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Title:
Lay Counselor
Grade:
C1
Project:
P424 - USAID CHEKUP
Location:
Lusaka, Livingstone, Luanshya, Mufulira, Kitwe, Ndola - Lusaka District, Lusaka Province
Publish Date:
12 Dec 2022 00:00
Deadline Date:
17 Dec 2022 00:00
Description:
Reports to the District HIV Prevention Officer 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/AIDS prevention services. S/he will work in the community in close collaboration with the facility and DREAMS Centre based staff, government, and non-governmental structures (CBOs, FBOs, CHAs, NHC e.t.c.).
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 populations
Offers HIV Testing services to all eligible populations in catchment communities
Distributes HIV Self-tests to eligible and willing populations using both assisted and unassisted models
Ensures all positives identified are actively linked to care in the catchment/nearest facility
Ensures all positives identified are offered Partner Notification Services/Index testing services
Ensures that all index contacts elicited are traced and offered HTS appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention services
Conducts verifications with DDAs and other program staff in communities in ensuring all beneficiary records are correct and updated in all registers
Establishes and maintains good communication with patients and other members of staff.
Qualifications
Minimum Grade 12 Certificate
Recently certified testers will be preferred
Psychosocial counselling certificate
Experience and skill using computers, tablets and databases is highly preferred
Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be shortlisted.
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