6 Fresher Counsellor Job Opportunities – Mildmay Uganda
Job Title: Counsellor (6 Entry Level Job Opportunities)
Organization: Mildmay Uganda
Duty Station: Wakiso, Uganda
About US:
Mildmay Uganda is an indigenous Christian NGO that offers General and HIV/AIDS medical services also providing technical support for Ministry of Health Systems to scale up comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services.
Job Summary: The facility-based Counsellor will be responsible for ensuring HTS targets are met, all positive clients tested positive are linked into care and are supported to start ART. They shall also support counselling to all HIV clients in care to increase the identification of undiagnosed HIV positive children and partners in the assigned facility. They shall provide quality psychosocial support to all clients in care to ensure that they are virally suppressed and retained in care. The counsellor will also facilitate facility to community linkage and follow-up of clients to support retention.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the facility team to ensure children of index clients, adolescents, and men pregnant mothers, family members, couples, key population are all targeted for HTS and facility targets are met.
- Coordinate with the Clinical team to ensure 95% of clients tested are linked into care, supported to adhere to ART, and are supported to have a viral load at an appropriate time.
- Provide quality psychosocial support to children, adolescents, pregnant mothers, and adults on ART to ensure that they are virally suppressed and retained in care.
- Provide on-going capacity building in counseling to relevant health facility staff to ensure the sustainability of counseling at targeted health facilities beyond the project life.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Diploma in Counselling and Guidance
- A certificate in HIV Counseling is an added advantage.
- Knowledge and experience of HIV/AIDS care issues
- Knowledge of Ministry of health and local government systems
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 19th March 2021
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