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Dreams Mentor – Deaf Community
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P424 - USAID CHEKUP
Head Office - Lusaka District, Lusaka Province
04 Mar 2024 00:00
29 Apr 2024 00:00
Reports to DREAMS Connector. The DREAMS Mentor will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) safe spaces.

Main duties
  • Facilitates the process of identifying geographic locations, days and times that Safe Spaces Sessions will be conducted for each respective group.
  • Facilitates the process of forming Safe Space Groups by placing all screened AGYW into their appropriate age groups (10-14, 15-19 and 20-24).
  • Provides age-appropriate services to all AGYW.
  • Facilitates the tailored Steppingstones Curriculum over a period of 13 weeks.
  • Conducts Escorted Referrals of AGYW to access clinical care services not available in the safe spaces and at the DREAMS Centers.
  • Documents attendance and enrolment data and report accordingly by use of the standardized reporting tools.
  • Works together with Connectors to Sort and File documented data according to the provided filing guidelines.
  • Ensures all documented data is entered into DHIS2 and synchronized with the CIDRZ DHIS2 server weekly.
  • Follows up AGYW who miss two consecutive Safe Space Sessions with home visitations and conduct “make-up sessions” to ensure a continuum of mentorship.
  • Ensures AGYW continue to meet post-graduation to maintain their social networks and monitor their application of acquired skills.
  • Provides support to the Connectors to periodically facilitate the process of ongoing recruitment of DREAMS AGYW through screening.
Qualifications 
  • Grade 12 Certificate.
  • Local resident in Lusaka. 
  • Female aged between 25 and 35 years.
  • Fluent in Zambian Sign Language, knowledge of deaf culture, ability to use simplified Sign Language for Deaf AGYW who have not been exposed to Sign Language.
  • Empathetic, devoted and respectful individual with good interpersonal communication, team building, and basic reading/writing English skills.
  • Certificate in Social Work, psychosocial counselling or health related field.
  • At least 2 years’ experience working with adolescents and young women (HIV prevention and service provision).
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.