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HTS Counsellor
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P424 - USAID CHEKUP
Livingstone, Lusaka, Ndola, Luanshya, Kitwe - Lusaka District, Lusaka Province
06 Nov 2023 00:00
09 Nov 2023 00:00


Livingstone (2), Lusaka (2), Ndola (1), Luanshya (1), and Kitwe (2).

Job summary


Reports to the District DREAMS Coordinator/Implementation Officer (depending on the district), and works closely with the District Data Associates and other USAID CHEKUP I staff in the districts. The incumbent will work closely with community members who are at high risk of HIV infection and offer high impact HIV testing and prevention services. S/he will work in the community in close collaboration with government health facility and DREAMS centre-based staff, government, and non-governmental structures (CBOs, FBOs, CHAs, NHC etc). 

Main duties 
  • Works closely with DHPO and other program staff in ensuring all eligible beneficiaries are provided with high impact HIV prevention services.
  • Carries out routine community mappings to identify hot spots for target community mobilization and health education activities.
  • Conducts health education and offers HIV testing services to all eligible individuals in the target communities. 
  • Distributes HIV self-test kits to eligible and willing community members using both assisted and unassisted HIV testing.
  • Ensures all individuals with HIV-positive results are actively linked to care in the catchment/nearest facility.
  • Ensures all individuals with HIV-positive results are offered partner notification services/index testing services.
  • Ensures that all index contacts elicited are traced and offered HTS and appropriate HIV prevention services.
  • Conducts data verifications with District Data Associates to ensure accuracy and completeness of data.
  • Maintains confidentiality during provision of HIV services. 
  • Files all documents correctly, i.e. screening tools, elicitation forms, and other relevant documents.
Qualifications 
  • Minimum of full Grade 12 certificate.
  • Ability to read and write in English.
  • Working knowledge of the local language.
  • Psychosocial counselling certificate and certified tester.
  • Experience and skill using computers, tablets and databases is highly preferred.
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.