Lay Counsellor I

2023/05/15

Reference Number

2023050803

Description

Work Description

The Lay Counsellor is responsible for providing HIV/AIDS testing and counselling. The Lay Counsellor also renders psychosocial support counselling and continued adherence support for participants.

Technical Work Responsibilities
- HIV testing and counselling (HTC)
- Couples counselling
- Provide a linkage from diagnosis to HIV care and treatment
- Provide adherence counselling and patient education for:

- Initiation and continued adherence support for patients on ART
- Patients on medication for treatment of drug-sensitive TB and multi
- drug resistant TB, TB prevention and contact tracing
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Paediatric and adolescent disclosure counselling
- Facilitation of community-supported models of ART delivery
- Identification of process inadequacies and recommendations

**Requirements**:
Education
- Grade 12
- HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing CertificateAdvantageous
- Relationship Counselling Certificate
- Trauma Counselling CertificateExperience
- 2 years’ HIV testing and counselling
- 2 years’ HIV and TB community education and mobilisation**Requirements**:

- Valid Driver’s Licence
- Own Vehicle

Closing date**:19th** May 2023**
- Work Level- Junior- Job Type- Temp- Salary- Market Related- Duration- EE Position- No- Location- Brits