mothers2mothers (m2m) is an African Primary Health Care organisation that employs women living with HIV as community health workers across 10 African nations. These “Mentor Mothers” deliver integrated health services at clinics and in communities to ensure everyone, everywhere, has access to the services they need to be healthy and stay in care. Over the next five years, this proven, peer-led model is being scaled up to double down on ending HIV, as well as to tackle new health challenges and reach more people – all with the aim of building a fairer, healthier future. The employment of local women as community health workers means that we are delivering a model that prioritises healthcare for families who need it most, delivered by women who know them best. Since its creation in 2001, m2m has created jobs for nearly 12,000 women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and, together, they have reached over 15M people with critical health services and education. In 2021, m2m reached over 1.6M people across 10 African nations, including 402,616 adolescents (ages 10-19) – 51% more than the year before. m2m also advanced the Global Goals of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030 – by achieving virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among its enrolled clients for the eighth consecutive year, and meeting all of the ambitious UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets among its clients four years ahead of the 2026 target date. For more information, visit www.m2m.org
Job Title: Social Worker (Facility Based)Closing Date: 13/9/2024Job DescriptionThe Social Worker provides effective and efficient coordination of case management processes for children living with HIV (CLHIV) in health facilities. Facilitate the coordination of bi-directional linkages for the AGYW that are being referred to the health facility to access clinical services. S/he will contribute to the monitoring and reporting through the administering the case management tools in order to document CLHIV case referrals.
Key Performance Areas:
Lead the bi-directional referral for OVC and AGYW to access the clinical services
• Coordinate the successful linkages of the beneficiaries that are layered to the facility from the community to access the Clinical services
• Follow up with the community Case Management Workers the beneficiaries that are being referred to the community for access of the OVC and DREAMS services at community level
• Routinely during the health education provide information on the Bokamoso services that are being offered both at facility and community level
• In collaboration with the facility staff identify the unsuppressed CLHIV, HEI for further support at community level
• Weekly basis track the referrals to ensure that the linkage was successful and report back to the referring team
• Provide basic information to health facility clients on Bokamoso programs offered by consortium partners, so that they may be enrolled with their consent
• Acts as entry point and Bokamoso contact person in health facilities and community councils assigned to
• Record and monitor Viral Load and MMD for children under the age of 18, to ensure that appropriate community-based support can be provided to those experiencing treatment challenges
• Track referrals from health facilities to community services and vice versa and ensure that referred clients get to the expected service points and make follow ups
• Participate in case conferencing of clients
• Understand and provide proper guidance on continuum of prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS
• Mobilize health campaigns and dialogues on HTS for vulnerable children and their households
• Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on the services provided
• Report referral processes and challenges to both the DHMT and Bokamoso management
• Perform any other duty assigned
M & E and Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement
• Ensure completeness and data quality to optimize swift and accurate capturing
• Data driven and make programmatic decision based on the results demonstrated by the data
• Ensure that the data shared for capturing is of high quality, appropriate and timely submitted
Representation, stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with other stakeholders at District level
• Participate in relevant facility stakeholder forums and provide feedback on progress within the project
• Represent Bokamoso at facility level
Qualifications and experience:
• Degree in Social work
• Training in Child Protection, Project Planning & Management and Counselling will be an added advantage
• At least 3 years’ experience in working with OVC programming on large project and experience with USAID funded programs/projects necessary.
• Experience with implementing OVC interventions, knowledge of HIV/AIDS service delivery among positive caregivers and children
• Practice in an ethical manner and embrace diversity
Competencies required:
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in oral and written English and excellent writing skills
• Ability to work in a challenging environment, under high pressure and ability to cope with tight deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Possess a high standard of personal and professional integrity
• Willingness to work as a team member, taking on additional tasks as needed to ensure the overall success of the project
• Uses critical thinking and professional judgement
• Practices with professionalism across all her/his duties
• High level of attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work well under pressure in a culturally sensitive environment
mothers2mothers is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), people with disabilities, women and previously disadvantaged people. Competitive salary packages will be negotiable in accordance with m2m’s remuneration policies.
