08/07/2024
08 July 2024
SOCIAL HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT
RE-ADVERTISMENT
POSITION: LINKAGE OFFICER
LOCATION: PORT ST JOHNS
The headquarters for the Organisation are in East London in the Eastern Cape.
Duration: Renewable Annually Based on Performance
About SHE
Social Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender Women of Africa (SHE) was established in November 2010 to support transgender women living in the Eastern Cape. SHE is a feminist collective working to advance the rights of transgender women. Its collectives consist of individuals and organisations.
Social, Health and Empowerment feminist collective of transgender women of Africa (SHE) has implemented on a program for “Investing for impact against Tuberculosis and HIV project” funded by the Global fund in Eastern Cape.
Purpose
To navigate clients through the referral process and ensure successful linkage to care:
Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
•Manage and support systematic tracking and monitoring of all referrals of clients.
•Tracking of client management information throughout client treatment period,
•Daily communication with health care facilities / stakeholders and program staff to ensure efficient and timely linkage to care and adherence support is provided to all clients.
•Develop and support efficient communication system between health facilities/ stakeholders and outreach teams.
•Support health care facilities and outreach teams to ensure contact tracing is being Implemented.
•Strengthen linkage to care for clients between DOH / stakeholders and outreach teams,
•Perform other duties as required.
Minimum requirement:
•Grade 12
•Minimum 1-3 year’s work experience in health and knowledge of HIV/AIDS, TB and STI
•Valid Code 08 Drivers licence will be an advantage
•Experience as a community health facilitator will be advantageous
•Possess good knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, and TB/HIV services
Other Skills
•Proficient personal computer skills
•Excellent attention to detail and deadlines
•Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders and clients
•Good problem-solving ability
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•Very good reasoning ability.
•Be available to assist all HIV patients in the facility and from the community outreach sites
Applications: must be an updated CV and certified supporting documents with a subject line “APPLICATION FOR LINKAGE OFFICER POSITION”, and the CV must have at least three contactable references.
Applicants must comply with the above requirements.
Please submit your application to: emails provided below:
[email protected]
For further enquiries, please contact Miss B Kokwe or Miss R Ross 043 722 0750
Closing date for applications: 15 July 2024
We encourage applicants to apply before the closing date.
We are an equal employment opportunity organisation, we will priorities community members and we welcome applications from persons living with disability.
Applicants are invited from suitable qualified candidate for appointment soonest. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 1 week of the closing date. SHE reserves the right to special circumstance to accept late applications or to extend the above date in order to facilitate further searches. Furthermore, SHE reserves the right not to make an appointment. Internal applications will get preference for shortlisting. SHE is unable to
provide reallocation assistance who have not been contacted within 1 week from the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.