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Date Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Job Title (2) REF: TS/HR/PMGT/ 36: Counsellor/ Community Linkages Assistant (1)
Classification: Contract, Full-time
Reporting to: Psychosocial and Community Linkages Officer
Salary: Commensurate with training and experience
Duty Station: TASO Masindi Center of Excellence
Directly Supervises: None

Functionally Supports: Expert Clients
Main Purpose of the Job: To provide services geared towards improving the welfare of TASO Clients and their house hold members.

Key Outputs
• Participation in developing departmental work plans and budgets done
• Clients' welfare provided and ensured
• HIV/AIDS education and sensitization organized
• Clients' views presented to TASO management
• Technical guidance to support clients and expert clients provided Clients mobilized, linked and retained in care
• Programmatic reports Compiled and submitted

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Participate in the compilation of departmental annual work plans and budgets for client's activities
• Participate in writing fundable proposals at TASO units to secure local funding and link clients to support groups
• Share/disseminate information to clients regarding their rights and obligations
• Identify, document clients needs and share with management
• Orient clients about TASO center services & procedures i.e. MIPA-GIPA guidelines and Clients' Code of Conduct
• Attend to weak and support clients who are stranded i.e. do not know where to go or have no support like transport back home
• Follow up clients admitted in the wards and homes and report respective Counsellors
• Conduct health talks and spearhead clients' involvement in HIV/AIDS education and sensitization
• Conduct Training Needs Assessments and organize skills building trainings for Expert Clients Offer counseling to clients with different concerns and visit CDDPS to offer peer support counselling to clients/refills
• Support in establishment and maintenance of the demonstration gardens at the center
• Mobilize and organize targeted HTS in the community to identify HIV positives
• Link all the HIV positive clients identified during HTS and make follow ups
• Identify clients who miss appointments and fast track those who are lost to follow to ensure that they are traced and restarted on treatment
• Monitor clients' flow and waitingwhile at the center and update the appointment register, missappointment register
• Reach out to partners of clients that recently test HIV positive and invite them to the clinic for HIV counselling and testing services.
• Track client referrals and enrol those referred into the TASO System
• Work with the Psychosocial and medical team to identify, follow-up and support clients that miss appointments and those that disengage from care.
• In collaboration with Community structures, conduct community follow up of clients that cannot be reached on phone
• Prepare and submit reports on client activities as required
• Review outputs presented by facility Expert Clients and ensure that proper documentation of work is done

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Counsellor/Community Linkages Assistant
Minimum Academic Qualifications: Degree in SWASA, Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Counselling and Guidance, Public Health, Psychiatric Nursing, Clinical Psychiatry OR Community Psychology.

Additional Training Necessary: Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling and Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling.

Minimum Experience and Exposure:
• At least 2 years' experience in HIV/AIDS support work.
• Ability to communicate in the local dialect and knowledge of the area project scope is a MUST.
• He/she MUST be a TASO Registered Client and, evidence regarding the same shall be required for verification.
• Motorcycle riding is a Must. The applicant must attach a copy of a valid riding permit (Class A) Special Knowledge Required: Rights of PLWHAS and Basic facts on HIV/AIDS Care

Key Skill
• Communication Skills
• Customer Care
• Computer Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Other Qualities/Attributes: Integrity, Empathy, Patience, Confidentiality and Ability to work under mental and physical stress.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Only qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of certified academic certificates, testimonials and three referees, two of who should be the present employer / immediate supervisor or last employer if unemployed, or any other if it is the first employment being applied for. None of the referees should be a relative, friend or business associate. All referees' designations should be stated and contact details included i.e. physical address, telephone/ mobile numbers and email contacts.
All interested Candidates MUST fully fill the TASO Online Job Application Form, scan and save all the relevant documents as one document (labeled with candidate's full names) and forward only online applications with the relevant credentials to:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/TASO1/THEAIDSSUPPORTORGANISATIONTASO

Please visit the TASO Website at www.tasouganda.org  to access the detailed job advert. Also note that only applications received online shall be considered.
*Posting Date: December 21, 2022
* Closing Date: January 03, 2023 at 04:30 pm
While TASO appreciates all the interested applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. In case you do not hear from TASO Uganda One (01) month after the closing date, please consider yourself unsuccessful.
*Please note that any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

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