Vacancy-Community Health Workers Wanted At BOCAIP

VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT

POSITION: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

The Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention Programme is a Non – Governmental faith based Organisation registered in 1999. It offers HIV prevention and AIDS care, Community TB care, Orphans and Vulnerable Children care and Community Mobilisation of HIV prevention and Gender based Violence programs. We operate in 13 districts (centres) across Botswana.

We are looking for qualified, experienced and result-oriented individuals to provide education and empowerment of Adolescents and Young Women (aged 10-24 years) on the Advancing Partners & Communities Project funded by USAID through FHI360. The project will be implemented in Gaborone.

Main purpose of Job:

1. To map communities in Gaborone and identify AGYW who are most at high risk of contracting HIV
2. To assess all individuals who could present to be at a higher risk and make risk reduction plans with them
3. Advocate and lobby for appropriate interventions for this targeted population
4. To collate all project data and ensure that the organisation reports good quality reports to the donors.
5. Linking those with needs to other service points not provided by BOCAIP
6. Be a liaison between the communities and the Senior Community Health Workers through government health facilities

Position Requirements:
1. BGCSE certificate but a certificate in any health field will be an added advantage.
2. At least 2 years work experience within HIV and AIDS field doing community work
3. Christian background
4. No criminal record
5. Should be a Motswana not older than 27 years
6. Have a driver’s license

Competencies:
1. Sets high standards for quality of work, being exemplary and consistently achieves project goals and objectives.
2. Able to work effectively under pressure.
3. Community work skills
4. Knowledgeable on HIV & AIDS especially the community mobilisation component
5. Demonstrates good supervision skills.
6. Only suitably qualified candidates are invited to submit
application letters, detailed and updated curriculum vitae (should not be more than 2 pages), three (3) references (one should be from your pastor) and certified copies of certificates and Omang by the 15th September 2017.
7. If you meet the above requirements kindly submit your application to;

NB: Both males and females are encouraged to apply:

HR Officer
BOCAIP
P.O. Box 601963
GABORONE
Tel: 3916454