Overview
Parent Infant Attachment Counsellor Jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at Hashtag Nonprofit NPC
Title: Parent Infant Attachment Counsellor
Company: Hashtag Nonprofit NPC
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- The Parent Centre
Parent Infant Attachment Counsellor at The Parent Centre
- Deadline:
20 May 2026
- Region:
Cape Town
- Type of employment:
Full time
Job Description
Role Description The Parent Centre is looking for two suitably qualified applicants with experience as a community worker or counsellor or Parent Infant Counsellor who resides in Maitland to Milnerton, Khayelitsha, and Mitchells Plain to join our community based Parent Infant Team.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Conduct community outreach and recruit clients through clinics and community-based organisations (CBOs).
- Facilitate weekly Pregnancy and Early Childhood Parenting talks at Midwife Obstetric Units (MOUs) or Community Health Centres.
- Build and maintain relationships with clinic staff and key stakeholders.
- Manage client referrals (self and clinic-based) and report to Supervisor.
- Submit a detailed report on each clinic talk, including topics and content covered.
- Conduct home visits and follow up on allocated cases.
- Submit weekly schedules, monthly statistics and reports as required.
- Ensure all required client signatures are recorded to confirm visits or attendance.
- Maintain accurate client records and attendance registers.
- Follow up promptly on cases allocated during weekly supervision sessions.
Qualifications And Requirements
- Grade 12 or higher.
- At least 1 to 2 years of accredited training in lay counselling.
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in community work or counselling.
- Valid Code 08 driver’s license (advantageous).
- Fluent in English and/or Afrikaans/IsiXhosa.
- Parenting experience.
- These posts need strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as an ability to work sensitively with vulnerable families.
- This post needs someone who can work independently with good organisational and record-keeping skills.
- They need an ability to maintain professional boundaries and have strong community engagement and outreach skills.
- We work with parents so it would be advantageous that you are a parent.
- This post needs good time management, self-discipline and an ability to work collaboratively and engage in supervision
How to apply
Interested persons must please send their CV together with a covering letter to [email protected] . By no later than 20 May 2026.
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- Date posted:
13 May 2026
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