Nomthandazo Gcaba

Qualified Social Worker and experienced Site Coordinator with extensive background in community development, psychosocial support and ward-based primary healthcare outreach. Demonstrated ability to coordinate, supervise and mentor teams of EPWP Educators, plan and monitor daily and weekly door-to-door activities based on high-risk mapping, and ensure full ward coverage. Proficient in organising and leading health awareness campaigns, conducting support groups, full and partial HIV disclosure counselling, and stakeholder collaboration with CBOs and Sector Leaders.

Competent in data recording, management of referral and household registration forms, attendance and stipend registers, and submission of accurate weekly and monthly reports.

Site Coordinator - City of Johannesburg Municipality

(2026-10)

• Supervise and coordinate a team of EPWP Educators in ward-based HIV/AIDS door-to-door activities.
• Plan daily and weekly activities with Educators based on mapping of high-risk areas to ensure full ward coverage.
• Conduct weekly team meetings, provide guidance, orientate new Educators, and cascade training received.
• Organise and led community awareness campaigns, events, and health education outreaches in collaboration with stakeholders (WBPHCOT, Sector Leaders, FBOs, CBOs).
• Monitor safety and security in the field and manage daily operations.
• Distribute and manage IEC materials, condoms, and reporting tools.
• Evaluate, record and consolidate data from referral forms, household registration forms, daily summary registers into weekly/monthly reports for the Regional Operational Manager.
• Monitor daily attendance, leave, registers and monthly summaries as required.
• Attend community stakeholder and monthly regional meetings, reporting on ward progress, household expansion, and matters of concern.
• Maintain accurate records of registers, agendas, minutes and ensured compliance with EPWP reporting standards.

Patient Administration Clerk - Slypsteen Clinic

(2025-09 - 2026-03)

• Collect personal and demographic information from patients and ensure accurate and up to date records.
• Open new files for patients and issue follow-up appointments cards.
• Capture patients details on HPRS and compile manual patients records.
• Compile and label patients files.
• Ensure routine pre-retrieval of files.
• Maintain patients appointments and schedule them accordingly.
• Manage the movement of patients files in the area of responsibility.
• Participate routine data quality improvement activities.

Social Auxiliary Worker - Anova Health Institute

(2022-10 - 2025-02)

• Conducting awareness campaigns and home visits.
• Provide psychosocial support to children, adolescents and caregivers living with HIV and recruit them into case management to ensure comprehensive care.
• Provide crisis management and psychosocial support to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
• Conduct full disclosure and partial disclosure counseling sessions.
• Implement family care days in different clinics and provide on-going psychosocial support.
• Facilitate Kids Adherence Clubs, MTV Shuga and caregivers support groups to adherence and supportive environment.
• Refer children that need external assistance and ensuring timely follow up and support.
• Work in collaboration with CBO, DOH and COJ stuff.
• Track and trace children that have missed their appointments and ensuring timely intervention and follow up.
• Follow up on children and adolescents that present with unsuppressed viral load.
• Prepare children and adolescents that are eligible for decanting and remind those that are due for bloods.
• Compile monthly report, MOI and OVC report.
• Mentor COJ, DOH and CBO stuff on Kids Alive, conducting partial disclosure, full disclosure and conducting adherence groups.

Social Work Practical Experience - Ngwelezana Tertiary Hospital

(2022-04 - 2022-09)

• Provide administration support to the Social Work Department and ensure efficient operations and effective service delivery.
• Provide counseling to patients that has been referred to the Social Work Department.
• Conduct group work and community work.
• Refer patients that need external assistance.
• Conduct home visits and monitor patients progress and wellbeing.
• Follow up with patients telephonically, ensuring continuity of care and addressing emerging concerns.
• Compile monthly report, tracking progress and informing service delivery improvement.

Linkage Officer - Broadreach Health Care

(2020-02 - 2022-03)

• Coordinated psychosocial support services for patients living with HIV to promote adherence, retention in care and overall wellbeing
• Tracked and monitored performance against targets by conducting follow-up for patients who missed appointments and those due for bloods to ensure timely intervention
• Mobilised community members through HTS campaigns and provided HIV Testing Services while collecting, verifying and maintaining updated records for reporting purposes
• Facilitated community education and outreach on HIV prevention and Gender Based Violence during school events and community engagements to strengthen sector participation
• Linked eligible HIV negative clients to PrEP services in collaboration with DOH and CBOs to support HIV prevention efforts
• Coordinated differentiated service delivery by delivering ART treatment to patients unable to access clinic due to financial and social barriers
• Contributed to activity reports and M&E by documenting outreach, HTS, and support services provided.

Grade 12 - Bizimali Secondary School (2009)

Diploma - Journalism - Rosebank College (2016)

Degree - Social Work - University of South Africa (2023)