Fresh Openings at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position

• The Human Rights Advocacy Officer is responsible for promoting, protecting, and advancing the human rights of key populations—specifically MSM and TG individuals—within HIV, public health, and community justice programs. The role involves leading advocacy initiatives, strengthening community empowerment, monitoring rights violations, and engaging government, civil society, and health stakeholders to ensure equitable access to services, legal protections, and non-discriminatory environments.The Advocacy Officer will also be responsible for supporting the advocacy and engagement of stakeholders and players in the district of programme implementation. He/She will manage the engagement of stakeholders, advocacy within the district, sensitisation trainings, human rights defenders and the respective reporting on these issues.

Minimum Requirements    
Education

• Matric Certificate or Equivalent

Job requirement:

Work Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in advocacy/human rights or programming in the public health or HIV field.
• Experience in conducting trainings and workshops.
• Experience in community-based advocacy and community sensitization for PLHIV and/or key and vulnerable populations.
• Experience in identifying and engaging with community stakeholders
• Demonstrable facilitation skills
• Computer literate in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Report-writing skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability To work Independantly or as part of the team 
• Non Judgmental,Trustworthy and empathetic personality
• Demonstrate strong professional attitude and behaviour at all times
• Ability to travel when required 
• Experience in working with KVPs and or harm reduction and people who use drugs programming beneficial  

Advantageous

• Any post-matric certifications in social work, community work or advocacy and communication will be advantageous
• Driver’s license (Code B)

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Along with the programme team and peer educators, identify stakeholders in district to engage in sensitisation workshops.
• Conduct sensitisation workshops to stakeholders per quarter.
• Attend the human rights defenders TOT.
• Support and monitor the collection of human rights violations per peer educators.
• Support peer educators in identifying MSM, TGP and PWUD in need of further psychosocial support.
• Support peer educators in completing the human rights tools correctly and accurately
• Verify reports from peer educators on human rights violations
• If applicable, write reports
• Perform related office administration duties of the Programme
• Participate in learning and development opportunities (trainings, workshops, information sessions etc.).
• Stay abreast of developments in the fields of harm reduction, HIV, STIs and TB
• Attend meetings, briefings, debriefing, staff meetings and other as directed to do so on a regular basis.
• Additional responsibilities delegated by managers from time to time
• Represent the organisation with professionalism
• Act as a role model to strengthen positive behaviour change of PWUD and peer educators

Skills and Competencies    

• Good communication skills
• Coordination skills
• Liaison skills
• Networking
• Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge management

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• To conduct out-reach activities in the PWID community by providing current accurate health information, mobilisation of PWID’s to access health services, and linkage to care services.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 10 
• Peer educators should be ex or current people who have used or injected drugs as they are a ‘peer’ and have therefore experienced the context, and challenges faced by PWID/PWUD
• Minimum 1 years’ work experience in the PWID Community or experience as a peer educator
• Able to read and write legibly in English
• Proficiency in isiXhosa,Afrikaans/ English and any South African language
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Distribution of harm reduction packs and safer sex commodities
• Safely collecting used injecting equipment in sharps bins from outreach areas and communities
• Provide accurate health information to PWID/PWUD on harm reduction and safe injecting practices, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, SRH and human rights
• Link and or refer PWID/PWUD living with HIV or TB for treatment to the mobile nurse/ drop in centre or nearest health facility
• Ensure HIV negative PWID/PWUD are regularly tested and are encouraged to uptake PrEP as HIV prevention method.
• Promote psychological support, referral to social services and follow-up
• Recruit PWID/PWUD for Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) and complete eligibility criteria
• Identify women who inject drugs and provide dignity packs

Skills and Competencies    

• Write and present effectively, adjusting to fit the audience and the message, to strongly convey the message
• Ability to solve employee related problems
• Deliver outstanding service that meets and exceeds customer expectations
• Build effective relationships with all people; up, down, sideways, inside and outside the organisation
• Engage everything with drive and energy for a bottom line; not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known and drive to finish everything he/she starts

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Purpose of Position

• The Professional Nurse is responsible for providing holistic and comprehensive HIV AIDS clinical care to patients and performing clinical procedures and administering processes according to professional protocol. In addition the nurse should be able manage clients on Opiod Antigonist Therapy (OAT)

Minimum Requirements    
Education

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university
• Registration with South African Nursing Council
• Completed NIMART Course
• Dispensing Certificate
• Advanced Diploma in Primary Health Care

