Nothando Milazi
Social Auxiliary Worker
Pretoria Central
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Auxiliary Worker
SHOUT-IT-NOW
05.2021 - 09.2025
- Conducted initial client assessments to identify case severity and determine required services.
- Delivered on-site and telephonic counselling, providing emotional support and guidance.
- Facilitated linkages to support services based on comprehensive client assessments.
- Liaised with external stakeholders for seamless referrals to accessible facilities.
- Provided information and advice to survivors of GBV regarding their rights and available options.
- Maintained accurate records of client interactions, interventions, and referrals.
- Developed community outreach programs that increased engagement among at-risk populations.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create personalized care plans for enhanced service delivery.
Structured Programme Facilitator
Community Media Trust (CMT)
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Program Development & Facilitation: Create and facilitate group sessions for programs such as "Healthy Choices" and "Stepping Stone," focusing on abstinence, social behavior change, and related life skills.
- Group Support & Counselling: Facilitate weekly support groups for young adults and "maintaining boundaries" groups (10-15 members each), fostering sharing, validation, and group cohesion. Provide psychosocial assistance and time-to-time counselling to vulnerable participants.
- Community Engagement & Outreach: Recruit and mobilize participants in schools, churches, and communities for program enrollment. Conduct awareness campaigns in colleges and universities to promote safe sexual practices and reduce risky behaviors.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders for potential group partnerships and referral networks.
- Adolescent Girls & Young Women Empowerment: Implement a girls-centered approach to empower adolescent girls and young women, enhancing their social and protective assets to mitigate risks of HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, and unwanted pregnancies.
- Reporting & Administration: Compile and submit accurate weekly reports and monthly timesheets. Actively participate in all weekly training sessions and meetings.
Social Auxiliary Worker
Institute of Health and Program System (IHPS)
03.2020 - 08.2020
- Community & School Outreach: Actively reach out to Adolescent Girls and Young Women within the community and at schools, educating them about available services offered through mobile clinics.
- GBV Support & Psychosocial Care: Facilitate and conduct support groups for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), providing essential psychosocial support to members.
- Home Visits & Referrals: Conduct home visits to provide direct support and make appropriate referrals to social workers for further assistance.
- HIV/AIDS & PrEP Education: Educate Adolescent Girls and Young Women extensively on HIV/AIDS prevention, including detailed information about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
- Linkage to Care & Empowerment: Facilitate linkages for AGYW to relevant health facilities for ongoing care and connect them with economic strengthening and skills development opportunities.
- Reporting & Administration: Compile comprehensive monthly reports, attend all weekly meetings, and accurately complete timesheets.
Education
Foundation of Professional Development
Pretoria Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of South Africa
Pretoria GED - Auxiliary Social Worker
Korema Training Institute
Pretoria 08.2014
Skills
Client assessment
Emotional support
Crisis intervention
Psychosocial support
Community outreach
Stakeholder collaboration
Group counselling
Support group facilitation
Workshop development
Vulnerable populations engagement
Service linkage
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Report compilation
Case management
Empowerment strategies
HIV/AIDS education
GBV awareness
Referral coordination
Program facilitation
Timeline
Social Auxiliary Worker
SHOUT-IT-NOW
05.2021 - 09.2025
Structured Programme Facilitator
Community Media Trust (CMT)
08.2020 - 08.2021
Social Auxiliary Worker
Institute of Health and Program System (IHPS)
03.2020 - 08.2020
Foundation of Professional Development
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of South Africa
GED - Auxiliary Social Worker
Korema Training Institute