Lay Counsellor - Pretoria, South Africa - The Aurum Institute

The Aurum Institute
The Aurum Institute
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Pretoria, South Africa

3 weeks ago

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The Lay Counsellor is responsible for providing HIV/AIDS testing and counselling. The Lay Counsellor also renders psychosocial support counselling and continued adherence support for participants.


Technical Work Responsibilities

  • HIV testing and counselling (HTC)
  • Couples counselling
  • Gender Based Violence counselling.
  • Provide a linkage from diagnosis to HIV care and treatment.
  • Provide adherence counselling and patient education for:
  • Initiation and continued adherence support for patients on ART
  • Patients on medication for treatment of drugsensitive TB and multi
- drug resistant TB, TB prevention and contact tracing.

  • Facilitation of communitysupported models of ART delivery
  • Identification of process inadequacies and recommendations
  • Utilise the specified counselling method (Next Step counselling) and recommend an effective counselling strategy in accordance with the relevant legislation and policies.
  • Inform line management of any suspicion of social/selfharm.
  • Hand over positive clients who are not ready for initiation to Case Facilitator
  • Provide information and counsel on PrEP initiations.

_Education_

  • Grade 1
  • HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing Certificate _ Advantageous_
  • Relationship Counselling Certificate
  • Gender Based Violence Counselling Certificate

_Experience_

  • 2 years' HIV testing and counselling
  • 2 years' HIV and TB community education and mobilisation

Closing date: 13 April 2024

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