Toleka Stark

I am 33 year old ambitious female who is prepared to achieve the desired goals of the job description. I am a hard worker, self-motivated, goal orientated individual who is always looking for a challenge to enhance my skills and knowledge. I like to interact with other people and adapt easily to different kinds of environment.

I have good communication skills, administrative skills. I have develop my desire in working with people helping them to help themselves. I am able to work under pressure and long hours as well. I can speak isiXhosa and English fluently.

Social Auxiliary Worker at Songe Social Change (2020-02 – 2025-03)

Mobilized AGYW in and out of school for HIV prevention activities and recreational programs

• Mobilize AGYW in and out of school to benefit to the core intervention and participate HIV prevention activities at schools, safe space and satellite spaces
• Coordinate all recreational activities taking place at the satellite space
• Submit weekly and monthly reports
• Provide support and information to AGYW on recreational activities and programme activities at large
• Mobilize AGYW in and out of school to participate on recreational activities
• Plan and organize key recreational activities at the site
• Complete all administration task/recording format as required and report to site manager
• Coordinate safe space Peer Group Trainers, verify enrollment tools or data collection tools, and report their daily target and weekly target to the site manager
• Compiling social workers report

Peer Group Trainer at Songe Social Change (2019-08 – 2020-02)

Conducted peer group training and HIV prevention activities for AGYW in and out of school

• Mobilize AGYW in and out of school to benefit to the core intervention and participate HIV prevention activities at schools and in communities
• Conducting demand creation from AGYW in and out of school and enroll them to the programme
• Doing referral to relevant services (clinical and psychosocial)
• Conduct community mobilization when there is event
• Compiling and submitting daily and weekly report to upliner supervisor

Social work intern at Department of Social development (2016-07 – 2017-07)

Provided counselling, case work, group work, and psychosocial support services

• Counselling (case work and group work)
• Reunification of clients with their families
• Conducting awareness campaign
• Networking with other stake holders for effectiveness of HIV/AIDS and Child abuse
• Providing psychosocial support to the victims of HIV/AIDS and assessing the development of the children
• Networking with SASSA, Home Affairs, Community Developers etc and other referral organizations
• Open and record individual files for clients

Data Capturer at Department Of Education (2016-01 – 2016-06)

Counted school furniture and recorded information for Eastern Cape schools

• Counting school furniture in different schools of the Eastern Cape
• Record all the information found
• Present the information to the principal of the school and supervisor
• Submit the funding to the department of education

Student Social Worker at Child Welfare SA- Mthatha (2013-01 – 2013-06)

Provided social work support including home visits and foster care placement assistance

• Doing home visits for clients
• Placement of forester care on magistrate court
• Assisting in monthly report
• Conducting awareness campaigns
• Assisting on community projects
• Attending meeting together with senior social work and other stakeholders

Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Criminology – University of Fort Hare (2015 – 2015)

Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work – University of Fort Hare (2010 – 2014)

Matric – Zanokhanyo S.S.S (2009 – 2009)