Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (Cidriz)
Reports to DREAMS Connector. The DREAMS Mentor will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) safe spaces.
Main duties
- Facilitates the process of identifying geographic locations, days and times that Safe Spaces Sessions will be conducted for each respective group.
- Facilitates the process of forming Safe Space Groups by placing all screened AGYW into their appropriate age groups (10-14, 15-19 and 20-24).
- Provides age-appropriate services to all AGYW.
- Facilitates the tailored Steppingstones Curriculum over a period of 13 weeks.
- Conducts Escorted Referrals of AGYW to access clinical care services not available in the safe spaces and at the DREAMS Centers.
- Documents attendance and enrolment data and report accordingly by use of the standardized reporting tools.
- Works together with Connectors to Sort and File documented data according to the provided filing guidelines.
- Ensures all documented data is entered into DHIS2 and synchronized with the CIDRZ DHIS2 server weekly.
- Follows up AGYW who miss two consecutive Safe Space Sessions with home visitations and conduct “make-up sessions” to ensure a continuum of mentorship.
- Ensures AGYW continue to meet post-graduation to maintain their social networks and monitor their application of acquired skills.
- Provides support to the Connectors to periodically facilitate the process of ongoing recruitment of DREAMS AGYW through screening.
Qualifications
- Grade 12 Certificate.
- Local resident in Lusaka.
- Female aged between 25 and 35 years.
- Fluent in Zambian Sign Language, knowledge of deaf culture, ability to use simplified Sign Language for Deaf AGYW who have not been exposed to Sign Language.
- Empathetic, devoted and respectful individual with good interpersonal communication, team building, and basic reading/writing English skills.
- Certificate in Social Work, psychosocial counselling or health related field.
- At least 2 years’ experience working with adolescents and young women (HIV prevention and service provision).
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.