Question NW2814 to the Minister of Social Development

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17 October 2022 - NW2814

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Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1) What number of Social Workers are (a) employed and (b) funded by her department, but are employed in a Non-profit Organisation (NPO) in each province? (2) What are the salaries of Social Workers at the different levels of seniority within her department in each province? (3) What are the salaries of Social Workers at the different levels of seniority within the NPO sector that are funded by her department in each province? (4) What are the reasons that the salaries of Social Workers employed by her department differ from the Social Workers who are funded by her department but are employed by an NPO?

Reply:

(a) (b) The department funds programmes in NPOs which is inclusive of operational costs to fill posts. The department does not fund individual posts in an NPO.

There are 7 102 social workers employed by the NPO Sector across the country.

The table below reflects the number of Social Workers employed by NPOs in the nine provincial departments based on the programme funding received from the Department.

PROVINCE

NUMBER OF SOCIAL WORKERS EMPLOYED IN NPOs

Eastern Cape

1 638

Free State

409

Gauteng

2 311

KwaZulu Natal

1 111

Limpopo

136

Mpumalanga

328

Northern Cape

69

North West

No response

Western Cape

1 100

Total

  1. 102

 

2. The salaries of Social Workers and Supervisors/managers employed in the public service range from grades 1 to 4 and 1 to 2 respectively as prescribed by the Occupational Specific Dispersion (OSD) for Social Service Professionals (SSPs). In every Province these would range within these scales.

The table below reflects the categories of Social Workers and their respective salaries within the Public Service.

OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY

SALARY NOTCH

Social work

Grade 1

R261, 456 – R303, 093

 

Grade 2

R321, 546 – R369, 258

 

Grade 3

R389, 991 – R452, 106

 

Grade 4

R 479, 640 – R 589, 896

Social Work Supervisor

Grade 1

R 389, 991 – R 452, 106

 

Grade 2

R 479, 640 – R 725, 517

Social Work Manager

Grade 1

R 806, 811 – R 908, 085

 

Grade 2

R 806, 811 – R 1 116, 931

Social Work policy Developer

Grade 1

R 369, 268 – R 413, 739

 

Grade 2

R 439, 945 – R 589, 896

Social Work Policy Manager

Grade 1

R 806, 811 – R 908, 085

 

Grade 2

R 963, 387 – R 1 116, 831

3. Salaries of social Workers vary from NPO to NPO and Province to Province depending on the funds, sponsors and donations they receive.

Below are the examples of salaries paid to Social Workers in Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape based of DSD Programme funding.

Province

Professional Posts

Annual Allocation

Gauteng

Assistant Director

R 285, 084

 

Chief Social Work

R 233, 784

 

Social Work

R 174, 456

 

Social Auxiliary Work

R 141, 168

Western Cape

Social Work Manager

R 547, 884

 

Social Work Supervisor

R 299, 688

 

Social Work

R 198, 132

Eastern Cape

Social Work

R 135, 187

 

Principal Social Work

R 203, 553

4. Salaries in the Public Service are determined centrally by the Department of Public Service and Administration. Social Workers in the Public Service fall within the Occupation-Specific Dispensation (OSD) for Social Services Professionals (SSPs), which are tailor-made to ensure staff retention. `

The appointment of Social Workers in the NPO sector is guided by the employment policies of the various organisations and their respective management boards. The salaries of social workers are dependent on the subsidy that the department gives to the NPO, which is informed by the allocations it receives from National Treasury. It is also based on the ability of the NPO’s to source funding from other sources outside of government.

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