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Job Title:    Counsellor (6 Entry Level
Job Opportunities)

Organization:  Mildmay
Uganda

Duty Station:  
Wakiso, Uganda

About US:

Mildmay Uganda is an
indigenous Christian NGO that offers General and HIV/AIDS medical services also
providing technical support for Ministry of Health Systems to scale up
comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services.

Job Summary:  The facility-based Counsellor will be
responsible for ensuring HTS targets are met, all positive clients tested
positive are linked into care and are supported to start ART. They shall also
support counselling to all HIV clients in care to increase the identification
of undiagnosed HIV positive children and partners in the assigned
facility.  They shall provide quality
psychosocial support to all clients in care to ensure that they are virally
suppressed and retained in care. The counsellor will also facilitate facility
to community linkage and follow-up of clients to support retention.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Support
the facility team to ensure children of index clients, adolescents, and men
pregnant mothers, family members, couples, key population are all targeted for
HTS and facility targets are met.

·       
Coordinate
with the Clinical team to ensure 95% of clients tested are linked into care,
supported to adhere to ART, and are supported to have a viral load at an
appropriate time.

·       
Provide
quality psychosocial support to children, adolescents, pregnant mothers, and
adults on ART to ensure that they are virally suppressed and retained in care.

·       
Provide
on-going capacity building in counseling to relevant health facility staff to
ensure the sustainability of counseling at targeted health facilities beyond
the project life.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate must hold a Diploma in Counselling and Guidance

·       
A
certificate in HIV Counseling is an added advantage.

·       
Knowledge
and experience of HIV/AIDS care issues

·       
Knowledge
of Ministry of health and local government systems

How to Apply:

All candidates
should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 19^th March 2021

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