Ncediswa Precious Yengwa
Social Worker
Nellmapius
Summary
Compassionate social worker with experience as a school counsellor and GBV social auxiliary worker. Skilled in individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and community outreach. Proven track record of supporting learners and survivors of GBV, promoting resilience and empowerment.
Hard-working Supervisor with exceptional experience leading teams, delivering results and exceeding expectations. Creative and motivated leader adept at utilizing exceptional design and planning strengths to accomplish complex projects. Skilled in teaching new concepts and best practice strategies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Stand In-Supervisor
Community Keepers
Pretoria
01.2025 - Current
- Managing the team budget (approving expenses, tracking spends,etc).
- Uploading purchase slips to the company's account (ensure accurate and timely uploads)
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Conducted performance evaluations for staff members, identifying areas of improvement and guiding professional development plans.
Care Practitioner
Community Keepers
Pretoria
01.2024 - Current
- Counselling and therapy: Offering direct individual and group counselling to learners and staff to improve emotional well-being.
- Crisis intervention: Responding to mental health crisis, including cases of abuse or trauma ensuring safety and implementing immediate intervention strategies.
- Case Management and advocacy: accessing needs, creating support plans and navigating needs creating support plans and navigating social services for beneficiaries.
- Collaboration: working closely with school management, teachers and parents to support holistic child development.
- Record Keeping: maintaining detailed, confidential case reports track progress and document interventions.
- Workshops and education: running programs to raise awareness about mental health, social and emotional issues.
- Increased patient adherence to treatment plans by providing thorough education on medications, therapies, and self-care techniques.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care strategies for patients.
Care Facilitator
Community Keepers
Pretoria
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Administration of all services delivered at the school.
- First contact for those who consult the community keepers office.
- Maintaining relationships with learners, educators and parents.
- Assist with life skills programs for learners, educators, and parents.
- Distribute Resources.
- Contributed to the continuous improvement of the facility''s quality of care through active participation in performance improvement initiatives.
- Maintained up-to-date documentation of patient progress, enabling informed decision-making among healthcare professionals.
Social Auxiliary Worker
Viva Foundation
Pretoria
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Initiate the response protocol in cases of emergency as part of victim empowerment.
- Assist social workers with assessing clients, counselling providing recommendations.
- Provide counselling services and referrals to SAPRI beneficiaries.
- Compile detailed statistics and perform administration related to the project for designated state department.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
University South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa01-2017
Grade 12 -
Jafta Mahlangu Secondary School
Pretoria, South Africa01-2009
Skills
Patient and diplomatic
Deadline driven and able to prioritize tasks
Hold counselling services
Agile and able to learn new skills quickly
Strategic planning
Process improvement
Operations management
Staff management
Schedule development
Data analytics
Project management
Relationship building
Timeline
Stand In-Supervisor
Community Keepers
01.2025 - Current
Care Practitioner
Community Keepers
01.2024 - Current
Care Facilitator
Community Keepers
01.2023 - 01.2024
Social Auxiliary Worker
Viva Foundation
01.2019 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Social Work -
University South Africa
Grade 12 -
Jafta Mahlangu Secondary School