Job Title: Community Linkages Assistant – 2 Positions
Organisation: TASO Uganda
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Other locations: Mbale
Reports to: Psychosocial and Community Linkages Officer
About Organisation:
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda), is an organisation contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease.
Job Summary: To provide services geared towards improving the welfare of TASO Clients and their house hold members.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the compilation of departmental annual work plans and budgets for client’s activities
- Monitor clients’ waiting time while at the center and ensure clients register on clinic days, receipt and account for user fees
- Participate in writing fundable proposals at TASO units to secure local funding to solve some client needs and link clients to support groups
- Conduct health talks and spearhead clients’ involvement in HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and other global health security concern education and sensitization
- Orient clients about TASO center services & procedures i.e. MIPA-GIPA guidelines and Clients’ Code of Conduct
- Attend to weak and support clients who are stranded
- Follow up clients admitted in the wards and inform the respective Counsellors
- Offer counseling to clients with different concerns and visit CDDPs to offer peer support counselling to clients
- Support in establishment and maintenance of the demonstration gardens at the center
- Conduct an assessment of the client’s concerns/ views, present them at appropriate forums, and follow up client complaints and suggestions •
- Organize quarterly client council meetings and general clients meetings
- Encourage clients to raise their concerns by utilizing various provisions such as suggestion boxes
- Mobilize and organize targeted HTS in the community to identify HIV positives and link them for services
- Identify clients who miss appointments and fast track those who are lost to follow to ensure that they are traced and restarted on treatment
- Prepare and submit reports on client activities as required
Key Outputs
- Participation in developing departmental work plans and budgets done Clients’ welfare provided and ensured
- HIV/TB, malaria and other chronic disease education and sensitization organized Clients’ views presented to TASO management Technical guidance to support clients and expert clients provided Participation in community linkages activities at the center done
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum Academic Qualifications: Degree in SWASA, Education, Social Sciences, Arts or Development Studies.
- Additional Training Necessary: Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling & Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling
- Minimum Experience and Exposure: 2 years’ experience in HIV/AIDS support work. Ability to communicate in the local dialects and, knowledge of the area I project scope is a MUST.
- Special Knowledge Required: Rights of PLWHAs and Basic facts on HIV/AIDS Care
- Key Skills: Communication Skills, Customer Care, Computer Skills and Interpersonal Skills.
- Other Qualities/Attributes: Integrity, Empathy, Patience, Confidentiality and Ability to work under mental and physical stress.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of certified academic certificates, testimonials, and three referees, two of whom should be the present employer immediate supervisor or last employer if unemployed, or any other if it is the first employment being applied for. None of the referees should be a relative, friend, or business associate. All referees’ designations should be stated and contact details included i.e. physical address, telephone/ mobile numbers, and email contacts.
All interested Candidates MUST fully fill out the TASO Online Job Application Form, scan and save all the relevant documents as one document (labelled with the candidate’s full names), and forward only online applications with the relevant credentials to the link below.
Note:
- Also, note that only applications received online shall be considered.
- While TASO appreciates all interested applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. In case you do not hear from TASO Uganda One (01) month after the closing date, please consider yourself unsuccessful.
- Please note that any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 26th November 2025
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24