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HIV Testing Services (HTS) Supervisor
Job Purpose
The HTS supervisor will be responsible for implementation, coordination and supervision of quality HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) services support services in the HIV Care and Treatment program with the aim of ensuring HTS Counselors and health facilities supervised meet their set targets across the HTC cascades. The HTS supervisor will report to the Sub-County AIDS and STI Coordinator (SCASCO) and will work in close guidance of both USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer and the SCASCO.
Responsibilities
- Ensure quality HTC services are provided as per the National Algorithm across all points of service in allocated sites by conducting observed sessions.
- Ensure all HTS providers undergo counsellor supportive supervision on a monthly basis at facility level.
- Ensure all counsellors undergo group counselling supporting sessions on a quarterly basis at the facility level.
- Ensure testing efficiency in all supported sites through risk assessment
- Ensure 100% HTS optimization in all supported sites
- Ensure optimal PNS implementation of 95% testing of contacts, contact ratio at a minimum of 1:3 ratio in all PNs populations in all supported sites.
- Support the HTC counselors and health facilities to achieve their HTC targets across the HTC Cascade through observed sessions to identify gaps, preceptorship and monthly mentorship and supervision.
- Ensure monthly forecasting, quantification and reporting of Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) is done according to the guidelines and raise a 1-month Early Warning alert for expected RTK shortage.
- Ensure each HTC service point meets the national quality assurance standards (NASCOP Certified HTC
- Provider, Joint support supervisions with the SCMLT, technical assistance to the HTC Counselor providers and handle counselors’ burn out issues).
- Support and spearhead promotion of HTC services and innovations aimed at increasing access to HTC service provision e.g., testing partners and children of index clients, Pediatric testing days and OVC testing
- Training Needs Assessment and participation in EQA activities (proficiency testing) of supervisees documented and available at facility level.
- Work in close collaboration with the SCASCO and the USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer to ensure continuity of services by organizing monthly HTC counselors’ meetings and managing HTC counselor leave days.
- Support for the M&E framework (Maintenance of HTC registers, wall charts, Data entry, reports, timeliness and accuracy)
- Convene Monthly counselor supervisors meeting and review counselor performances and linkage and provide psychosocial support to HTC counselors
- Conduct any other duty as may be prescribed by the supervisor.
- Ensure linkage of 100% of all identified patients.
- Ensure referral of patients to appropriate services including VMMC, PREP,
- PEP, GBV among others
Qualifications and Experience
- A NASCOP HTS Certificate
- A diploma in a health-related course or Diploma in Counseling Psychology, a degree will be an added advantage
- Certificate in Counselor Supervision
- Minimum of THREE years of working experience in offering HIV Testing Services.
- Having worked in Turkana County is an added advantage
HIV Testing Services (HTS) Counsellor
Job Purpose
The HTS Counselor is responsible for providing HIV Testing Services to patients and clients seeking services in their respective health facilities using provider-initiated testing and counselling, voluntary counselling and testing, targeted family and partner testing/Partner notification services and other novel HTS approaches.
They will be responsible for working closely with other service providers to ensure that the quality of HTS services is sustained as defined by the MOH service quality standards. They will receive direct supervision from HTS supervisor and facility Incharge.
Responsibilities
- Create awareness and provide education about the existence of HIV testing services
- Lead in the mobilization of clients for HTS
- Provide pre/post-test HIV counselling ensuring that clients understand risk factors, prevention methods and other relevant issues
- Provide confidential HIV testing to clients, as per national HTS guidelines
- Provide on-going counselling and make relevant referrals for on-going support
- Always ensure quality of HTS services
- Document and maintain accurate HTS records including referrals and report on referral outcomes
- Compile and submit HTS reports on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to the supervisor
- Timely requests for all the necessary consumables for undertaking HTS activities
- Participate in HTS QA activities like PT, counselling supervision etc.
- Ensure HTS optimization in the facility
- Provide Partner Notification Services
- Perform any other duties as directed by the supervisor
Qualifications and Experience
- MUST have completed at least a diploma level course in social or health sciences
- Certificate in HTS accredited by NASCOP
- Conducted and Passed Proficiency Tests
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment
- Excellent written, listening and oral communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure
- Excellent use of android application and computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS Office
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Ability to conceptualize and understand program needs
Information and Communication Technology Intern\
Job Purpose
We are recruiting for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Intern to provide ICT Service Desk support to join our USAID Imaarisha Jamii Programme.
Responsibilities
- Provide helpdesk assistance to all staff on standard software.
- Assist in hardware and software installations, configurations, support and maintenance
- Provide network support
- Follow up on ICT equipment maintenance and repairs
- Provide ICT support to field staff, meetings and events
- Assist in data collection and entry
- Any other duty
- Qualifications and Experience
- University degree in Computer Science or related studies;
- Experience with using Windows based applications;
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills,
- Good communication skills, both oral and written,
- Willingness to learn,
- Attentive to detail,
- Team Player,
- Show initiative and creativity,
- Hard working and results oriented.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested? Please send your CV with the Job title to the email address recruitment@amref.org. The closing date will be Tuesday 20 February, 2024 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.