Counsellor Supervisor (Fixed Term Contract) Wits RHI

Main purpose of the job:

• To oversee and direct the work of Counsellors to provide HIV rapid testing services that include holistic HIV counselling and adherence support to clients receiving services within supported areas

Location:

• Wits RHI – Research Centre - 7 Esselen Street, Hillbrow, - Johannesburg
• On the 3rd and 4th Floor

Key performance areas:

• Support Counsellors in the implementation of HIV Counselling and testing
• Support Counsellors in the implementation of HIV self-testing services (where applicable)
• Ensure related quality control procedures are followed
• Ensure counsellors document results as required
• Oversee the availability of resources for Counsellors to implement HIV counselling and testing efficiently
• Overseeing that all required training is done
• Supervise Counsellors overall performance
• Perform HIV rapid tests
• Ensure related quality control procedures are followed
• Ensure results are documented as required
• Ensure Counsellors provide pre and post-testing counselling
• Provide HIV information to participants that include but is not limited to risk reduction, ARV’s, adherence and nutrition
• Provide counselling regarding participant disclosure
• Ensure that confidentiality is maintained
• Conduct in-depth one on one counselling sessions and group counselling as and when required in accordance with counselling guidelines
• Provide adherence and contraceptive counselling if applicable
• Review, evaluate and document participant progress in participant binders
• Collect, collate, and consolidate reports on a daily and weekly basis and as required
• Report all activities to site leadership
• Assist with research-related activities as and when required
• Ensure all QC errors are addressed timeously
• Comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Protocol requirements and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Verify the accuracy of data in source documentation and accuracy of transcription from source data to Case Report Forms (CRF) as needed
• Ensure errors on source documents e.g., CRF’s are corrected, initialled, and dated (as needed)
• Support the timely data entry/transmission/data faxing of relevant Case Report Forms following QC activity (as needed)
• Ensure completion of corrective action of internal and external QC reports and monitoring reviews
• Assist with staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified
• Prepare files for monitoring visits and requirements
• Meet and communicate with Monitors as and when required
• Mentoring of staff on QA/QC procedures
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops, etc.

Required minimum education and training:

• Matric/Grade 12, Basic Certificate in HIV Testing Services

Required minimum work experience:

• 2 years experience in HIV Testing Services (HTS)
• 2 years Counselling experience (worked as counsellor/mentor/team leader)

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Experience with Adherence Counselling and SRH counselling would be advantageous
• Ability to write reports and timely submission of these, and to use Microsoft Office packages
• Ability to analyse data for the teams and support them to compile their weekly plans
• Fluency in more than one language (especially English & Sesotho)
• Experience working for Donor funded projects or in the NGO environment
• Experience working for Donor funded projects or in the NGO environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work towards deadlines
• Be a team player
• Good interpersonal, supervision, mentorship, coaching, communication, and time management skills

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
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• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 21 January 2022.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
• PLEASE NOTE: Our Client, WHC - RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.

Please note:

• AJ Personnel is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.