Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 06 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Description:
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 Stepping Stones Curriculum over a period of 13 weeks per group.
• Conducts Escorted Referrals of AGYWs 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 AGYWs who miss two consecutive Safe Space Sessions with home visitations and conduct “make-up sessions” to ensure a continuum of mentorship.
• Ensures AGYWs 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.
• Qualified Sign Language Interpreter. Fluent in Zambian Sign Language.
• Knowledge of Deaf culture.
• Good English-speaking skills, and knowledge of Bemba or Nyanja.
• Empathetic, devoted and respectful individual with good interpersonal communication, skills.
• Team building, and reading and writing 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)
• Zambia Sign Language Interpreting certificate/qualification

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

Job application procedure
• Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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