Who we are.
Child Welfare Durban & District
Child Welfare Durban and District (CWDD) is a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to the protection, care, and empowerment of vulnerable children and families across Durban and KwaZulu-Natal.
As part of the Child Welfare South Africa network, CWDD operates in alignment with national child protection frameworks, working closely with government departments, community partners, and stakeholders to ensure children receive care that meets the highest standards of safety, dignity, and accountability.
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Residential Care Services
Child Welfare Durban and District (CWDD) provides specialised residential care through two registered Child and Youth Care Centres, offering safe, structured, and therapeutic environments for children who are unable to remain in their family homes due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or other circumstances requiring protection.
Othandweni Child and Youth Care Centre
William Clark Gardens / Othandweni Child and Youth Care Centre provides residential care to children who have been abused, orphaned, abandoned, neglected, or affected/infected by HIV/AIDS. The Centre admits children from across KwaZulu-Natal and is fully registered with the Department of Social Development.
Aligned with the vision of CWDD, the Centre promotes justice, child rights, and holistic well-being, offering a healing and inclusive environment that supports children, families, and communities.
Adoption Services
Child Welfare Durban and District (CWDD) provides specialised, legally compliant adoption services that focus on securing permanent, loving families for children who are unable to remain in their biological families. Adoption is a legally recognised process through which parental rights and responsibilities are transferred to adoptive parents, ensuring long-term stability, care, and belonging for the child.
Lakehaven Child and Youth Care Centre
Lakehaven Child and Youth Care Centre is a therapeutic residential facility providing care to vulnerable children under the age of 21 who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, or trauma.
Registered with the Department of Social Development, all placements are made via Children’s Court Orders, ensuring legal protection and appropriate intervention.
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Who We Are.
Child Welfare Durban & District
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CHILD WELFARE DURBAN & DISTRICT is a registered Non-Profit Organization whose core objective is Child Protection. The Organization has been appointed by the Provincial Department of Social Development, in terms of Section 107 of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005, to perform specific, designated Child Protection Services. The Organisation is seeking experienced and qualified, Social Worker for our offices based in Sherwood-FULL TIME POSITION.
To be considered the applicants must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work
- Minimum of at least 2 years of experience in the Child Protection field, including practical experience
- Knowledge of Child Protection Services.
- Knowledge of Child Protection Legislation (Children’s Act)
- Code 8 Driver’s license and driving presently
- Registration with SACSSP
- No Criminal Record
The applicant will be expected to meet, but not be restricted to, the following requirements:
- Timeous submission of reports.
- Competent report writing skills.
- Facilitating permanency planning for all referred children; ensuring permanency goals are expeditiously managed and achieved.
- Conducting individual children’s needs assessment and facilitating the provision of the appropriate range of clinical and holistic services as needed for each child;
- Accessing foster parents for potential suitability as adoptive parents;
- Supportive services to temporary safe caregivers;
- Assisting foster and adoptive parents in managing children placed in their homes;
- Ensure effective child and youth care programs for the holistic development of children/youth aged 0-18 years.
- Providing direct counseling and case management services to foster and adopted children and their families;
- Completing the State regulatory and the organization’s requirements in accordance with the Children’s Act;
- Collaborating with all stakeholders needed for permanency planning and other matters;
- Preparing comprehensive reports and participating as a team member in the organization’s case review meetings;
- Supervising visits between children and birth families and prospective adoptive families
- Undertake all home visits as required in case management.
- Facilitate post-placement intervention.
- Good Computer Skills.
- Must have a working knowledge of the Children’s Act and a thorough understanding of the developmental needs of children.
Applicants are requested to apply in writing and attach their CV as well as certified copies of qualifications and proof of registration, to hr@cwdd.org.za
Closing date for applications: 28th t July 2026
Cost to Company: R14 253.18
If you have not heard from us after two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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