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Less growth and opportunities for permanent employment
a typical day at my work place starts with me by continuously traveling to different tons in the free State province there are less challenges as I get to do the same thing every day I have learnt a great deal within the department as I was offered opportunities as an acting admin officer for the non profit organizations, acting admin clerk for non profit organizations, acting monitoring and evaluation clerk, and as a resource mobilization and social relief of distress acting admin officer. though I have learnt many roles growth proves to be a challenge within the department relationship with co workers is good due to the fact of everybody knowing one another
Pros: great learning opportunities
Cons: less promotional opportunities
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Good management ata all time
I make sure that i complete my duties on time and work hard to provide services all time. Learning and good communication. Putting Department first. service and production is my first priority.
Pros: Great Experience
Cons: Overtime
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A typical work day which covers all four disciplines in the directorate
Highly demanding environment as our core function is social services so our clients are Social Workers and their demands are both psychological and emotional. There is always room for growth if you are willing to stretch beyond your core duties as you are exposed to diverse social demands. Colleagues are continually making enquiries to confirm policy amendments and updates to ensure compliance. There is always a celebration when a matter is closed positively with no financial implications. Welcoming new recruits and seeing their burning desire to get their hands dirty with work!
Pros: Serving the community
Cons: Not being in full control of outcomes
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Excellent learning curve
A day at work is never the same. My hours vary from a minimum of 2 hours to 12 hours per day depending on the requirements of the client. I don't spend much time in the office as my job requires me to be on the road all the time. Workplace culture is always welcoming. The most enjoyable part of the job is watching the children and parents interacting with each other and the hardest part is having to take the children back to the caregivers Never a dull day working at Department of Social Development as you tackle some of the country’s most pressing issues of poverty, homelessness and social inclusion. The nature of the work will motivate you and inspire you as you work towards a common goal that truly matters. Content of the work aside, DSD truly has a warm and inclusive culture and gives you the opportunity to develop yourself.
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: long working hours
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Great learning curve
I can work alone and also in a team always ready to learn new things Good listening skill punctual obedient responsible respect coworkers computer literate good communication skills
Pros: good team players
Cons: not sufficient equipments
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Excellent learning experience
Ensuring suppliers are paid within 30days; Distribute Payrolls Work on Projections Monthly Budget meetings Capture claims on system. I well very well with co-workers from different levels. I have learnt to work with people from different backgrounds; communication is very important to both internal and external clients. Working with people is what I enjoy most; when someone leaves my office and I managed to assist or refer the person.
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: Working hours
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Brilliant and loyal
Im a young Vibrant individual willing to learn, bring change and progress in the environment im in, im a peoples person a team player and willing to go extra mile if necessary, always looking forward to be accepted with warm hands, hard work ethics and loyalty to one institution
Pros: government security
Cons: growth
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IT Technical support
I love working at Department of Social Development because it helped me gain experience as an IT Technician and working as Hel-desk support Technician. The most challenging part was to gain their trust when working with computers as a new guy but my solution to this when I attend users I attended with the old employees and let them introduce me because they have experience and they trust them and that worked for me The most interesting part for me was doing my job and overcoming challenges and meet their expectations and also gaining more exposure and receiving emails of appreciation from different employees of different levels My relationship with co-workers was very solid and always involved problem solving in different tasks and treated each other with respect an eventually became a good team that works well together
Pros: Work environment promote equality, fairness and employee wellness
Cons: Good team building, overcoming challenges, open opportunities
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It was a wonderful learning curve
I was working as a intern admin clerk, I was doing typing, faxing, scanning, photocopies,answering calls etc. I had a good working relationship with the staff as I was helping them with their files most of the time& I have learned a lot in terms of dealing with different types of people. Also on how to handle difficult clients since I was working close with Social Workers. At first it was difficult to work with large number of people but as time goes on I manage handle such pressure.
Pros: Great Opportunity for me to learn new staff
Cons: Long hours
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Excellent learning experience
It is great working here because it is a good learning environment. Employees are always willing to mentor new employees. There is flexibility on the working hours
Pros: Great learning environment
Cons: No creativity
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