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• Mentor and supervise health workers in the provision of quality and
  comprehensive HIV counseling services to clients and their partners, and
  other family members, communities and partners;
• Provide support to health workers and volunteers in the process of
  empowering clients with skills for self-reliance and making appropriate
  succession plans;
• Support establishment and maintenance of Provider Initiated
  Counseling and testing (PICT) corners at all health facilities;
• Coordinate and support health workers to plan and implement HIV
  preventions interventions for key and priority populations;
• The incumbent will also support health facilities in setting up peer
  support groups and facilitating the support group meetings for special
  populations of people living with HIV;
• Support and strengthen skills of health workers to conduct
  continuous quality improvement activities in relation to HIV/AIDS
  prevention;
• Support health workers and volunteers compile MoH reports and related
  program reports;
• Support and strengthen quality of CMES provided at the health
  facilities;
• Support health facilities in developing referral systems for clients
  coordinate and support health facilities to scale up community
  mobilization, sensitization and service delivery for HIV prevention
  services;
• Perform any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to
  time by the Team Leader-Technical Supervisory Teams.

• The applicant for the Counselor job must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
  any of the following fields; Social Sciences, Education, SWASA,
  Development Studies, Community and Adult Education, Community Psychology,
  Guidance and counseling or BSc. Nursing.
• Evidence of having attended HIV counseling courses lasting at least
  one month
• Active registration with the relevant professional body
• One year of experience in HIV counseling in a busy clinical setting
• Mentorship, counseling, and communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Willingness to travel and provide care services at selected health
  facilities and outreaches
• Fluency of the local languages within the supported districts is
  desirable.
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required.

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