Job Description

TB HIV Care is inviting applications for Peer Educator/Data Capturer - AYP positions based in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.

TB HIV Care is a recognised non-profit organisation that provides health care services across South Africa, focusing on HIV and TB prevention, care, testing, treatment linkage, and support services for communities at increased risk.

The successful candidates will directly support HIV testing services, including community and facility-based testing, pre- and post-test counselling, PrEP and PEP support, linkage to treatment, viral load suppression, re-entry into care, data capturing, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation activities.

This role is suitable for candidates with experience in HIV counselling, community outreach, data collection, data capturing, and youth-focused health programmes.

Purpose of the Position

The purpose of this position is to support HIV testing services, community and facility-based testing, counselling, PrEP and PEP support, linkage to treatment, viral load suppression, re-entry into care, and minimum required monitoring and evaluation activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mapping with guidance from the Nurse Clinician and Enrolled Nurse.
• Identify hotspots to mobilise most-at-risk populations.
• Use knowledge of the target community to identify Community-Based Organisations.
• Identify youth structures, youth ambassadors, and Community Health Workers to support mobilisation.
• Conduct pre-screening to identify individuals at high risk of HIV.
• Link high-risk individuals to care.
• Provide treatment literacy, including PrEP information, for children, adolescents, and young people.
• Support community-based psychosocial support focusing on adherence and disclosure.
• Continue sensitising community-based organisations and stakeholders on linkage and treatment adherence.
• Support programme implementation as the Data Capturer within the team.
• Ensure interventionists capture paper-based forms on the electronic system.
• Verify, scan, rename, and upload enrolment forms, risk forms, and service plans.
• Manage appointments for each team or interventionist to submit and discuss data.
• Provide information to Team Leads on staff who are not capturing data correctly.
• Support ethical data capturing and correction of data problems.
• Support health promotion during EPI catch-up and integrated community mobile outreach services.
• Submit weekly and monthly reports to the supervisor.

Requirements

• Grade 12 / NCV.
• Accredited or recognised 10-day HIV counselling certificate.
• Certified to conduct finger-prick testing.
• 1 year related experience and/or training.
• Ability to communicate in English and isiZulu.
• Driver’s licence will be advantageous.
• Must reside within the allocated ward or district.
• Knowledge and experience in a DREAMS or related programme is required.
• Experience in data collection and capturing.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Clear criminal record.
• Ability to travel as and when required.

Skills

• HIV counselling
• Finger-prick testing
• Data capturing
• Data collection
• Community mobilisation
• Health promotion
• Youth programme support
• PrEP and PEP awareness
• Linkage to care
• Treatment adherence support
• Reporting and statistics
• Microsoft Office
• Communication skills
• isiZulu communication
• English communication
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Organisational skills
• Administration skills