GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direct supervision of the Community
Engagement Officer, the Counselor will provide
comprehensive counselling services to patients in chronic
care in the HIV clinic, antenatal care/ Mother Baby care
points and Tuberculosis Units.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide quality and comprehensive counselling
services to clients, family members, communities
and partners, with focus on HIV and TB services
• Empower clients in chronic care to disclose their
HIV status to significant others
• Use index client testing to access HIV testing
services among children, sexual partners/networks
and family members
• Participate in the process of empowering clients
with skills for self-reliance and making appropriate
succession plans
• Participate in the mobilization and support of
communities to offer HIV education and care
• Provide home-based HIV counseling and testing,
and TB screening to household members
• Establish and support peer support groups for clients
• Participate in the drawing and implementation of the
clinic work plans.
• Perform counselling and other support techniques and
procedures as requested and prescribed by the
clinicians
• High degree of Integrity, Empathy, Patience,
Confidentiality
• Possess the ability to work under mental and physical
stress
• Conduct home visits to clients on ART and TB for
adherence support
• Provide information to clients, aimed at reducing their
vulnerability to diseases and infections through health
education.
• Participate in HIV/AIDS awareness at the clinic and
sensitizations in the communities
• Support and supervise the facility with the YAPS
activities including reporting.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE:
• The ideal candidate must possess a Certificate or
Diploma in Nursing or Midwifery. A relevant bachelor’s
degree social work, counselling psychology, guidance
will be an added advantage
• Short term capacity development courses on HIV
counselling is an added advantage
• The applicant should preferably have at least a year’s
experience in HIV with Counselling, and have
experience in supporting HIV / AIDS and TB prevention
and care services (both facility and community).
• A clear and concise understanding of the p