Professional Counsellor x2 Right to Care-Zambia

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:
• Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma in Psychosocial Counselling or any Social related field.
• Basic HIVAIDS training
• 2 years’ experience in counselling supervision

TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Problem solving skills
• Counselling skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Supervision skills (guiding, supporting)
• Good interpersonal skill
• Personal management skills
• HTS linkage Viral Load HVST

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Providing pre- and post-counselling to patients
• Conducting health education to HIVAIDSTB patients
• Identifying problems and setting priorities with the patient
• Assist patients in making informed decisions
• Reassuring patients about the confidentiality when doing pre-and post-counselling
• To provide ongoing appropriate, supportive counselling to HIV, ART, and TB patients, with appropriate referral to other
• Supportive services
• Detect and report barriers to adherence
• To provide education and information on HIV / STI / TB and ART related issues in the community
• Build up rapport between patient and workplace
• Participate in community awareness and education initiatives and be a link between, family, community, patient, and the clinic
• Liaise between patient in the community / workplace and a health facility for entering to care
• Presenting reports to multidisciplinary team for inputs
• Referral of patients to relevant departments
• Entering into the daily register each patient counselled or educated i. e. their age, gender etc.
• Communicate the statistics to the Line manager by the 25th of each month.
• Compile and store regular reports relating to RTC – supported HIV service as required by RTC management.