QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:
• Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma in Basic counselling or HIV/AIDS training.
• 3 years experiences
• Trained in HIV Counselling, testing and ART Adherence
• 2 years’ experience in counselling supervision
• Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
• Degree in Project Management/Public Health/communication
• Prior experience working in HIV Management/Control
• 5 years’ experience
• Health care service delivery background

TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIOURA COMPETENCIES

• Problem solving skills
• Counselling skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Supervision skills (guiding, supporting)
• Good interpersonal skill
• Personal management skills
• HTS linkage Viral Load HVST

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Providing Pre- and Post-Counselling
• Plan HTS activities focused at achieving HTS indicators
• Conducting health education to HIVAIDSTB patients
• Identifying problems and setting priorities with the patient
• Sharing and distribution of IEC materials both at facility and community.
• Case Finding- Devise interventions to find Men, Paediatrics and adolescents.
• Counselling of clients
• Risk Assessment and IPV screening
• Assist clients in making informed decisions.
• Presenting reports to multidisciplinary team for inputs
• Referral of patients to relevant departments and services such as GBV
• Entering into the daily register each patient counselled or educated i.e., their age, gender etc.
• Ensuring that all HTS registers are updated daily, and all backlog worked on immediately to the current date.
• Communicate the statistics to the Line manager by the 25th of each month.
• Compile and store regular reports relating to RTC – supported HIV service as required by RTC management.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications in the form of a cover letter and CV must be submitted to Vacancy16@righttocare.org

All applicants are required to complete an online competency assessment accessible using this link.

https://my.assessio.com/right-to-care-professional-counsellor-x3-mission-f

Only applicants that will complete the two steps above will be considered.