Peer Coordinator at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position: 

• Directly responsible for supervision and coordination of the peer education team to ensure provision of a comprehensive mobile health care service. This involves ensuring that peer educator work schedules are organised; monitoring peer performance of duties, capacity building & training and ensuring that peer reporting is consistent.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12
• Training in HIV and STIs
• 1-3 years’ experience as a peer educator
• Computer literate in MS office
• Valid code 8 driver’s licence
• Proficiency in English and isiZulu language 
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Supervision, coordination and capacity building of peers
• Ensure that peers have all been trained on basic HIV, AIDS, TB, STI and GBV and outreach forms 
• Compile outreach work plans in consultation with the teams and Line Manager 
• Ensure that outreaches to all areas and locations are done as scheduled, by the requisite complement of peer educators 
• Coordinate peers in properly conducting mapping outreach activities, as per the relevant protocols, under supervision of the PNC 
• Ensure that peer educators conduct BCI in accordance with identified BCI interventions 
• Ensure that peer educator reporting on clients seen and interventions conducted on outreach is done correctly and timeously 
• Collate data from peer educators into a monthly summary report funder reporting 
• Ensure that peer educators adhere to THC policies, procedures, and standards. This includes ensuring that peer educators complete and submit all necessary documents correctly and on time (i.e. Peer outreach forms, timesheets, etc.) 
• Conduct debriefing sessions as a “check in” with the team to ensure they are coping with work related stress and challenges experienced during outreaches including internal stigma 
• Identify key issues affecting the wellbeing of the target population and the success of the programme 
• Ensure safety and that rules are respected at all times while on duty 
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of outreach activities and compile a summary of activities to be submitted to the line manager on a weekly basis 
• Conduct outreach activities with the mobile unit
• Go on outreach and work with peer educators to provide mentorship and support
• Complete relevant reporting tools correctly and submit to the PNC on duty
• Refer clients to the mobile clinic and promote other programme services as appropriate
• Educate target population on risk reduction and prevention interventions and human rights
• Partake in information collection and consultation regarding programme development and improvement.
• Identify target population areas and locations for pre-mobilisation. 
• Distribute educational materials, condoms and lubes. 
• Assist team in follow-up of referral of all new cases – HIV, TB and STIs. 
• Escort clients to referral services
• Assist with the development of new health promoting materials.  
• Assist clients with appropriate referrals for other issues related to psychosocial, (e.g. substance abuse and dependence, paralegal, rape, etc.) 
• Monitor Human Rights violations observed or reported by service users and document these observations and interventions. 
• Assist with managing client crises, if needed
• Collaborate with community role players in engaging communities in providing friendly health services
• Report back to the line manager any positive or negative feedback from target population service users, clients, stakeholders and general community
• Identify and consult with different stakeholders including civil society, DOH, LAC, DAC and law enforcement, health care facilities/providers, gatekeepers, etc. and maintain relations with them
• Engage with sex work community, including attendance of and participation in community advisory group (CAG) meetings
• Participate and assist in organising sex work support meetings, community advisory group meetings and structures as directed by PNC and Project Coordinator
• Be involved in clinic sensitisation trainings
• Arrange and facilitate educational workshops
• Support project advocacy initiatives
• Maintain and record condom and lube distribution
• Provide M&E with the stock distribution totals on a monthly basis
• Update receipt of stock accordingly
• Create new patient files
• Monitor movement of patients’ files as per standard operating procedure (SOP)
• Retrieve patients’ files as per appointment dates
• Daily filing 
• Maintain restriction of access to the filing room
• Conduct or assist in data entry and cleaning
• Adhere to all relevant SOPs, policies, and standards
• General office administration
• Any other duties as assigned by the line manager

Skills and Competencies    

• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Problem solving
• Interpersonal skills
• Business acumen
• Planning and organising
• Client orientated
• Innovation

Closing Date: 20th, March 2022