SINDISIWE NTWANA
Social Worker
Braelyn
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Social Worker with experience in hospital setting, community engagement, and counseling. Proven ability to work effectively in team settings and independently, with strong organizational, communication, and time management skills. Passionate about making a positive impact on individuals' lives through advocacy and support services.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Social Worker/ Public Educator
Masimanyane Women’s Rights International
08.2023 - Current
- Responsible for conducting trainings on Gender Base Violence and Hiv/Aids to youth that is between the ages 15-29 years.
- Assisting in courts and police stations by providing counselling to victims of gender base violence, domestic violence, harassment and divorce
- From April 2024 to January 2025, i worked as a team leader for the dreams programme responsible for supervising four facilitators. Dreams programme ended towards the end of January due to funding cuts by USAID.
- From February to March 2025, i worked as a supervisor of the special capturing program with the organisation.
Social Worker Intern
Department of Education, Parkland Special School
04.2022 - 07.2023
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions to learners with special needs.
- Conduct home visits.
- Attend and participate in School Based Support Team meetings.
- Assist in Parents interviews
- Compile and submit progress reports for each term
- Provide emotional support to parents and staff members.
- Assist at the school’s reception area for one hour from Monday to Thursday
Sessional Social Worker
Life Rehabilitation at Life St Dominic’s Hospital
08.2018 - 12.2020
- Facilitate communication
- Make contact with patients and their families on arrival.
- Arrange and facilitate family meeting.
- Arrange and facilitate caregiver training
- Facilitate Employment Processes
- Assist patient with completion of necessary extended sick leave documentation.
- Facilitate return to work process – close liaison with Occupational therapist.
- Work visit – determine accessibility, reasonable accommodation, education to employer regarding right in the workplace.
- Facilitate weekly educational and counseling groups.
- Provide one on one counseling sessions to patients and to their families.
- Discharge Planning:
- Initiate with the family from admission to prepare patient and family fully.
- Assist patients and families to identify appropriate caregiver.
- Arranging of sufficient caregiver training sessions prior to discharge to ensure home care is well managed.
- Organise weekend pass out prior discharge.
- Assist in identification of a suitable care facility when necessary
- Conduct home visits with the Occupational Therapist to access patient’s home environment.
- Compile progress reports once a week to submit to the patient’s funder.
- Ward rounds every morning to check on patients.
- Discharge follow up on discharged patients
- Compile daily statistics.
Social Worker
Masithethe Counseling Services previously known as (Lifeline) in East London
05.2016 - 04.2018
- Provided counseling on the victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, bereavement, suicide or any social problem.
- Facilitating in groups during Personal Growth and Counseling Skills Course for Teenagers.
- Administrative duties in (filling of Intake forms for clients, and recording statistics)
- Compiling monthly statistics reports for the Department of Social Development’
- Counseling in schools
- Radio awareness talks on Kumkani FM and Play therapy.
- From December 2016 I received a promotion of a Chief Social Worker with the below listed duties.
- Ensuring the smooth running of the Victim Empowerment Programme
- Monitor social development stats and organize funding claim forms.
- Provided counseling on the victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, bereavement, suicide or any social problem.
- Supervised Social Workers, Social Auxiliary workers, student Social Workers and Volunteers.
- Managing of the school programmes.
- Staff training
- Trauma Debriefings and Workplace Debriefings
- Facilitating on Personal Growth and Counseling Skills Courses
- Attending meetings and trainings on behalf the organization
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha 04.2001 -
Skills
- Counseling skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Report writing skills
- Strong administrative skills
- Supervisory skills
- Computer literacy
- Facilitation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Conflict management skills
References
F., Myburgh, Programme manager, 043 743 9169, Masimanyane Womens Rights International
A., Magagasi, Colleague, 043 743 9169, Masimanyane Womens Rights International
S., Kambarami, Former Colleague, 043 742 0723, Life Rehabilitation unit at St Dominic Hospital
M., Foster, Former Colleague, 066 232 3188, Masithethe Counseling Services
Timeline
Social Worker/ Public Educator
Masimanyane Women’s Rights International
08.2023 - Current
Social Worker Intern
Department of Education, Parkland Special School
04.2022 - 07.2023
Sessional Social Worker
Life Rehabilitation at Life St Dominic’s Hospital
08.2018 - 12.2020
Social Worker
Masithethe Counseling Services previously known as (Lifeline) in East London
05.2016 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Social Work -
Walter Sisulu University
04.2001 -
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