MATJIE RAHAB MADISHA
Soweto
Summary
Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Independent contractor (marker of assignments)
University of South Africa
04.2024 - 12.2024
- Marking portfolios, assignments, and online assignments (Social Work Department).
Project coordinator (clinical trial study)
Wits consortium (MRC/Wits rural health unit)
05.2023 - Current
- Coordinate the intervention arm of a randomized controlled trial.
- Set study recruitment, enrollment, and retention targets for the team and ensure that they are met.
- Managing the day-to-day running of the intervention.
- Maintain database files and records for the project as required.
- Coordinate study update meetings, assist in project planning and implementation of the study protocol, including all support operating.
- Review of participants' files for completeness.
- Manage and coordinate community health workers.
Experiential learner: Research and Development
Moses kotane research institute
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Conduct a literature review for projects.
- Contribute towards drafting proposals.
- Assist in data collection.
- Assist in data capturing and report writing.
Research assistant
South African Medical Research Council
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Quality control and improvement of data entry through daily verification.
- Assist in the development of study protocols.
- Conduct in-depth interviews and focus groups with participants.
- Gain access to facilities and negotiate a working agreement with facility managers and administrators, including signing a confidentiality agreement.
- Ensure successful completion of data collection with each participant in the study facility, using Redcap software installed on the tablet.
- Locate selected facilities within the district before commencing fieldwork.
- Liaise with TB/HIV care and HST organization on linkage to care and Prep initiation.
- Manage project and ensure that study protocol and regulatory documents are followed.
Social work intern
Department of Social Development
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Assessing families for suitability in foster care placement and child protection.
- Work as part of the multidisciplinary team in hospitals.
- Provide psychosocial support with patients and families.
- Providing social welfare services to individuals, groups, and communities.
- Providing prevention, early intervention, intervention, reunification, and aftercare services through awareness campaigns.
- Participate in a multidisciplinary team and refer to relevant stakeholders.
Research Fieldwork Supervisor
South African Medical Research Council
06.2017 - 03.2019
- Gain access to the ward register, patient folders, and monthly reports by negotiating a working agreement with the hospital managers and administrators, including signing a confidentiality agreement.
- Ensure successful completion of data collection at each study hospital in the district, using Redcap software installed on the tablet.
- Conduct daily debriefing sessions with coordinator (telephonically).
- Locate selected hospitals within the province and district prior to commencing fieldwork.
- Find register and patient folder, and correctly identify data elements from the records.
Social work intern
Department of Social Development
06.2015 - 06.2016
- Provide counseling for immediate case resolution
- Family reunification services through counseling, mediation, and assessment of the families systems
- Early intervention and prevention: risk assessment on all referred cases
- Intake: assessing all new cases and inquiries and recommending further intervention or referring the clients to relevant service providers
- Utilize different social work intervention
- Monitoring of ECD compliances and readiness for COVID-19 regulations.
Education
PHD candidate - social work
University of South Africa
Master's of social work - undefined
University of South Africa
Bachelor's in Social Work - undefined
University of Johannesburg
Matric - undefined
Tubake high school
Skills
Project leader
good communication and verbal skills
strategic thinker and problem solving skills
effective self-management
initiative to solve problems
Computer literacy
Microsoft word
excel
powerpoint
adobe
Accomplishments
- Covid-19 preventative health measures-keeping workers safe through physical distancing certificate
- Drivers licence code 8
- Good clinical practice certificate
References
- Skhosana RM, University of South Africa, Masters supervisor, skhosrm@unisa.ac.za, 0796992359
- Mr Mashaba William, Department of Social Development, Social worker, mashabawilly@gmail.com, 0818584068
- Amanda Mwelase, South African Medical Research Council, Research Fieldwork Supervisor, mwelaseamanda@gmail.com, 0670310683
- Nkateko Mabunda, MRC/Wits rural health unit, Research Manager, Nkateko.mabunda@wits.ac.za
Projects
Madisha, M.R., 2019. Social workers’ preparedness, experiences and challenges when rendering social welfare services to adolescents abusing chemical substances. Unpublished Master’s thesis, Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Madisha, R.M. and Skhosana, R.M., 2022. Are we ready yet? Social workers' preparedness to render social support to persons with substance abuse challenges. Social Work, 58(4), pp.441-457.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/04/1992
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
Timeline
Academic Independent contractor (marker of assignments)
University of South Africa
04.2024 - 12.2024
Project coordinator (clinical trial study)
Wits consortium (MRC/Wits rural health unit)
05.2023 - Current
Experiential learner: Research and Development
Moses kotane research institute
01.2023 - 04.2023
Research assistant
South African Medical Research Council
03.2021 - 10.2022
Social work intern
Department of Social Development
10.2020 - 02.2021
Research Fieldwork Supervisor
South African Medical Research Council
06.2017 - 03.2019
Social work intern
Department of Social Development
06.2015 - 06.2016
PHD candidate - social work
University of South Africa
Master's of social work - undefined
University of South Africa
Bachelor's in Social Work - undefined
University of Johannesburg
Matric - undefined
Tubake high school