42 Psychosocial Care Program Associates jobs at Ministry of Health (MOH)

Ministry of Health (MOH)

42 Psychosocial Care Program Associates jobs

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 42

Deadline: 25 June 2022

Hiring Organization: Ministry of Health (MOH)

Job Details:

Job Title Psychosocial Care Program Associates (42)
Reports to: Senior Program Officer – Paediatric and Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment
Work Station: AIDS Control Program AGYW Unit

Job Purpose:
• Supporting scale up of implementation of Psychosocial support interventions across the country.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Conducting psychosocial support trainings for regional and district psychosocial support trainers and mentors to improve the quality of PSS provided to PLHIV.
• Conducting facility competence based psychosocial support trainings for both health workers and community-based health workers to improve the quality of PSS provided to PLHIV.
• Conducting post training mentorship for district and regional psychosocial support trainers and mentors to continuously build their competences to provide onsite PSS mentorships for health workers to provide quality PSS services.
• Conducting psychosocial support technical support supervision and mentorships for health workers to improve their competences in providing psychosocial support services to PLHIV.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the Activity Lead.

Key Outputs:
• Psychosocial support trainings conducted.

• Post training mentorships conducted.
• Psychosocial technical support supervisions conducted.

Key Performance Indicators
Reports on trainings, mentorships and technical support supervisions conducted.

Qualification and Training:
• A degree preferably Medical or Psychology or Social Sciences biased
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience working on AGYW implementation activities; support supervision, mentorship and coaching, capacity building and quality improvement.

Application procedure

Handwritten applications should be Hand Delivered to the Central Registry of the MOH Headquarters-Kampala between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health Headquarters (Central Registry)
Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya
Tel. +256417-712260/+256417-712221
Please include your telephone number and email contacts on the application. Applicants should attach the following:
• Recent passport-size photograph.
• Copy of the National Identity Card.
• Detailed curriculum Vitae.
• Copies of the academic certificates and transcripts.
• Two recommendation letters from two of the most recent supervisors/employers.
• A photocopy of your appointment letter for your most recent position.
• Candidates employed by the Public Service or Local Governments should attach a clearance from employers and submit together with application letter) (candidates who fail to provide the above documentation will not be considered)
Deadline for receiving applications is: June 25, 2022: 5:00PM
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the MOH Noticeboard
Salary and Benefits The position has attractive salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience.