SUMMARY:
A Driver/Community Health Worker (Counsellor) - Key Populations Programme vacancy is available at our Client Wits Health Consortium's Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (RHI) in Bellville, Cape Town - Western Cape.
POSITION INFO:
Background
The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges.
It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health and vaccinology. This is done through pioneering, multi-disciplinary research; responsive technical support and innovation in health services; and evidence-based policy development and advocacy with national, regional and global stakeholders.
Main purpose of the job
- To drive mobile clinic transporting clinical staff for outreach activities and clients to and from different areas and to collect/deliver documents from various locations in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures
- To provide HIV counselling and testing to Transgender women, link them to HIV treatment and prevention services and retain them in care using data-driven tracking and tracing of patients who are Lost to Follow Up
Location
Key performance areas
- Drive mobile clinic with care and consideration to other road users
- Liaise with the community outreach team for daily transport schedules
- Transport outreach teams and clients safely to and from destinations
- Complete relevant vehicle usage forms in accordance with policy
- Keep the mobile clinic clean and carry out the necessary checks
- Report any vehicle mechanical faults, repairs or vehicle accidents and assist with vehicle maintenance duties
- Always obey traffic rules
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Conduct health information, education, and communication (IEC) activities with female sex workers and/ or their clients at brothels and community based hot spots
- Demonstrate condoms usage to clients at outreach sites
- Conduct pre and/or post-HIV test counselling
- Link Transgender women to HIV prevention and treatment services
- Provide adherence counselling and support to clients on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Required minimum education and training
- Grade 12
- HIV counselling and a testing certificate
- Valid driver’s license, including PDP certificate
- Fluent in English and other Africa language
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
- Basic HIV education and counselling
- Empathetic with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft office
- Be tactful, respectful and maintain confidentiality
- Able to work independently and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Required minimum work experience
- Minimum of 6 months of working experience as a Community Health Worker or Lay Counsellor
- 2 Years as an HTS counsellor
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
- 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 is 05 March 2021.
- 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.
- In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note that 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.
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