PATH is currently recruiting Community Counselor (CC) for Champhai, Mizoram.

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.

PATH began its work in India in the late 1990s, bringing governments, communities, private-sector companies, and experienced public health practitioners together to address some of the country’s most crucial health problems. In early 2000, the scope of our India program expanded with a major immunization initiative for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Today, PATH’s India projects focus on TB, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis-C, immunization, injection safety, maternal health, and more.

Responsibilities:

The CC will be based in the integrated counseling and testing center (ICTC) or ART centre of the district hospital or other government facility
The CC will work in coordination with ICTC counselors and focus on providing quality counseling
The documentation, reporting and other M&E requirements will be as per directions and training from the SI team

The key areas of work for CC will be as follows –

Counseling HIV positive clients for post counseling, index-case testing at the ICTC/ART centre and subsequently link to ART
Maintaining a coupon/referral system for clients of chain referrals through clients detected positive in ICTC and also through ART clients
Provide prevention education & counseling
Provide counseling on STI care & hygiene.
Counseling on positive prevention (positive health, dignity and prevention)
For PLHIV clients: Link to ART and adherence counseling
For PLHIV clients: IEC to inform on scheme benefits for women
For PLHIV clients: Ongoing positive prevention messages & HIV-TB
For PLHIV clients: Follow up of issues discussed in previous visit /call
CC will be responsible for ensuring that partners and networks of “high risk” clients undergo HIV counseling and testing
The CC will be responsible for ensuring that PLHIV clients are linked to ART

To apply for this job please visit path.silkroad.com.