Peer Coordinator_MSM (Garden Route) at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

• In addition to all responsibilities of a peer coordinator, the Peer Coordinator coordinates peer educators in delivering comprehensive mobile and fixed-site services to Transgender People. The role ensures quality outreach, effective coordination, adherence to protocols, accurate reporting, and community-responsive service delivery. This involves ensuring that peer educator work schedules are organized, monitoring peer performances, and ensuring that peer reporting is consistent.

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum of Grade 10 (Standard 8)
• Training on HIV Counselling and Testing
• Minimum of 6 months experience as a peer educator/ case manager or outreach worker is essential
• Gender diversity, transgender health and human rights (advantage)
• Minimum 1 year as peer educator, linkage officer or outreach worker
• Experience working with transgender communities is a strong advantage
• Ability to drive and in possession of Code 8 or Code 10 driver's licence (PDP will be an added advantage)
• Preference will be given to candidates who come from the TG community

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Ensure that outreach to all areas and locations is done as scheduled, by the requisite complement of peer educators
• Coordinate peers in properly conducting programmatic and mapping outreach activities, as per the relevant protocols, under supervision of the PNC
• Ensure that the DIC is staffed during operating hours by the requisite complement of peer educators
• Ensure that peer educator reporting on clients seen and interventions conducted at the DIC and on outreach is done correctly and timeously
• Ensure that peer educators adhere to organisational policies, procedures, and standards. This includes ensuring that peer educators complete and submit all necessary documents correctly and on time
• Work with peer educators in providing the comprehensive package of services to TG people on outreach areas and locations, as scheduled.
• Complete relevant work tools correctly and submit for data reporting
• Refer clients to the mobile clinic and promote other programme services as appropriate
• Partaking in information collection and consultation regarding programme development and improvement
• Identifying TG areas and locations for mobilization
• Educate TG people on HIV prevention, sexual health, hormone therapy referrals and human rights
• Conducting outreach to distribute condoms, lubricants and IEC materials
• Support linkage, follow-up and retention in care for HIV, TB and STIs
• Mobilising TG people to access appropriate mobile health services
• Escorting clients to referral services
• Assisting with the development of new health promoting materials
• Monitor and report stigma, discrimination and rights violations
• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of outreach activities and compile a summary of activities to be submitted to the line manager on a weekly basis
• Reporting back to the Line Manager any positive or negative feedback from TG clients and general community
• Ensuring safety and that rules are respected at all times while on duty
• Providing support and encouragement to TG community
• Assisting clients with appropriate referrals for other issues related to psychosocial, (e.g. Gender based violence, paralegal, rape, etc.)
• Collaborating with community role-players in engaging communities in providing friendly health services
• Maintaining relations with health services managers, and other gate keepers/stakeholders
• Assisting with managing client crises, if needed

Skills and Competencies    

• Facilitation skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Good interpersonal and relationship-building skills, including being a team player
• Respectful and empathetic approach when engaging with marginalised communities
• Strong advocacy, policy and/or networking skills
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Reporting and statistics