Job Title: Counsellor Manager
Organization: Baylor
College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Report to: CRS
Coordinator & Programs Outcomes & Knowledge Management Manager
Coordinator & Programs Outcomes & Knowledge Management Manager
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine
Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor -Uganda) is a private not for profit NGO
that provides: HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention services; maternal child
health services; Health Professional training and Clinical Research.
Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor -Uganda) is a private not for profit NGO
that provides: HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention services; maternal child
health services; Health Professional training and Clinical Research.
Job Summary: The Counsellor
Manager will provide Counselling Services to Baylor’s clients and their care
givers as well as providing technical support during systems strengthening in
Baylor Supported clients and Clinical counselling related attachments.
Manager will provide Counselling Services to Baylor’s clients and their care
givers as well as providing technical support during systems strengthening in
Baylor Supported clients and Clinical counselling related attachments.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct
research/fundable proposals and present researched counselling best
practices - Oversees
the coordination and activities of all counselling - The
jobholder provides appropriate HIV counseling - Provides
test results - Actively
participates in study-specific intensive counselling training and
practices - Carries
out informed consent process and interviews participants - Performs
informed consent process - Completes
CRFs and source documents - The
jobholder identifies participants with adherence challenges - Prepare
clients and caregivers for HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy for
exposed infants - Conduct
post-test counselling, assess their readiness for antiretroviral therapy
then build their capacity in regard to ‘positive living and ‘prevention
measures for HIV negatives’ - P
repare eligible clients and their families for HAART, then monitor and
support on drug adherence issues - Record
all clients’ information and maintain clients’ records - Build
the capacity of counselling stakeholders, Provide psychosocial support
counselling, - Conduct
general Health education sessions and psychosocial support counselling
during meetings - Prepare
and submit periodic reports.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Baylor Uganda Counsellor Manager job opportunity
should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling or any Degree with post
graduate formal training of HIV/AIDS - A
minimum of five (5) years working experience in HIV/AIDS Counselling in a
busy clinical or hospital based setting and research institution. - At
least two (2) years’ experience in training & counselling, medical
background would be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their applications to the address below
including a detailed CV demonstrating possession of the job requirements,
current position, names and addresses of three referees i.e. email and phone
addresses, copies of professional/academic documents, email address, and day
time telephone contact. The applicant must have at most a credit 6 in Math and
English.
interested candidates should send their applications to the address below
including a detailed CV demonstrating possession of the job requirements,
current position, names and addresses of three referees i.e. email and phone
addresses, copies of professional/academic documents, email address, and day
time telephone contact. The applicant must have at most a credit 6 in Math and
English.
Send applications via E-mail
to: [email protected].
to: [email protected].
The Human Resources Manager,
Baylor College of Medicine
Children’s Foundation-Uganda,
Children’s Foundation-Uganda,
Block 5 Mulago Hospital,
P.O. Box 72052, Clock Tower,
Kampala. Uganda
Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 17th January 2018
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