Experience

MAKHADO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employee Assistance Programme Practitioner Intern

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  • Provide short term counselling support and guidance (excluding psychotherapy), in the key areas of crisis and trauma and family, work and relationships with the aim of promoting mental health and wellness.• Identify (but not diagnose and treat) possible physical, psychological and/or social problems and refer clients to the appropriate professionals.• Practice effective interpersonal communication skills in a range of environments with diverse individuals and groups for the purpose of empowerment and promotion of mental health.• Apply competency-based counselling approaches – finding strengths and resilience to facilitate mental health and wellness.• Promotion of health awareness and the facilitation of health related events, activities and interventions (Wellness Day, HIV/ AIDS, etc.)• Management consultation to assist supervisors/ management with employee’s job performance, absenteeism and conduct problems.• Assist with the management of Incapacity/ disability cases.• Provision of advice and guidance to management and staff on related matters• Ensuring well equipped EAP/ Wellness events and sports activities. • Receive written or verbal notice of injury, verify the notice by visiting the scene of accident and ask questions.• Report the injury telephonically to the Compensation Commissioner (CC) by giving full details captured in the employer’s report of accident form, write the claim number given by the CC on the form.• Developing, implementing, and improving the health and safety plans, programmes and procedures in the workplace.• Ensuring compliance with the provisions of the amended Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993. • Identifying OHS-related training needs in the workplace.• Conducting safety inspections and risk assessments.• Administrate the management of incapacity/disability cases. • Development and implementation of organisational wellness programmes based on the needs of the Municipality. • Reporting on OHS-related activities.



Quality Plant Hire

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Liaison Officer

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  • Assist the contractor’s supervisory staff in the management of workers. • Complete the necessary administrative tasks related to implementation of projects.• Represent the community and assist SANRAL, Contractor and the engineers with communication between them and the community.• Inform community regarding project details, safety precautions and programme. • Maintain an up-to-date record of potential employees within the community and provide the contractor with copies of this information. • To identify, screen and nominate labor from the community in accordance with the Contractor’s requirements and determine, in consultation with the Contractor, the needs of local labor for employment and relevant technical training, where applicable. • Liaise between Contractor and Labor regarding wages and conditions of employment. • Identify possible labor disputes, unrest, strikes, etc. in advance and assist in their resolution.• Co-ordinate and assist with obtaining of information regarding the community’s needs. • Attend contract site meetings and report on community and labor issues at these meetings.• Attend disciplinary proceedings to ensure that hearings are fair and reasonable. • Have a good working knowledge of the contents of the contract document regarding labor and training matters. • Inform local labors of their conditions of temporary employment, to ensure their timeous availability and to inform them timorously of when they will be relieved. • Ensure that all labors involved in activities when tasks have been set, are fully informed of the principle of task based work. • Prepares and delivers written and oral communication to a variety of stakeholders for the purpose of identifying issues and recommendations.



Unisa

• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health and wellness peer educator

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Motivate and support behavioural change.• Perform condom promotion and distribution.• Co-ordinate health and wellness workshop.• Provide care and support for people.• Develop online newsletter on HIV/AIDS.• Encourage students to do HCT (HIV Counselling and Testing).• Participate in community outreach program.• Ensuring well equipped Wellness events and coordinating sports activities.• Promotion of health awareness and the facilitation of health related events, activities and interventions (Wellness Day, HIV/ AIDS, etc.).• Practice effective interpersonal communication skills in a range of environments with diverse individuals and groups for the purpose of empowerment and promotion of psycho-somatic health.• Providing advices and guidance to students on health and wellness’s related matters.



Stallion security company

• Ghana
• Security and Investigations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Security officer

  • Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

  Task and responsibilities: •Access control •Premise patrol duties •Property protection Task and responsibilities: •Access control •Premise patrol duties •Property protection