THULISILE OLGA BUTHELEZI
I work to the best of my ability and I am consistent in everything I do. My journey is to learn add more value to your Department. I am out spoken, and have positive mind sector. I like to work with children and youth along with their families and interact with community also to meet new people. I work under pressure, believe in working in a trustworthy environment and team player.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Title : Miss
Surname : Buthelezi
Full Names : Thulisile Olga
Date of birth : 06 March 1988
I.D Number : 880**********
Gender : Female
Nationality : South African
Postal Address : 408 Biyela street Dundee 3000, Kwazulu Natal
Physical Address : 408 Biyela street Dundee 3000, Kwazulu Natal
Contact Numbers : 073*******/ 062*******
Email Address : adhfto@r.postjobfree.com
Home Language : IsiZulu
Other Language : English
Health Status : Excellent
EXPERIENCE
JANUARY 2012 – DECEMBER 2013
MPINTSHI/ GROUND BREAKER, love life organization
Facilitate love life programs: making my move, love 4life, born free and community dialogue, debate and health environment. Participate in sports in the community with the young people. Love life is a prevention campaign for the youth to help prevent high risk of HIV, teenage pregnancy and to motivate male circumcision and the use of condoms and contraception. Implemented gender based violent and to do health education in all schools around Dundee community.
APRIL 2014 – JANUARY 2015
GROUND BREAKER, UMZINYATHI HEALTH DISTRICT (SAKHIMPILO CLINIC)
At the clinic, I was working with young people from my community doing health education about HIV, TB, STI, ARV and contraception. I did awareness campaign for prevention on drugs and alcohol abuse, I worked with professional nurse who works in outreach working in homes and all school around Dundee community and at community doing awareness programs.
JULY 2018- OCTOBER 2018
YOUTH FACILITATOR, STRIPTURE UNION ORGANISATION
Scripture union is a Christian organization based in Musgrave, Durban. I was doing practical’s there. Scripture union placed me to work with the community of Chatsworth. There I worked closely with Damorosa secondary school, which is a special school for children with learning and reading disability and Chatsworth police station in the victim friendly room, where we worked with young people it was a violence free zone.
OCTOBER 2019- DECEMBER 2019, ISIBINDI IMPILO ORGANISATION (Cape Town)
To develop Professional relationship with young people to support and empower them to meet identified needs and to determine that they are Safe, Stable, Health and Schooled. As a child and youth care worker, I plan and implement structured interventions for individual or group programs. I initiate and mentor peer groups in prevention and adherence support groups based in HIV, TB, STI and health related wellness. Also was trained and did KIDZ-ALIVE with children who are already Hiv Positive and on treatment. I did presentations in the clubs at the clinic for parents along with their children. In the community we initiated gender based violence programs since I was working in a vulnerable community which had highest percent of crime and violence.
FEBRUARY 2020 TO DATE, Aryan Benevolent Home Children Home (Durban)
I work with different age groups from toddlers to pre-adolescent and adolescent both girls and boys. They are children who have challenging behavior because of the background, past experiences and different situations they are coming from had to be removed. Most of them are on chronic HIV treatment so we adhere and support them to continue taking their medication. I plan structured intervention programs, age appropriate for them, Because of their past experience we also do Gender based violent program with them. I have was promoted to be Senior Child and Youth Care Worker, now I have do empower and motivate child and youth care worker also to do in-service training for the staff along with supervisor.
EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2019
BACHELOR DEGREE IN CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DURBAN university of technology
Degree completed to graduate in May 2020.
AUGUST 2011
HIV/AIDS CONSELLING AND ARV TREATMENT CERTIFICATES wise training centre.
I have successfully completed 10 days’ course in counseling and went to practice in the training center and community, also obtained plenty more certificates in other short courses and programs I participated on.
DECEMBER 2005/2006
MATRIC (GRADE12) PHOLELA HIGH SCHOOL
DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS
Facilitation and Presentation skills.
Mentorship and leadership skills.
Behavior management skills
Interaction with the community.
Report and writing skills.
Computer skills.
Administrative skills.
Communication skills.
Time management.
REFERENCES
1.Miss Fikile Khanyile
Sakhimpilo Clinic, Dundee
Clinic support officer
2.Mrs. Charlene Singh
Durban University of Technology
Lecture (Child and youth development Department)
3.Mrs. Abigail Pillay
Scripture Union Organization
Program Supervisor
031-***-**** / 073- 536-7756
4. Miss Zethu Khanyile
Isibindi Impilo organization (Cape Town)
Program Supervisor
5. Mrs. Neli Sikhakhane
Aryan Benevolent Home for Children (Durban)
Social Worker/ Mentor /Supervisor