Peer Educator AYP: Chris Hani

Purpose of the position

• The peer educator should focus on directly supporting HIV testing services, including community and facility-based testing, as well as the integration of supportive services such as pre- and post-test counselling, offering PrEP and PEP, linkage to treatment, viral load suppression and re-entry into care. Perform minimum required M&E activities

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12/ NCV
• Accredited/Recognised 10 Days HIV counselling certificates
• Certified to conduct finger prick testing
• One 1 years' related experience and/or training
• Ability to communicate in English and isiXhosa languages
• Driver's license would be advantageous
• Residing within the allocated ward/district
• Knowledge and experience in a DREAMS or related programme a requirement
• Experience in data collection and capturing
• MS Office profiency
• Clear criminal record
• Ability to travel as and when required

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct mapping, with the guidance of the Nurse clinician and enrolled nurse, to identify hots spots to mobilize most at risk populations.
• Draw on knowledge of the target community to identify Community –Based Organizations, youth structures, youth ambassadors and Community Health Workers to support the mobilization
• Conduct pre-screening to identify individuals at high risk of HIV and link to care
• In addition for community:
• treatment literacy including PrEP for children/adolescents'/ young people through community based
• psychosocial support focusing on adherence and disclosure including:
• Continued sensitization of community-based organizations working with children/adolescents and related stakeholders on linkage and treatment adherence
• Support the implementation and strategy as the Data Capturer with the team.
• Ensure the interventionists capture the paper-based forms on the electronic system
• Verify, scan, rename, and upload enrolment and risk forms and service plans provided by the interventionists
• Manage your appointments for each team/interventionist to submit and discuss their data
• Provide information to Team Leads on staff who are not capturing correctly to ensure ethical data and correction of the problem
• Health promotion during EPI catch-up/integrated community mobile outreach services
• Submit weekly and monthly reports to the supervisor

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literacy and IT skills
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics

Deadline:19th August,2026