Facilitator: uThukela needed at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

• The purpose of this job is to facilitate multi-session evidence based structural programmes and conduct risk reduction to vulnerable AGYW to provide information and promote positive behaviour change in a safe space.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12 certificate
• Accredited / recognised 10 days counselling certificate
• Facilitation training and beneficiary of PPPrev Programme would be an advantage
• One-year facilitation experience working in the community
• Computer literate in MS office
• Proficiency in English and isiZulu languages
• Valid Code 08 driver’s licence and own transport
• Knowledge of the district health system, including structures like District AIDS Council, Local AIDS Council and war rooms

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Identify safe spaces in the community where structural programmes can be conducted
• Conduct vulnerability pre-screening and identify the vulnerable girls to participate in structural sessions
• Provide multi session structural programmes
• Conduct online comprehensive risk reduction assessment
• Ensure layering between structural programmes and behavioural and biomedical services
• Support structural program coordinators (SPC) with mapping out of the communities, schools and institutions of higher learning with burden of disease
• Lobbies and advocates for youth in relation to HIV, gender and related issues
• Develop a work plan for the upcoming months
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings
• Attends training and workshops as part of staff development
• Networks with all relevant stakeholders and implements an effective referral system to ensure effective service delivery
• Complete pre-screening vulnerability form for each beneficiary
• Assist beneficiaries to complete all the fields in the register including SA ID and other PEPFAR UID related fields as well as the Zimisele card number upon graduation.
• Enter each beneficiary LIVE on the CommCare Zimisele App upon issuing the Zimisele card during graduation
• Records and maintains accurate and detailed information and keeps statistics in order to submit as required
• Ensure compliance to POPIA
• Submits weekly/ monthly reports to the supervisor

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literacy and IT skills
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics