3 Counsellors
2025-04-10T20:07:09+00:00
Makerere Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
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FULL_TIME
Namutumba, Jinja, Namayingo and Iganga
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Business Management and Administration
Admin & Office
2025-04-14T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Job Summary:
To provide comprehensive HIV counselling to clients, their families, Community members and to mobilize
and support communities to respond to the HIV epidemic.
Specific duties and responsibilities
1. Provide Quality and Comprehensive Counselling Services to Clients, their partners and other
family members (Pre-test, Post-test, Adherence support, Intensive Adherence Counselling).
2. Conduct assessment of Patients for HTS and provide necessary psychosocial care.
3. Participate in the process of empowering patients with skills for self-reliance and making
appropriate succession plans.
4. Conduct CMEs at the facility and community based on the assessed training needs.
5. Provide technical support to facility and community volunteers on HIV/AIDS and TB awareness
and document success stories.
6. Conduct health education talks on HIV prevention and other HIV related issues.
7. Conduct home visits to clients/patients and their family members.
8. Offer Index client counselling & testing to house members of facility clients she/he is attached
too.
9. Support linkage Volunteers in linking clients to appropriate Health & Social Services.
10. Document key outputs in the relevant MOH data capture tools.
11. Compile weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the facilities supported on key HIV/AIDS and
TB indicators.
12. Participate in facility and program meetings as may be scheduled by the supervisor.
Minimum qualifications, and Job requirements.
• Diploma in Nursing, Counselling from a recognized institution.
• At least 1 years’ experience in HIV counseling in a busy clinical setting.
• Mentorship, Counseling, and Communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel and provide care services at selected health facilities and outreaches.
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required.
• Special knowledge in the management of adverse events following circumcision and its related
complication.
• Confidentiality, team player and ability to empathize.
• Ability to communicate in the language dialects used in East Central region (Lusoga, Lugweri,
Swahili, Samia, Luganda).
To provide comprehensive HIV counselling to clients, their families, Community members and to mobilize and support communities to respond to the HIV epidemic. Specific duties and responsibilities 1. Provide Quality and Comprehensive Counselling Services to Clients, their partners and other family members (Pre-test, Post-test, Adherence support, Intensive Adherence Counselling). 2. Conduct assessment of Patients for HTS and provide necessary psychosocial care. 3. Participate in the process of empowering patients with skills for self-reliance and making appropriate succession plans. 4. Conduct CMEs at the facility and community based on the assessed training needs. 5. Provide technical support to facility and community volunteers on HIV/AIDS and TB awareness and document success stories. 6. Conduct health education talks on HIV prevention and other HIV related issues. 7. Conduct home visits to clients/patients and their family members. 8. Offer Index client counselling & testing to house members of facility clients she/he is attached too. 9. Support linkage Volunteers in linking clients to appropriate Health & Social Services. 10. Document key outputs in the relevant MOH data capture tools. 11. Compile weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the facilities supported on key HIV/AIDS and TB indicators. 12. Participate in facility and program meetings as may be scheduled by the supervisor.
Diploma in Nursing, Counselling from a recognized institution. • At least 1 years’ experience in HIV counseling in a busy clinical setting. • Mentorship, Counseling, and Communication skills. • Must be willing to travel and provide care services at selected health facilities and outreaches. • Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required. • Special knowledge in the management of adverse events following circumcision and its related complication. • Confidentiality, team player and ability to empathize. • Ability to communicate in the language dialects used in East Central region (Lusoga, Lugweri, Swahili, Samia, Luganda).
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Vacancy title:
3 Counsellors
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Makerere Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, April 14 2025
Duty Station:
Namutumba, Jinja, Namayingo and Iganga | Uganda | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
To provide comprehensive HIV counselling to clients, their families, Community members and to mobilize
and support communities to respond to the HIV epidemic.
Specific duties and responsibilities
1. Provide Quality and Comprehensive Counselling Services to Clients, their partners and other
family members (Pre-test, Post-test, Adherence support, Intensive Adherence Counselling).
2. Conduct assessment of Patients for HTS and provide necessary psychosocial care.
3. Participate in the process of empowering patients with skills for self-reliance and making
appropriate succession plans.
4. Conduct CMEs at the facility and community based on the assessed training needs.
5. Provide technical support to facility and community volunteers on HIV/AIDS and TB awareness
and document success stories.
6. Conduct health education talks on HIV prevention and other HIV related issues.
7. Conduct home visits to clients/patients and their family members.
8. Offer Index client counselling & testing to house members of facility clients she/he is attached too.
9. Support linkage Volunteers in linking clients to appropriate Health & Social Services.
10. Document key outputs in the relevant MOH data capture tools.
11. Compile weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the facilities supported on key HIV/AIDS and
TB indicators.
12. Participate in facility and program meetings as may be scheduled by the supervisor.
Minimum qualifications, and Job requirements.
• Diploma in Nursing, Counselling from a recognized institution.
• At least 1 years’ experience in HIV counseling in a busy clinical setting.
• Mentorship, Counseling, and Communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel and provide care services at selected health facilities and outreaches.
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required.
• Special knowledge in the management of adverse events following circumcision and its related
complication.
• Confidentiality, team player and ability to empathize.
• Ability to communicate in the language dialects used in East Central region (Lusoga, Lugweri,
Swahili, Samia, Luganda).
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: associate degree
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