Community Health Worker
7 months ago
**Job Advert Summary**:
**Purpose of the position**:
To provide counseling services and become an integral part of the broader comprehensive care and treatment counseling in a Non-Clinical site and/or community that links the community into care.
**Minimum Requirements**:
- Grade 12
- Accredited training certificates ATTIC: Phase 1 Module 1Medical Information, Phase 1 Module 2 Counselling skills, Phase 1 Module 3 HCT, Phase 2 Module 1 ART/TB Adherence Counselling
- 5 Day Basic HIV information course, 13 Day Intensive Counselling course and 10 Day Adherence, Finger Prick certificate
- Knowledge of common medical, mental health and neurological conditions
at least two years’ experience working with vulnerable or hard to reach populations a recommendation
- Experience in HIV/AIDS prevention, and care and support programming an advantage
- Ability to work non-traditional hours which may include weekends from time to time
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Provide education on HIV/TB/STI prevention, risk reduction planning, correct condom use and living positively
- Uses guidelines to conduct health education and promote positive living
Conducts individual and group health education using the teaching aides provided
- Keeps abreast of the latest developments in HIV/AIDS/TB/STI prevention
Engages with clients in a non-judgemental and empathic manner
- Provides quality counseling advice in Non-clinical settings
- Demonstrates the use of condoms and lubes
for both male and female
- Promotes and mobilizes clients for VMC as part of HIV/AIDS prevention
- Data Collection
- Promote HIV counselling and testing, including screening for TB and STI
- Promote Intensive HIV counselling and Adherence support to clients within their care
- Conducts HIV Negative, HIV positive support groups, adherence support groups, and sensitization trainings
- Infection Control
- Appropriate referral of all new cases
- HIV, TB and STI
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