Peer Navigator (Mobiliser) (Contract) Johannesburg

SUMMARY:


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POSITION INFO:


The main purpose of the job:

Demand Creation Mobilizers will be responsible for supporting the social and community mobilization activities of the project which contribute to project implementation. To this extent, mobilizers are expected to: Identify young people (in particular adolescent girls and young women) in implementation areas and communities where the mobile clinic is providing sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention services, to whom such service delivery is acceptable, and who would benefit from receiving such servicesSupport the team with linking young people, particularly AGYW, to other health and social services in respective communitiesDrive the mobile clinic as needed by the project to reach outreach hotspot areas in communities
Engage with young people and other community members to facilitate an environment where service provision is acceptable and encouraged

Location:

City of Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

Support the team with implementing the project in relation to educating young people, specifically AGYW and their communities on SRH and HIV prevention, and gender-based violence prevention
Mobilize AGYW for HIV testing and other SRH services provided by the project, specifically PrEP uptake
Encourage and stimulate full participation by young people to utilize the mobile clinic services; with special attention to those who are usually forgotten, marginalized, and overlooked (e.g. disabled)
Support the project to create demand (through different platforms – community events, radio shows, outreach programs, etc.) in different settings, through a range of tactics across different channels
Create demand and awareness for project services by conducting health talks and community dialogues in communities in formal and non-formal environments
Work with colleagues to enhance project goals and outputs
Correct targeting and mobilization of young people (in particular AGYWs on site)
Support the team with identifying hot spots where a large number of young people are located and not able to access health care services (or where young people congregate)
Identify the needs of the communities
Supply and distribute IEC materials on a continuous basis to young people
Support the team by driving the mobile clinic to various identified hot spots in the community
Ensure all safety standards are met and company policies are adhered to when driving the mobile clinic
Engaging with operational staff to ensure vehicle licenses is up to date and maintained
Mobile clinics stocked with IEC materials, promotional items, and self-care items
Assist the data collection clerks (in particular those on mobile units) where possible to complete accurate information on those clients referred for comprehensive SRH services, screened, offered, and initiated on PrEP
Submit paper collection sheets to