Work Experience

• Minimum of two years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Adequate knowledge of OAT, HIV / AIDS patient management
• At least two years’ experience in Public Health Care environment
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Intermediate computer skills
• Drivers Licence
• Own Car
• Minimal/Moderate travel by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Provide Clinical Services
• Administrative duties
• Liaison with stakeholders
• Human capital management
• Conduct HCT testing in the Drop inn centre and outreach on a daily basis 
• Obtain medical history 
• Physical examination of clients, including pelvic, genital and rectal examinations 
• Drawing of blood and other specimens 
• Monitor vital signs 
• Syndrome management of conditions 
• Dispensing of medication 
• Daily administration of methadone 
• Monitor and manage clients on OAT
• Assessing the results and refer clients for further treatment where necessary 
• Dispense ARV medication 
• Monitor ARV adherence and educate on lifestyle modifications 
• Monitor OAT adherence 
• Manage Participants on a regular basis to monitor side effects
• Referral of Participants for further investigations including x-rays, sonars etc 
• Provide a Counselling Services
• Provide educational assistance and advise 
• Perform daily quality checks and data counselling 
• Active participant management
• Promote health education on a daily basis by doing outreach with mobiles in the community
• Create a referral pathway for the complex cases
• Compiling and submission of daily statistics 
• Compile monthly statistics and confirm 
• Recordkeeping of medication methadone and ARV handed to clients
• Compile monthly report forward to pharmacist and site leader  
• Complete monthly stocktake and forward order to pharmacist 
• Proper recordkeeping of stock received and distribution
• Participated in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
• Supervision of subordinates by providing guidance and in-service training to identify and address all challenges
• Mentoring and coaching of subordinates
• Debriefing of subordinates when required
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures according to prescribed Procedures and Legislation
• Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources
• Adhere and maintain Decision making authority as allocated to the position

Skills and Competencies    

• Good communication skills
• Coordination skills
• Liaison skills
• Networking
• Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge management
• Planning and organising

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Purpose of the position:  

• These incumbents will provide HIV and TB counselling and testing services under the auspices of the SR at Primary Health Care (PHC) clinics to patients in compliance with the Department's and the project's HIV and TB service profile and reporting requirements. They will also support community-based HIV Testing Services (HTS), working closely with the Outreach Teams. The Lay Counsellor is responsible for providing HIV/AIDS testing and counselling. The Lay Counsellor also renders psychosocial support counselling and continued adherence support for participants.

Minimum Requirements    
Education

• Grade 12
• HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing Certificate
• Completed NIMART Course

Advantageous

• Relationship Counselling Certificate
• Trauma Counselling Certificate

Work Experience

• 2 years’ HIV testing and counselling
• 2 years’ HIV and TB community education and mobilisation
• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Own Vehicle

Duties and Responsibilities    

• HIV testing and counselling (HTS)
• Couples counselling
• Index offering to unsuppressed, newly diagnosed and Return-To-Care Clients.
• Provide a linkage from diagnosis to HIV care and treatment
• Provide adherence counselling and patient education for:
• Initiation and continued adherence support for patients on ART
• Couples counselling
• Index offering to unsuppressed, newly diagnosed and return-to-care clients.
• Provide a linkage from diagnosis to HIV care and treatment
• Provide adherence counselling and patient education for:
• Initiation and continued adherence support for patients on ART
• Identify and document good HTS practices from implemented Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) activities
• Participate in data analysis processes (facility targets, tracer indicators, cascades)
• Submit daily, weekly and monthly data internally and to the facility

Skills and Competencies    

• Good communication skills
• Coordination skills
• Liaison skills
• Networking
• Problem-solving skills
• Knowledge management
• Planning and organising

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Purpose of the position:

• The Social Worker plays a central role in providing psychosocial support, case management, and community outreach to key populations, specifically Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), and Transgender (TG) individuals. The position ensures that KP communities receive stigma-free, rights-based, gender-sensitive health and social services, while also contributing to advocacy and empowerment initiatives.

Minimum Requirements    
Education

• Degree in social work
• Proof of registration with the South African Council for Social Services Platform as a Social Worker

Experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience working in the public health sector as a Social Worker.
• Experience in administration and management.
• Experience working with Key Populations in the HIV/TB Sector

Job requirements:

• Excellent understanding of the Social Assistance Act, National Health Act and Children’s Act, relevant policies and guidelines
• Sound knowledge of the Public Service Act and the Batho Pele Principles
• Good understanding of existing information systems used in Social Services
• Knowledge an understanding of government supported psychological and social support systems also working within the Key Populations spaces relating to men who have sex with other men, and transgender persons.
• Ability to think strategically, proactively identify barriers and risks, and optimize use of the resources at hand
• Duties and Responsibilities    
• The role of the social worker is to provide social support services to clients.

This includes:

• Advanced adherence counselling
• Trauma and IPV counselling and referral
• Mental health assessment and referral
• Substance use assessment and referral
• Review all human rights violations cases reported by peer educators, human rights ambassadors and advocacy officers, and assess case merits
• Engage with clients who experienced/reported human rights violations and work towards resolutions of these cases
• Assessing human rights violations and escalating relevant cases to paralegals for further action
• Supporting paralegals and attorneys with additional information on cases as needed
• Assess the clients’ needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine goals and appropriate interventions.
• Refer clients to appropriate treatment centres, as indicated.
• Monitor referrals to ensure that clients access services or support that they have been referred to.
• Make recommendations on the best course of action for a client and/or family.
• Organise/ Plan the appropriate package of support to alleviate distress and promote social wellbeing for clients.
• Ensuring that all client files, and other records, comply with policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Provide progress reports and participate in internal and external meetings.
• Submit monthly activity reports as per workplan to the district level SR supervisor
• Maintain and update databases or registers used.
• Perform all administrative functions required of the job.
• Facilitating appropriate referrals.
• Ensure reaching outcomes of Human Rights Violations.

Skills and Competencies    

• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Professional counselling skills
• Good coordination skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Ability to build, lead, and motivate effective teams
• Excellent communication skills (both interpersonal and written)
• Excellent report writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Administrative and management skills
• Management/Supervisor Skills