About the position
Background:
- The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges
- It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology
Main purpose of the job:
- To provide HIV rapid testing services and holistic HIV counselling and support to participants on the Gophelega project
Location:
Key performance areas:
- Perform HIV rapid tests
- Ensure related quality control procedures are followed
- Ensure results are documented as required
- Provide pre and post testing counselling
- Provide HIV information to participants that includes but not limited to risk reduction, ARV’s, adherence, nutrition, hygiene, infant feeding,
- 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 required
- Review, evaluate and document participant progress in participant binders
- Compile and submit monthly reports
- Assist with research related activities as and when required
- Ensure all QC errors are addressed timeously
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates 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
Required minimum education and training
- Grade 12, Accredited Certificate/Training in performing finger pricks & HIV tests
- Accredited Certificate in Basic HIV Counselling or equivalent qualification
Required minimum work experience
- 6 months’ experience in HIV counselling
- Experience with Contraceptive and Adherence Counselling would be advantageous
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Ability to write reports and to use Microsoft Office packages
- Fluency in more than one African language (especially isiZulu & Sesotho)
- Experience working in a research related environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work towards deadlines
- Be a team player
- Good interpersonal, communication and time management skills
Demands of the job:
- Confidentiality, tact and discretion should be maintained at all times
- Ability to work with patients who are HIV positive
- Ability to maintain flexibility for service provision within the allocated cluster
- Communications and relationships
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and 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
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- 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
- Closing date: 4 June 2025
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its 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
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- Counsellor (Community)
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- 6 months experience in HIV counselling
- Tshwane
- accredited certificate/training in HIV tests
- accredited certificate in HIV counselling
