Job Information
Job Opening ID
YRGCARET912
Work Experience
1-3 years
Industry
NGO/Social Services
City
Hyderabad
State/Province
Telangana
Zip/Postal Code
500001
Salary (per annum)
Job Description
Commensurate with skills and experience.
About YRGCARE
Established in 1993, Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) is a premier non-government organization providing comprehensive HIV services in India. Its objective is to provide prevention, care, support and treatment services for people living with HIV/AIDS, to prevent new infections, and to ensure that patients and their families are treated with dignity.
SSK ORW Roles & Responsibilities
- Identify the networks (Social and Sexual) of at risk clients by visits to the catchment area
- Identify clients who are not yet tested or require repeat testing after some interval.
- Map out the area for conducting camps for Community Based Screening in consultations with the community members
- Refer at risk communities to ICTC/DSRC/ART centre for repeat testing/ access services.
- With the consent of the at-risk client, meet and counsel the sexual & social partner.
- Home visit to the at-risk client with prior consent, is one of the outreach activities.
- Ensure at least 20 to 25 days of field visits in a month to assigned areas and to the nearest preferred providers, ICTCs/DSRC/OST where the referrals are to be made.
- Assist in the implementation of IEC activities and display of IEC material including placement of hoarding wall painting as per the programme.
- Support and assist SSC & SSM, in preparing the monthly action plan for the site, ensure supply of HIV Screening Kits, STI/TI Kits, OST medic condoms, lubricants, BCC materials adequately for each site.
- Demonstrate condom use, counsel on condom negotiation skills.
- Motivate the clients for regular General Medical Check-ups, referral of clients to ICTC, STI clinic, ART, etc.
- Identify community volunteers who will support SSS activities in the field. If required Community Champions can also be made.
- Meeting with important stakeholders as listed down in the area to mobilise their support for the communities.
- Assist in coordinating the outreach-based BCC and psychosocial support activities.
- Assist in developing the BCC materials suitable for local context, follow-up clients in the field and maintain records as per prescribed formats.
- Undertake individual and group sessions on HIV/AIDS, STI, safe sex and injecting practices, prevention of abscesses, overdose prevention, drug treatment options, OST, etc.
- Assist in advocacy meeting/ sensitization workshops with stakeholder to address the responses related to communities access to health care facilities, social protection/entitlements, and addressing stigma and discrimination.
Requirements
Education Qualification
12th pass preferably with 1 year experience at district level programmes related to health, HIV/AIDS, livelihood, rural development, microfinance etc.
Knowledge and Skill
- Good Computer skill (MS Word, PPT and Excel)
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work in small teams, and flexible ways of working
- Proficiency in data analysis, reporting writing.
- At least 20-25 days field visit required.
YRGCARE is an equal opportunity employer. At YRGCARE, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity as part of our values. We actively celebrate employee's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives.
