Raisibe Maria Mathaba
Cosmo City
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive experience in social work, law enforcement, and organisational leadership. Demonstrates expertise in client relationship management, child protection, trauma counselling, and strategic business planning. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, develop impactful programmes for vulnerable groups, and implement sustainable practices to drive organisational growth. Adept at fostering collaboration with senior leadership and stakeholders to achieve operational excellence and deliver measurable outcomes. Career focus includes advancing community well-being through innovative solutions and strategic visioning while maintaining a commitment to professionalism and ethical standards.
Overview
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Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Board member(Non-remunerative position)
Tutela community care
Randburg
09.2024 - Current
- Reviewed reports, recommendations and requests from subordinate leadership.
- Promoted sustainability practices, reducing environmental impact and supporting long-term viability.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop and implement strategic business plans.
- Monitored operations to keep processes aligned with targets and matching forecasts.
- Developed successful strategies and policies, meeting organisational needs and implementing improvements.
Managing Director
Mathaba Social Workers (PTY)LTD
Cosmo City, Roodepoort, South Africa
07.2024 - Current
- Individual,couple, family and group counselling
- Victim Advocacy and support by assisting victims of domestic violence , assault or sexual abuse by helping them navigate the complex legal system,ensuring their safety and providing trauma counselling.
- Investigate cases of child abuse, neglect, or complex divorce/custody disputes and deliver recommendations to family courts.
- Divorce mediation
- Parenting plans & Offer Parenting skills
- Play therapy
- Vulnerable groups programs and support
- Career guidance, Academic coping skills
- Employee health and wellness services
- Hiv/Aids support
- Access bars therapy
- Trauma counselling & Trauma debriefing
investigator (Sergeant)
Honeydew SAPS
01.2018 - Current
- I am a group leader for Detective service centre
- Prepared cases for litigation, conducting witness interviews, collecting evidence and analysing data.
- Analysed data for discrepancy and accuracy, determining next steps for further investigations
- Applied expert knowledge of legal frameworks governing investigations, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
- Managed secure evidence handling procedures, ensuring chain of custody was maintained and integrity of evidence upheld.
Social worker
Tutela Family Care
Randburg, South Africa
03.2019 - 11.2023
- Foster care, Life skills programme, Group and Community work, Projects management.
- Understanding child development and conducting thorough assessment is the primary tool to ensure vulnerable vulnerable children are placed in safe,nurturing environments where they can heal and thrive.
- Placement and court procedures by investigating family circumstances, assess the suitability of foster homes.
- Compiling court reports and presenting the detailed reports with placement recommendations to the Children's Court.
- Protecting vulnerable children and managing their placement in safe environments. assessing prospective foster parents , making court recommendations, monitoring child safety and facilitating support services.
Student social worker (EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS UNIT)
SAPS (JHB Central) EHW
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Providing support, Enhancing social wellbeing of employees and their families
- Trauma debriefing, Stress management workshops, Disability awareness workshops
- Team building, Conduct exit interviews, Ill health/ home visits, Life skills programmes
- Report writing to management, Provide support to members through support group
- Skills learned: Problem solving and decision making, facilitating skills, Planning and organizing, Conflict management, Confidentiality, Time management, Honesty and Professionalism
investigating officer
JHB central family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Dealing with sexual offences cases, Victim empowerment
- collaborate with other stake holders by doing presentations to enlight people and workshop them about sexual offences and related matters
- Gather comprehensive and complete evidence at the scene of crime and during the investigation of case dockets
- Identify, trace and locate possible suspects
- Gather evidential information, Compile the case docket
- Prepared detailed reports for senior management, outlining operational performance and strategic recommendations.
Investigator (Detective Constable)
Randburg detective service
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Perform general investigation of cases, Identify, trace and locate possible suspects
- Gather evidential information, Interview suspects and take statements
- Interview the complaint and keep them informed throughout the investigation
- Submit docket for inspection
Constable
Randburg SAPS client service centre
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Interview clients, take statements and registering dockets on the CAS registering system
- Dealing with emotional victims of different crimes
Volunteer work
Cosmo city community and the surrounding areas
- Helping vulnerable groups E.G organising food parcel for those in need.
- Mentoring young (orphans) girls.
- Helping the community at large.
- Advocating and organising events for the elderly by giving them support and assisting them with their everyday challenges.
- Collaborating with Beanie for beings Charity Shop, Gender Based Violence Ambassadors, Community Policing Forum, The famous A-Team Boxing Grannies, Cosmo City SAPS and Lifepoint church to give support and assist our elderly to cope and prevent isolation.
Education
Master of Arts - social work in community Development
Edenberg University
Kitwe, Zambia01-2025
Mediation
Point Mediation Training
01-2024
Mentorship -
Lona Ulwazi consultants
Gauteng06-2006
The child forensic interview -
Minke Saayman child and family therapist
Cape Town, WC01-2022
Play therapy -
Caterpillar life and coaching centre
01-2018
Bachelor of degree - Social work, Criminology
University of South Africa
Pretoria, GP01-2016
Advanced management of sexual abused victims -
Leadership Empowerment Achievement Portal
Rosebank, GP01-2009
National certificate - Policing
SAPS training institution
Pretoria West01-2006
Grade 12 -
Mmaphuti high school
Polokwane, LP01-1996
SAPS Academy DIV HRD
Arcadia PretoriaSkills
- Client relationship management
- Project management
- Child protection
- Team building
- Leadership excellence
- Business process improvement
- Strategic visioning
- Trauma debriefing
- Budgeting
- Senior-Level collaboration
- Corporate communications
- Life skills programme
- Disability management workshop
- Stress management
- Organizational skills
- Critical thinking
- Group work
Accomplishments
- Coordinated numerous special public and private events.
- Recognized by manager for leadership role behaviors, leading to increased performance.
- I declared my practice and applied for the permission to get remuneration work outside the public service
Certification
- Domestic violence
- Family violence Child protection and sexual offences
- Vulnerable children
- Vulnerable groups
- Children and youth at risk
- Victim empowerment
- Children and youth at risk
- Sexual offences
Timeline
Board member(Non-remunerative position)
Tutela community care
09.2024 - Current
Managing Director
Mathaba Social Workers (PTY)LTD
07.2024 - Current
Social worker
Tutela Family Care
03.2019 - 11.2023
investigator (Sergeant)
Honeydew SAPS
01.2018 - Current
Student social worker (EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS UNIT)
SAPS (JHB Central) EHW
01.2014 - 01.2015
investigating officer
JHB central family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit
01.2013 - 12.2013
Investigator (Detective Constable)
Randburg detective service
01.2010 - 01.2013
Constable
Randburg SAPS client service centre
01.2007 - 01.2010
Volunteer work
Cosmo city community and the surrounding areas
Master of Arts - social work in community Development
Edenberg University
Mediation
Point Mediation Training
Mentorship -
Lona Ulwazi consultants
The child forensic interview -
Minke Saayman child and family therapist
Play therapy -
Caterpillar life and coaching centre
Bachelor of degree - Social work, Criminology
University of South Africa
Advanced management of sexual abused victims -
Leadership Empowerment Achievement Portal
National certificate - Policing
SAPS training institution
Grade 12 -
Mmaphuti high school
SAPS Academy DIV HRD