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Lay Counsellor
5 days ago
**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
- Gender Based Violence 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
- Facilitation of community-supported models of ART delivery
- Identification of process inadequacies and recommendations
- Utilise the specified counselling method (Next Step counselling) and recommend an effective counselling strategy in accordance with the relevant legislation and policies
- Inform line management of any suspicion of social/self-harm
- Hand over positive clients who are not ready for initiation to Case Facilitator
- Provide information and counsel on PrEP initiations
**_Education_**
- Grade 12
- HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing Certificate
- Advantageous_
- Relationship Counselling Certificate
- Gender Based Violence Counselling Certificate
**_Experience_**
- 2 years’ HIV testing and counselling
- 2 years’ HIV and TB community education and mobilisation
**_Requirements_**
- Valid Driver’s Licence
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Closing Date : 28 June 2024