AHF Uganda Cares Program is a collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide HIV/AIDS care including, antiretroviral treatment care, basic care and palliative care, psyche-soda! support, HIV testing and Prevention; training and other related services. To meet the above needs, the Program desires to recruit skilled, committed, self driven and results oriented individuals to fill the following posts
COUNSELOR COORDINATOR TEST AND TREAT PROJECT – MASAKA
‘Reports To: Test and Treat Coordinator
Summary: The job will entail coordinating all the activities related to counseling including training of service providers including lay providers on basic counseling skills, adherence counseling. In addition this person will monitor quality of counseling services offered by the various service providers.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Provide sound technical assistance to the project team in the implementation of routine counseling and testing
• Support training of counselors and lay cadres on HCT and ART,
• Flan and undertake mentorship and support supervision of all counseling activities for project implementation sites.
Ensures up to date practices are in place aimed at maintaining high quality of counseling.
• Participates in the development, dissemination and establishment of HIV and ART counseling protocols and practices at all project sites.
• Participates in designing and determining patient flow systems for HCT and ART at different sites to achieve maximum efficiency.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Will directly work with and supervise health centre staff, field testing teams as well as other CSO partners. Focus will be on cadres responsible for providing counseling of any nature on the project
Job requirement
Education and Experience: Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences or Nursing Officer with requisite training and experience as a counselor trainer and counselor. Possession of a certificate in HIV prevention and ART counseling. Minimum of 3-5 years experience or more in a similar position.
Skills: Should have good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills of both English and luganda. Ability to express oneself in the other locally usable languages is an added advantage.
Certificates and Licenses: Should have a valid registration with governing bodies.
How to apply
Qualified applicants should send their application letters, C.V and photocopies of academic certificates indicating at least 3 professional referees with their telephone contacts and email not later than 21st April 2011, 5.00pm.
Note: Indicate the post applied for on the envelope.
Attention:
The Country Program Director
AHF Uganda Cares Secretariat
Plot 1A Baker Road
P. O. Box 22914 Kampala
Phone: 0414 346 311
AHF Uganda Cans is an equal opportunity employer.