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Counselor

The Counselor will be responsible for counselling the eligible family members of index TB patients for TB Preventive Treatment (TPT). The counsellor will be placed in large private hospitals (TPT facilities) of their respective district on a rotational basis. S/he will be responsible for maintaining documents/files as per the formats shared.

Essential Job Responsibilities

1. Counsel registered index TB patients and their eligible family members for TPT through phone calls, at large private hospitals (that are selected for the provision of TPT services), visiting households, etc.

2. Coordination with the DFS for obtaining information about registered index TB patients and their family members.

3. Visit Chest Camps (contact screening camps) for the provision of TPT services to eligible family members of index TB patients.

4. Ensure household contacts of registered index TB patients at large private hospitals are screened via X-ray, checked up by physicians and put on TPT if eligible by a physician.

5. Facilitate the household contacts put on TPT in case of adverse events and referred to the physician.

6. Ensure TPT medicines are available, and in case of unavailability, report this to the concerned supervisor.

7. Maintain records of contacts, i.e., those counselled and followed up until outcome declaration.

8. Develop and follow the monthly work plan in coordination with the supervisor.

9. Prepare a field progress report based on the work plan and submit it on a monthly basis.

10. Ensure timely data collection and provision to sub-recipients for analysis.

11. Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Regional Coordinator (Sub-Recipients) and works in close coordination with DTCs, DFSs and TB Screeners.

Works Directly With: SR Unit

Knowledge and Experience

Bachelor with a minimum of two years of experience working in the development sector as a counsellor/similar role.

Qualified Psychologists will be given preference if having relevant experience. Excellent communication, writing, coordination and training skills are required. Work experience with NGOs is a plus.

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The organization reserves the right to accept or reject any or all CV(s) without assigning any reason.

We are an equal opportunity employer and Females are strongly encouraged to apply.

Skills

Observational Skills Reporting Skills Counselling Skills

Job Details

Job Channel:

Women Jobs

Industry:

N.G.O./Social Services

Functional Area:

Project Management

Total Positions:

1 Post

Job Shift:

First Shift (Day)

Job Type:

Full Time/Permanent

Department:

PIU Lahore

Job Location:

Vehari, Pakistan

Gender:

Female

Minimum Education:

Bachelors

Degree Title:

Bachelor. Qualified Psychologists will be given preference if having relevant experience.

Career Level:

Experienced Professional

Minimum Experience:

2 Years (A minimum of two years’ experience working in the development sector as a counsellor/similar role.)

Apply Before:

Aug 19, 2023

Posting Date:

Aug 11, 2023

Mercy Corps

N.G.O./Social Services · 51-100 employees - Vehari

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. Mercy Corps has operated in Pakistan since 1986. Mercy Corps’ work in Pakistan originated from its support to Afghan refugee communities, focused on providing access to water, health improvement and vocational training for the refugee community in Balochistan Province. In recent years, Mercy Corps has expanded both sectorally and geographically throughout the country, and is now one of the lead agencies providing health services especially tuberculosis control and maternal, neonatal and child health. It has been a major player in all emergency relief efforts in the country, responding to the earthquake of 2005 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; flooding and earthquake in Baluchistan in 2007 and 2008; and to the Sindh floods of 2010 and 2011. In addition to public health and emergency response, Mercy Corps currently implements programming in the sectors of youth engagement, water/ sanitation, and economic development.

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