Community Health Worker (Fixed Term Contract) Wits RHI)

Main purpose of the job:

• To recruit and retain study participants from the community into a study, participate in the process of raising awareness about the study and creating a relationship between the WRHI and the community

Location:

• 22 Esselen Street, Hillbrow - Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• Promote studies and recruit participants by conducting presentations, and distributing brochures in the community
• Address potential participants in accordance with recruitment targets and participant recruitment standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Obtain verbal consent before conducting screening interviews
• Inform willing participants that participation in the study is voluntary
• Schedule appointment with eligible participants to attend a further screening at Wits RHI study clinic
• Report on community meetings
• Attend relevant internal and external meetings
• Chair or take minutes of relevant meetings
• Assists in networking with relevant stakeholders
• Ensures that the study has relevant health promotion materials (IEC) on site
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as workshops, forums, conferences, etc.

Required minimum education and training:

• Grade 12
• Fluent in English and other African languages (Sesotho and Zulu preferable) 

Required minimum work experience

• Minimum 6 months working experience

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Certification in good clinical practice (GCP)
• Empathetic with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Be tactful, respectful and maintain confidentiality
• Able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Demands of the job:

• Traveling and working over weekends (Saturdays) may be required
• Must be able to work in the community with patients who are HIV positive or negative and emotional because of the HIV disease

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 17 March 2022.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
• PLEASE NOTE: Our Client, WHC - RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.

Please note:

• AJ Personnel is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.