Counsellor Driver - Parktown at Anova Health Institute

Key duties and responsibilities: 

Transport and Logistics

• Ensure safe and secure transit to and from outreach sites and offices. Responsible for managing the mobile clinic or work vehicle.
• Maintain fuel, mileage, and maintenance records as instructed by Project manager, site Coordinator/ Administrator
• Ensure all field equipment is loaded and unloaded each shift (chairs, tents, generators, etc.)
• Ensure all the items in the vehicle are handled correctly and you should report all the damages that occurred.  
• Follow all the rules/regulations of the road relating to the National Road Traffic Act of South Africa and as per Anova vehicle SOP and safety requirements.
• Ensure that you keep up to date with Anova’s vehicle policy.
• Responsible for driving yourself and the team to the sites of work as and when required, and you should adhere to the Anova vehicle management policy.
• Submit weekly vehicle inspection checklist to the project administrator and provide a written report in case of any incident or accident to the vehicle.

Outreach support work

• Provide an integrated, holistic client centred HTS with support.
• Conduct HTS as per the National HIV Counselling and Testing policy/guidelines.
• Ensure all HIV positive diagnosed clients are navigated to the nearest facilities.
• Ensure newly diagnosed positive client is initiated on ART.
• Ensure IQC is done and recorded as per SOP.          
• Ensure compliance to HTS, waste management and infection control guidelines and policies.
• Encourage PWUDs to seek health care, including HCT and STI screenings.
• Ensure that there are adequate HTS supplies for outreach.
• Ensure that there is no misuse of company resources.
• Ensure testing supplies are stored corrected in the field.
• Ensure that there are adequate HTS supplies for outreach.
• Ensure that there is no misuse of company resources.
• Ensure testing supplies are stored corrected in the field.
• Ensure that you always use a cooler box to collect and store your HTS supplies.
• Support the professional nurse with supply management of the mobile clinic contents.

Administration support work

• All client’s data completed correctly and submitted daily.
• Record keeping into DoH HTS register.
• High quality HTS data reported daily.
• Data queries attended to within 24 hours.
• Monitoring HTS data and ensuring targets are met.
• Delegated administration chores done, as required.
• Professional conduct maintained at work as per applicable policies.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Grade 12.
• Relevant heavy duty drivers’ licence and Professional Drivers Permit.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a Counsellor Driver.
• Trained in basic HAST, HIV counselling, adherence counselling.
• Knowledge of DoH, HTS guidelines and protocol.
• Experience working as an HTS counsellor.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention
• Good knowledge of the PWID community and relevant issues
• Computer skills

 Generic Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, including task and time management, ability to multitask, establish priorities and meet deadline, and work without supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work independently and in a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.