Nokuthula Mazibuko

Compassionate and dedicated Social Work Professional with hands-on experience in providing counselling, psychosocial support, family preservation services, statutory assistance, and community development programs. Skilled in assessing vulnerable individuals and communities, compiling court reports, and delivering protective social services in alignment with Public Service legislation and Batho Pele Principles. Highly motivated, ethical, and dependable, with the ability to work both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.

Experienced in engaging clients from diverse backgrounds, establishing rapport and implementing appropriate interventions that address unique needs. Committed to empowering individuals, families, groups, and communities to enhance functioning, resilience, and overall well-being through respectful, client-centred Social Work practice.

Fieldworker - Wits Health Consortium. Division RHI - Tshwane

(2023-07)

Project PrEP

• Responsible for promoting project Prep study, and recruiting participants addressing them about the purpose of the study
• Responsible for enrolling eligible participants for the study
• Assist with the completion of client's consent forms and study logs
• Data capture using Redcap, and Quality Assurance
• Maintain client's confidentiality, and ensure all records are stored in a secured place.

Volunteer Social Worker - Central Gauteng Mental Health Society - Soweto

(2023-04 - 2023-06)

• Provided psychosocial support and assistance to children, youth, adults and mental health care users, including those involved in statutory social services.
• Planned and facilitated mental health awareness campaigns across diverse communities to educate individuals about mental health conditions, prevention and available services.
• Delivered counselling services to service users and individuals seeking Social Work interventions, ensuring appropriate assessment, guidance and referral where necessary.

Intern Social Worker - Department of Social Development - Estcourt Office

(2022-11 - 2023-03)

• Identified and assessed impoverished and vulnerable communities to determine service and intervention needs.
• Provided professional counselling services, including educational, therapeutic, trauma-informed and crisis interventions.
• Conducted intake assessments for walk-in clients and ensured appropriate referrals and follow-up care.
• Delivered family preservation services aimed at strengthening at-risk families and promoting stability.
• Compiled court reports and attended to court inquiries and related tasks under supervision of a Social Worker.
• Planned, facilitated and evaluated community programs, outreach activities and awareness campaigns.
• Provided psychosocial support to individuals, families and community groups
• Performed comprehensive Social Work Office Administration., including case file management, documentation and report writing.

Research Counsellor - Wits Health Consortium. Division PHRU - Johannesburg

(2020-11 - 2022-08)

Household Transmission Study (COVID) and Cohort Study (COVID, TB, HIV)

• Assist with the completion of patient consent forms and study logs
• Recruit and enrolled eligible participant for the study from local facilities
• Perform pre and post HIV counselling
• Do home visit for household enrolment
• Provide educational health talks about COVID, and other health issues
• Data capture using Redcap,

Intern Social Work - Department of Social Development - Estcourt Office

(2020-06 - 2020-08)

• Providing therapeutic counselling to individuals, families and groups
• Compiling reports and referring clients to other services providers
• Provide psychosocial support
• Support individuals and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times
• Help clients to build new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification
• Reports writing, intakes, and memos.

Child and Adolescent Counsellor - Aids Foundation of South Africa - Pietermaritzburg

(2018-10 - 2020-05)

• Perform pre and post HIV test counselling
• Perform finger prick testing
• Ensure that informed consent is well documented
• trace index clients
• Facilitate supports groups for people living with HIV

Admin Assistant - Yeoville Clinic Region F - Johannesburg

(2018-04 - 2018-06)

• Receiving patient files for data capturing on E-health system
• Capture patients on Acute, TB, Family planning, Chronic, Mother and Child
• Filing and retrieving files
• Booking next appointment for Mother and Child
• Maintain patient's confidentiality, and batho pele principles for the department of health.

Postgraduate Diploma - Public Health - University of Pretoria (2025)

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work (majoring in Psychology) - University of South Africa (2017)