Job Summary:
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.

Key Duties and 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
Conduct home visits to clients on ART and TB for adherence support
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, Confi dentiality
Possess the ability to work under mental and physical stress
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
Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Key Outputs:
Comprehensive HIV psychosocial services provided
Comprehensive OVC services delivered
Clients adhering to ART
Viral load suppression achieved among clients
Clients retained in care
Clients linked to other services

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant must hold a Diploma in Counselling. 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
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 psychosocial issues relating to health and illness
Deep knowledge of care planning procedures
Good communication, team building, innovative skills

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications and CV addressed to the Secretary, District Service Commission, Apac District Local Government, P.O. Box 1, Apac, Uganda or have it hand delivered
Deadline: 19th July 2019