Job Description

Salary-10,000

TA-1650

Key Functions: ORW will lead the field activities of the CSC. They will identify and facilitate

registration of PLHIV including those with special needs (children, HRGs) at the CSC. In

conjunction with peer counsellors, they will support the PLHIV to access health and nonhealth

services through regular follow up.

Specific roles and responsibilities of ORW

• Identification of new PLHIV and registering them for CSC.

• Conduct field visits and participate in the following awareness generation activities

1. Conduct home visits for the registered PLHIV and affected families to provide

treatment education, education on OIs, nutrition, healthy lifestyles and positive

living, and psychosocial support. Support of peer counsellor can be taken for

addressing specific issues during home visits.

2. Track LFUs (ART and pre-ART) and report back on the status. Based on the list

of LFU and MIS cases received from the ART centre, plan home visits for the

defaulters, and motivate them to resume their treatment. Where feasible,

accompany them to the services. For untraced defaulters, report the status to PC

with evidence.

3. Liaise with and conduct regular visits to respective ART centres assigned by the

coordinator.

• Provide information on home based care to PLHIV and their family members.

• Develop weekly and monthly work plans, including details of activities such as home

visits, LFU follow-up, advocacy events, visit to health facilities, meetings in CSC, and

participation in support group meetings.

• Document outreach activities and other works undertaken in prescribed MIS tools

and submit to PC once in a week.

• Undertake advocacy by doing the following

a. Organizing community events with the help of peer counsellors and DLN (e.g.,

health camps, fairs, festivals).

b. Organizing and participating in advocacy activities, including rapport building with

other stakeholders both within government and in the community.

c. Liaise with Anganwadi worker (AWW) and ASHA for referral of eligible children

and pregnant women to access supplementary nutrition.

d. Liaise with community leaders, local clubs and other social organizations to

enhance their involvement in the program.

• Facilitate filling of forms for social entitlements and schemes and hand them over to

the PC.

Eligibility Criteria

Not Specified

Desired Candidate Profile

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Organization Details

• Organization Name:Alwar Network For People Living With Hiv/Aids Samiti
• About Organization:Alwar network for Peoples Living With HIV Sansthan, Alwar community base organization invite a multiple position under care and support centre programme ANP+ community friendly organization increase applies for People living with HIV/Transgender/MSM 1. Peer Counsellor (Peer Health champion) Salary-10,000 TA-1650 Key Functions: Key link between the CSC and the field in all matters relating to counselling. S/he will also play an important role of linking beneficiary PLHIV to the project, linking the CSC with the PLHIV networks and also in the advocacy activities in the project. Specific roles and responsibilities of Peer Counsellor • Conduct sensitization meeting with village panchayats and key stakeholders on issues of care and support and prioritize PLHIV and affected families for availing social entitlements and schemes. • Advocacy with local stakeholders. • Liaise with local positive networks (wherever CSCs are managed by NGO). • Encourage and counsel partners/spouses and children
  
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