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Job Title ⇒ Community Linkages Assistant 2 Fresher Jobs
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Organisation ⇒ The AIDS Support Organization TASO Uganda
Duty Station ⇒ Mulago Kampala and Tororo, Uganda
REF ⇒ TS/HR/ PMGT 33
Reports to ⇒ Psychosocial and Community Linkages Officer
NB Only TASO Registered Clients are eligible to apply

About US ⇒
The AIDS Support Organization TASO Uganda, an organisation contributing to a
process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality
of life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and
disease.

About Project
TASO is implementing various projects funded by the US President’s Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief PEPFAR through the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention CDC, with guidance from the Government of Uganda, to accelerate
epidemic control and achieve the UNAIDS 95 95 95 targets.

Job Summary ⇒ The Community Linkages Assistant will provide services geared
towards improving the welfare of TASO Clients and their house hold members.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Participate in the compilation of departmental annual work plans and
budgets for client’s activities
⇗ Monitor clients’ waiting time while at the center and ensure clients
register on clinic days, receipt and account for user fees
⇗ Participate in writing fundable proposals at TASO units to secure local
funding to solve some client needs and link clients to support groups
⇗ Conduct health talks and spearhead clients’ involvement in HIV/AIDS
education and sensitization
⇗ Orient clients about TASO center services & procedures i.e. MIPA-GIPA
guidelines and Clients’ Code of Conduct
⇗ Attend to weak and support clients who are stranded i.e. do not know where
to go or have no support like transport back home
⇗ Organize for the provision of tea and drinking water and supervise the
serving of tea to clients
⇗ Follow up clients admitted in the wards and inform the respective
Counsellors
⇗ Offer counseling to clients with different concerns and visit CDDPs to
offer peer support counselling to clients
⇗ Support in establishment and maintenance of the demonstration gardens at
the center
⇗ Share/disseminate information to clients regarding their rights and
obligations
⇗ Provide information to the Psychosocial and Community Linkages Officer on
resources required for client activities and ensure the effective utilization
of resources for the client activities
⇗ Conduct an assessment of the client’s concerns/ views, present them at
appropriate forums, and follow up client complaints and suggestions
⇗ Organize quarterly client council meetings and general clients meetings
⇗ Encourage clients to raise their concerns by utilizing various provisions
such as suggestion boxes
⇗ Encourage clients to form groups and spearhead the selection of clients for
skills building
⇗ Conduct Training Needs Assessments and organize skills building trainings
for OVCs and Expert Clients
⇗ Review outputs presented by Expert Clients and ensure that proper
documentation of work is done
⇗ Mobilize and organize targeted HTS in the community to identify HIV
positive
⇗ Link all the HIV positive clients identified during HTS and make follow ups
⇗ Identify clients who miss appointments and fast track those who are lost to
follow to ensure that they are traced and restarted on treatment
⇗ Set up systems to track client referrals and enroll those referred into the
TASO System
⇗ Prepare and submit reports on client activities as required
Key Outputs
⇗ Participation in developing departmental work plans and budgets done
⇗ Clients’ welfare-provided and ensured
⇗ HIV/AIDS education and sensitization organized
⇗ Clients’ views presented to TASO management
⇗ Technical guidance to support clients and expert clients provided
⇗ Participation in community linkages activities at the center done

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a Degree in SWASA, Education, Social Sciences, Arts
or Development Studies.
⇗ Additional Training Necessary Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling and
Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling
⇗ At least two years’ experience in HIV/AIDS support work. Ability to
communicate in the local dialects Luganda is a MUST.
⇗ Special Knowledge Required Rights of PLWHAs and Basic facts on HIV/AIDS
Care
⇗ Key Skills Communication Skills, Customer Care, Computer Skills and
Interpersonal Skills.
⇗ Other Qualities/Attributes Integrity, Empathy, Patience, Confidentiality
and Ability to work under mental and physical stress.
How to Apply ⇒
All qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to
submit their resume, copies of certified academic certificates, testimonials
and three referees, two of which should be professional referees and, a
current employer / immediate supervisor including their telephone and email
contacts. All interested Candidates MUST fully fill the TASO Online Job
Application Form, scan and save all the relevant documents in one folder and
forward only online applications with the relevant credentials
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Deadline 10 th December 2020 by 530 pm
NB While TASO appreciates all the interested candidates, only those invited
for interviews will be reached. In case you do not hear from consider yourself
unsuccessful. Please note disqualification.

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