Job Description: The Community COVID Lay Counsellor’s primary responsibility is to support the COVID Community Team with the identification of clients eligible for COVID vaccinations and of priority clients at risk for more severe COVID-19 disease that may require intensified mobilization efforts to ensure linkage to COVID vaccination and to HIV and TB Care and Treatment. [ads1] Job Responsibilities: The Community COVID Lay Counsellor will work with all stakeholders in the facility and community teams to provide screening, testing and counselling services relating to HIV, TB and COVID-19. Provide Standard counselling care and individual risk reduction counselling sessions for COVID-19, HIV, TB and STIs Ensure all DSD is captured on BR reporting tools correctly, consistently and timeously. Test HIV Index contacts that have been traced and have come in for vaccinations Screen community-based clients for COVID-19 Any other role assigned by your manager within reason of your scope of work. Provide HTS for clients with a positive HIVSS screening outcome, inclusive of HIV pre-test, post-test and ongoing counselling Conduct screening for current TB or history of TB amongst clients Ensure all newly diagnosed HIV positive patients receive same-day treatment initiation through the ‘handshake’ approach and that linkage to care confirmed and documented Conduct HIV risk assessment, offer and provide assisted HIVSS for clients in target populations Job Requirements: Experience in COVID-19 Counselling would be an advantage 10 Day Adherence Counselling certificate would serve as an advantage. Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience and knowledge of public health facilities Experience working Fluency in Zulu is a must (and Siswati for the Mpumalanga districts is desirable) Senior Certificate (Grade12) or equivalent Accredited certificate in basic counselling and HIV Experience in working with adolescents would be an advantage Job Details: Company: BroadReach Vacancy Type: Temporary Job Location: Port Shepstone Application Deadline: N/A [ads2] Apply Here instantcareers.net #J-18808-Ljbffr