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POSTAL ADDRESS:

**** **** ******

Ikageng Location

Potchefstroom

2531

CELL NO: 081-****-***

ALTERNATIVE NO: 079-*******

E-MAIL: acq2zp@r.postjobfree.com / acq2zp@r.postjobfree.com

2.PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname: Foka

Names: Thabo Jacob

Date of Birth: 18th June 1986

Marital status: Married

Identity Document number: 860**********

Drivers License: (code 10)

Dependent: One (son)

Nationality: South African

Gender: Male

Home Language: Southern Sotho

Other Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Tswana

3.EDUCATIONAL PARTICULARS

3.1HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION

Name of High School Attended: Ithabiseng Secondary School

Highest Standard Passed: Grade 12

Year Matriculated: 2005

Address: PO Box 706

Senekal

9600

Subjects passed

Sesotho 1st language

English 2nd language

Afrikaans 2nd language

Accounting

Business Economics

Economics

3.2TERTIARY EDUCATION

3.2.1Diploma in Computer Literacy

Name of Institution MM Computers Training Institutes (Mafikeng)

Passed Modules MS word 2007

MS excel 2007

MS PowerPoint 2007

MS access and publisher 2007

MS Encarta 2007

Internet and emails

Year Completed Jan 2008-Dec 2008

Name of Institution: North West University (Mafikeng Campus)

Qualification Obtained: Bachelor of Social Work

Duration 2010-2013.

Registration with SACSSP 1035876

Modules passed

Level I

Introduction to Social welfare and work 1

Human behavior in social environment 1

Professional behavior 1

Life skills and counseling 1

Social development 1

English and Computer Literacy 1

Sociology 1

Psychology 1

Level II

Case work method 2

Group work method 2

Community work method 2

Social policy, human rights and social justice 2

Philosophy 2

Personality psychology and human development 2

Child care legislature 2

Management 2

Research methods 2

Medical sociology and development sociology 2

Level III

Theory, models and approaches in SW 3

Advance case work method 3

Advance group work method 3

Advance community work method 3

Social work with children’s 3

Advance social policy 3

Social research 3

Social theories 3

Criminology 3

Level IV

Forensic social work and social work in host settings4

Social work management 4

Social work with specific clients (disabled people) 4

Social work with drug dependency clients 4

Diversity in social work 4

Social work with families 4

Internship (practical’s) 4

Social work research and application 4

Name of Institution: North West University (Potchefstroom Campus)

Current Study: Masters of Social Work (Forensic Practice).

Module : MWKN 880: Research theory

MWKN 876: General Child assessment

MWKN 877: Sexual abuse and physical battering

MWKN 873: Minnie Dissertation

MWKN 878: Trauma assessment and investigation

Process.

MWKN 879: Report writing and Social worker as an

Expert witness in court

Topic of study: The best interest of the child victim and witness in the criminal justice system in the Northwest province of South Africa: A Social perspective

4.SKILLS AND COMPETENCY

Ability to network and interact at all levels

Strong interpersonal, good communication skills and presentation skills

Excellent computer skills, Microsoft applications, PowerPoint and Internet

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to work with people

Good report writing

Problem solving skills

Good leadership skills

Presentation and Research Skills

Excellent mediation and intrapersonal communication

5.WORK EXPERIENCE

COMPANY : North-West University (Mafikeng Campus)

POSITION : Supplementary Instructor

TEL (W) : 018-***-****

DURATION : commence on 20 July2012- November 2012

DUTIES

Facilitate student academic journey

Facilitates learning for a specific content area ( sociology and community development)

Set up meeting with the lecturer responsible for the module

Discuss topic with the lecturer that needs to be debated in the learning facilitation.

Discuss student progress with the lecturer

Set up meetings with student to find about their difficulties in the lecturer room.

Report back to the lecturer about student progress and interaction as well as difficulties they are facing in the lecturer room

Advertise the academic development centre by encouraging student to join supplementary instructions classes.

Compile monthly statistics of the number of student attending supplementary instruction.

Evaluate the student interaction during facilitation.

Assist student with preparation for their tests and exams and also assist with other work delegated by lecturer and supplementary instructor mentor.

COMPANY : North-West University (Mafikeng Campus)

POSITION : Supplementary Instructor Mentor

TEL (W) : 018-***-****

Duration: Commerce on February 2013-may 2013

DUTIES

Mentor SI leader in a specific content area (chemistry, physics, psychology and social work).

Assist with planning and delivery of SI training sessions at a particular campus of the NWU under the supervision of the campus ADC officer responsible for the implication of SI

Lead one of the monthly SI leader meetings related to their content area and report back to the supervisor

Perform quarterly peer evaluation and give observation form back to the campus ADC officer responsible for SI implementation

Assist with marketing of SI programs through the distribution of marketing materials

Monitor weekly attendance time tables in SI leaders file folder for a particular area

Count monthly SI attendance from SI time table and report to the campus ADC officer responsible for SI c0-ordination and implementation.

