Child and Youth Care Worker at Anova Health Institute

We are looking for Community Child and Youth Care Worker to provide HIV-positive children and adolescents with home-based, comprehensive psychosocial support and linkage to health facilities and mobilise clients for mobile community outreach child/adolescent/youth health services and support linkage and follow-up services.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Enrol and develop professional supportive relationships with children and adolescents living with HIV and their families, recruited at health facilities or through communities
• Mobilise clients for mobile community outreach child/adolescent/youth health services and support linkage and follow-up services Conduct HIV and TB risk screening as relevant
• Make appropriate referrals and linkages for children and adolescents living with HIV, e.g. nutritional supportAdvocate and uphold the rights of children and youth at risk.
• Attend stakeholders’ meetings including the facility/sub-district implementation meetings
• Keep records of all activities in terms of formats and/or guidelines provided.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Grade 12
• Qualified CYCW with an FETC Child and Youth Care Work
• Registration with South African Council for Social Service Professions
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Have strong family and other support systems
• Competency (Speak, Read and Write) in English
• The following will be advantageous:
• Experience in HIV/AIDS and TB programs
• Experience in community child and youth care work
• Being trained in Vhutshilo 1, 2 and 3, KidzAlive
• Good communications skills
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Report Writing skills