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8 Sep 2023
Professional Counsellor at Right to Care Zambia
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- Company: Right to Care Zambia
- Location: Zambia
- State: Zambia
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Zambia
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Diploma in Basic counselling or HIV/AIDS training.
- 3 years experiences
- Trained in HIV Counselling, testing and ART Adherence
- 2 years’ experience in counselling supervision
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
- Degree in Project Management/Public Health/communication
- Prior experience working in HIV Management/Control
- 5 years’ experience
- Health care service delivery background
TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Problem solving skills
- Counselling skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Supervision skills (guiding, supporting)
- Good interpersonal skill
- Personal management skills
- HTS linkage Viral Load HVST
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Providing Pre- and Post-Counselling
- Plan HTS activities focused at achieving HTS indicators
- Conducting health education to HIVAIDSTB patients
- Identifying problems and setting priorities with the patient
- Sharing and distribution of IEC materials both at facility and community.
- Case Finding- Devise interventions to find Men, Paediatrics, and adolescents.
- Counselling of clients
- Risk Assessment and IPV screening
- Assist clients in making informed decisions.
- Presenting reports to multidisciplinary team for inputs
- Referral of patients to relevant departments and services such as GBV
- Entering into the daily register each patient counselled or educated i.e., their age, gender etc.
- Ensuring that all HTS registers are updated daily, and all backlog worked on immediately to the current date.
- Communicate the statistics to the Line manager by the 25th of each month.
- Compile and store regular reports relating to RTC – supported HIV service as required by RTC
Method of Application
Applications in the form of a cover letter and CV must be submitted to [email protected]All applicants are required to complete an online competency assessment accessible using this link – https://my.assessio.com/right-to-care-professional-counsellor-zm_luapula-xOnly applicants that will complete the two steps above will be considered.