team. Understanding principles: Ability to understand and apply child and youth care principles. Computer literacy. DUTIES: Care and development: Understand and provide for the care and development of children and youth. Understanding basic needs: Understand the physical, emotional, spiritual, cognitive and social needs of children and youth. Administration: Perform administrative activities relating to logbooks, incident reports and other records. Role modelling: Identify, allocate and participate in practical activities to transfer skills to children and youth. Programme implementation: Assist with implementing planned programmes and activities based on the identified developmental needs of children and youth. Children’s rights: Promote and uphold the rights of children and youth. Rules and procedures: Know and apply the rules and procedures of the care centre. ENQUIRIES: Alfred Nzo: Mr S Shweni at (064) 606 9465; NMM: Ms L Lukwe Tel No: (041) 406 5811 e-Recruitment Technical Support: Recruitment@ecdsd.gov.za NOTE: Alfred Nzo: Maluti Place of Safety, (EE Target: African Male) Alfred Nzo: Maluti Place of Safety, (EE Target: African Male) NMM: Erica Place of Safety, (EE Target: White Male)