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Posted 3 years ago |
JOB TITLE: Peer Navigator
JOB LOCATION: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Slot: 4 Openings
JOB DETAILS
- Peer Navigators will be responsible for educating clients on medication and treatment adherence by providing training, health resources, and mentorship.
- The role of the peer navigator is to act as a bridge between care providers and clients who require assistance in accessing medical, social and mental health-related services.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities
- Be responsible for a delivering individualized, client centered peer support in high HIV caseload clinics and community settings.
- Maintain strict client confidentiality and privacy.
- Work with clients to support their health and wellbeing, taking a peer-to-peer approach. This may include attending appointments as requested.
- Identify and respond appropriately in crises.
- Encourage client engagement with social and support services, providing referrals as appropriate.
- Provide accurate advice to clients relating to contemporary HIV treatment and the role of treatment as prevention in the context of treatment, care and support of PLHIV.
- Promote and facilitate group workshops.
- Exercise a high level of interpersonal skills and professionalism in dealing with clients, Living Positive MHSR staff and other team members.
- Provide reports on program activities and participate in monitoring and evaluation of the Peer Navigator Program, including recommendations.
- Participate in and actively contribute to service planning activities as requested by supervisors.
Key Working Relationships
- Direct Supervisor: Care & Support Officer
- Indirect Supervisor: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
- Supervisees: Nil
Qualifications and Skills
- A Minimum of College School Degree (WAEC, NECO), BSc in any relevant Health related or Social Sciences field with a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in implementing targeted community HIV Testing Services for Key Population.
- Previous or current experience with Key Population programming
- Conducted and Passed Proficiency Tests
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment
- Excellent written, listening and oral communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure
- Excellent use of android application and computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS Office
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English and other Nigerian languages
- Ability to conceptualize and understand program needs.
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Deadline: March 25, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations |