Adherence Counsellor at the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS)

The Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) is a leading and reputable indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes access to qualitative healthcare, Education and economic strengthening opportunities for all Nigerians. With its headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with a corporate office in Abuja, ECEWS has presence in 17 States across the South-South, South East, South West and North Central Nigeria with a strong client portfolio with the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria, United States agency for international development (USAID), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), The United Nations office of Projects, World Bank & Federal Government of Nigeria. Since its founding in 2001, ECEWS has built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators which has earned her a solid reputation among its funders and is well regarded by competitors and partners alike.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Adherence Counsellor

Location: Ekiti
Level of Effort: Full Time

Job Description
The counsellor should have well developed counseling and communication skills, and will play the following role:

• Provide psychosocial and continuous support as well as treatment preparation to clients in the health facility;
• Provide counselling services including risk reduction counseling, harm reduction counseling, post-GBV counseling, or contraceptive/family planning counseling as required
• Identify and address challenges/barriers to adherence
• Organize and facilitate support group sessions for HIV infected and affected clients including groups with special needs e.g. discordant couples, youth/adolescent and children
• Address aspects of behavior change in relation to HIV and ART
• Support clients to voluntarily disclose their HIV status
• Facilitate the delivery of relevant information to clients enrolled in OSS
• Participate in home visits as appropriate to execute plan of care for clients
• Ensure client records are well maintained and compile periodic reports as necessary
• Ensure proper referral of clients where necessary including following up and reporting on the outcomes as necessary
• Coordinates patient tracking activities supported by the community Case Managers including documentation and reporting of defaulter tracing activities.
• Receiving clients to the clinic
• Provide HTS services (pre-and post-test counselling, , HIV testing)
• Follow-up with clients on referrals
• Distribute condom, lubricant, needles/syringes and other commodities
• Maintaining client records
• Depending on clinical training and skills, triage clinical cases, provide selected contraceptive/FP services, wound dressing and other minor OSS care.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Degree in Social Sciences, Health Education, Public Health or a relevant field;
• At least one year of supervisory experience and two year post-graduate experience working in medical case management or as a medical social worker.
• Familiarity with health systems and HIV community programs including Key Population
• Experience working with HIV/AIDS and ante-retroviral treatments required.
• Knowledgeable on HIV information and able to communicate expertise to HIV positive patients;
• Willingness to participate in HIV related trainings and meetings
• Ability to organize and coordinate diverse activities
• Experience in coordinating HIV/AIDS program implementation;
• Strong supervisory and management skills;
• KP Experience will be an added advantage.

Remuneration
ECEWS has a competitive compensation package.

Application Closing Date
30th December, 2022.