Community Care Intern I at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Job ID: 13-10704
Locations: Sokoto, Kwara, Niger
Group/Office: PDG (Program Delivery Group)
Dept/Unit: PDGGEN - Program Delivery Group
Project/Program: A512 - Nigeria CaTSS
Reports To: Community Care Specialist
Grade: Intern

Overview

• The objective of the Community Care Intern position is to work closely with the Regional Community Care Specialist to manage the MSH CaTSS community care & support program in a manner that strengthens retention rate across the supported health facilities, community service provision including the Orphans and Vulnerable Children program.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide periodic application of SIMS tools as a means of providing mentoring and supervision to the health facility and community services providers.
• Support and ensure facilities conduct treatment preparation for all new patients.
• Ensure facilities provide routine adherence counseling to all patients attending ART and care clinics.
• Ensures and support facilities conduct proper documentation of services provided in the facilities
• Support and Ensure facilities provide positive clients receive PHDP messages, every clinic day and at support group meetings.
• Encourage clients to choose a treatment partner that will receive information and education to support client’s adherence to ART and clinic day appointment, keep telephone contact of client’s treatment partners.
• Work with referral coordinator and M&E/records unit to ensure effective tracking of clients experiencing a challenge in remaining on care and ensure documentation and reporting of same.
• Coordinate and support referrals and linkages in all CCT site for positive clients to existing support groups
• Support the formation and functionality of the support group cells (small groups of 5 to 10 persons living in the same area) and mentor them towards becoming a community based support groups as well as establishing an economic empowerment programme together.
• Ensure facility staff Collate and submit weekly/monthly statistics of services provided to the M&E unit through the referral coordinator or the focal person.
• Carryout any emerging activity as directed by the site coordinator or MSH Technical Staff.
• Work with referral coordinator to submit reports detailing all activities carried out.
• Ensure facilities document all cases of death, transfer, contract tracking of patient.
• Support and track facility Gender norm and gender violence activities
• Support facilities support group in monthly meetings.
• Support CSOs providing OVC services within the states to graduation of beneficiaries
• Document programmatic achievements and keep the State Regional Community Care Specialist informed on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

Supervision:

• Works independently with close supervision from the Community Care Specialist

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidate must possess minimum qualification of BSc or its equivalent in any field of Social Sciences
• At least 2 years’ experience with HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs supported by bilateral agencies such as USAID/CDC at CSO or IP level
• Excellent grasp of community care issues and current literature on HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and fluency in English.