Thato Chauke

I am hardworking and self-motivated individual. I have been a social worker for 7 years, being a team leader and supervising Junior social workers, social Auxiliary workers and peer group trainers under psycho social support. I have worked as a school social worker at Telkom Foundation project and also worked as a Senior social Worker under the NACOSA HIV/AIDS prevention project since 2019 till September 2025.

Senior Social Worker - Future Generation (Telkom Foundation)

(2016-02 - 2018-07)

• Supervising Junior social workers and SAW to render individual, group and awareness campaigns
• Responsible for administration and functions required
• Facilitating awareness campaigns, support groups and individual counselling and referrals to different stakeholders
• Networking

School Social Worker - Reconstruction and Development of Mind

(2019-08 - 2019-07)

• School social worker working with teachers to develop and enhance the social interaction skills
• Positive parenting program

Senior Social Worker - Childline Gauteng

(2019-08 - 2025-09)

• Ensure the implementation of the project, psycho social support and safe space services, data collection, reporting and good relationship with cooperate sponsors
• Performs a range of social work and supervisory functions providing psycho social support in the safe space. The focus is on reducing HIV/AIDS and STI/TB/GBV and family, individual and community strengthening Junior social workers
• Conduct meetings for supervision and debriefing for the peer counsellors weekly/monthly as required
• Participate in the organizational meetings which form the primary communication mechanism of the organization
• M & E officer for data capturing and collection

Grade 12 - Mogatla-mpe High School (2006)

Bachelor of Social Work - Social Work - University of South Africa (2015)