RHSP is seeking qualified Counselors to provide pre-test and post-test counselling and ongoing psychosocial support to clients, patients, study participants, and community members. The role includes communicating HIV results, providing HIV/AIDS and general health education, supporting HIV disclosure, promoting couple counselling and partner notification, and providing ongoing psychosocial support to individuals requiring additional care.
The successful candidates will also prepare counselling activity reports, collect relevant bio-behavioral health data, and participate in counselling meetings. Candidates should possess relevant counselling qualifications, substantial counselling experience including HIV/AIDS counselling or experience within a medical setting, fluency in English and Luganda, and motorcycle riding skills with a valid riding permit.
Responsibilities
- Provide HIV counselling
- Offer psychosocial support
- Support partner counselling
- Conduct health education
- Prepare field reports
Must Have
- Counselling qualification
- Two-year experience
- HIV counselling experience
- English & Luganda
- Valid riding permit
Nice to have
- MOH HCT certificate
- Community counselling
- HIV disclosure experience
- Data collection skills
- Teamwork skills
What's great in the job?
- Meaningful Community Impact: Provide counselling and psychosocial support that directly contributes to the wellbeing of clients, participants, couples, and communities.
- HIV Prevention Support: Contribute to HIV prevention and control through counselling, health education, condom promotion, disclosure support, and partner notification.
- Professional Counselling Experience: Apply and strengthen counselling skills in a biomedical research and health service environment.
- Community Engagement: Work directly with communities and support individuals who require ongoing counselling and care.
- Public Health Contribution: Help improve awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS and broader health issues within study communities.
- Research Exposure: Gain experience supporting bio-behavioral data collection alongside counselling and community health activities.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside RHSP counselling, research, clinical, and community teams.
What We Offer
Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) is a collaborative biomedical research and service delivery organization. RHSP strives to improve the quality of life of the local and international population through a combination of community-based research, curative services, and prevention strategies in Uganda.
Each employee has a chance to see the impact of his work.
You can make a real contribution to the success of the company.
Perks
A full-time position
Attractive salary package.
Medical Insurance
Comprehensive health coverage.
Retirement Benefits
Pension plan with employer contributions.
Employee Growth
Ongoing training and growth opportunities.