Other duties as assigned by the campus ADC officer responsible for SI co-ordination

COMPANY : Department of health (Klerksdorp/Tshepong hospital Complex)

POSITION : Social Worker (intern).

TEL (W) : 018-***-****

DURATION: Commerce on June 2013 to September 2013

DUTIES

To provide social work service with regard to care, support, protection and Development of vulnerable individuals, groups, families and communities.

To attend Multi-disciplinary team ward rounds / meetings to take part in patient’s treatment plan.

Case discussions with other team members

Attendance and participation in meetings

Provide social work service to both in and out patient

Link patient with community/primary health care resources and collaborate with key stakeholders

Work with individuals, groups and community

Provide emotional support to patient

Provide bereavement counseling to in and out patients.

Develop shorter and long term intervention to capacitate families in need

Attend to matters that result in stream from social instability

Conduct assessment aimed at identifying conditions in individual, group, families and community that justify relevant intervention

Perform ward rounds

Assess mental health patient as part of mental health team

Provide counseling to patient who are sexually assaulted/ rape survivors

Attend an MDT meeting with other professionals in the hospital

Assist with assessment of patients in the burns unit within the multi-disciplinary team.

Provided crisis intervention in cases of rape and suicide

Provide counseling for top patients.

To do home visits in order to assess home circumstances, trace patients, Relatives and prepare for reintegration.

To provide placement in hospice, rehabilitation centre and half-way house.

Record keeping of social work interventions, processes and outcomes are produced and maintained.

Engage in continuous professional development activities as prescribed.

Study, interpret and apply legislation and policies in the identified social work field.

Compile monthly statistics of the department

Writing reports, filling and taking minutes during meeting.

COMPANY : SANCA: Sanpark Rehabilitation Clinic

POSITION : Social Worker (Head of youth Program)

TEL (W) : 018-***-****

Duration : October 2013 till Present

DUTIES

Community Work

Planning and negotiating for the initiation of outreach activities as spelled out in the business plan.

Initiate and establish community project in the appointed district of North West, within the framework and business plan of the organization.

Arrangement and coordination of the presentation of Lectures, information talk and courses with departments, business, organizations and communities for the delivery of the information lectures, training, etc

Compiling and placement of news articles in the North West Newspaper

Assist in compiling business plan and quotation as well as in fundraising activities for the expansion of our services.

Develop support structure that will enable projects to sustain themselves.

Casework/ individual therapy

Outpatient groups and individuals interviews during the outpatient treatment as per business plan under the supervision of a head of department.

Assessment and referrals as from community projects

Provide individual counseling

Group work

Intensive group therapy

Assessment and treatment of outpatients as needed

Group and individual therapy for in-patient youth and significant others

Presenting aftercare groups and individual interviews.

Provide therapeutic group interventions with individuals and their significant others

Provide assessment for inpatient service users

Referrals of service users to relevant stakeholder.

Provide substance abuse lecturers

Evaluate group cohesion and growth during group development.

Administration

Oversee relevant correspondence e.g. process notes, progress reports, letters of thanks, notifications, etc.

Compiling and overseeing the necessary administration to support all the activities of this section. Keeping documentations as expected.

Compiling and overseeing reports for internal and external (e.g. sponsors) reasons

Monitoring and balancing petty cash

Monitoring all telephones, travelling and administrative expenses of department.

Keeping monthly statistics as required

Keeping minutes of the internal and community meetings

Monitoring car maintenance as per vehicle policy when applicable

Write the minutes of the management board meetings.

Submit monthly reports of all department, youth and adult therapy.

Attend management meeting and service coordination meetings

Management

Act as head of multi-professional team in the absence of the head of therapy and Ass. Director.

Responsible for coordination of the daily children program

Supervision for outpatient auxiliary workers

Supervision for auxiliary workers in the youth program

Compiling of business plan and business proposals

General task

Participate in research projects of the organization

Carry out any other reasonable task as requested

Attend all applicable meetings.

Writing of educational articles

6.REFERENCES

NAME

TITLE

CONTACT DETAILS

Ms T Nzimande

Klerksdorp hospital

Social work Supervisor( Klerksdorp hospital)

(018-***-****

082-****-***

DR PHETLO-THEKISHO

NW University

Lecturer: NWU MAFIKENG CAMPUS

Research supervisor (Masters level).

(018-***-****

073-***-****

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith

NWU

Lecturer: NWU

Research supervisor( Honors level)

(018-***-****

Cell no 084-***-****

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