Community Linkages Assistant
2025-11-18T08:25:57+00:00
The AIDS Support Organization ( TASO ) Uganda
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TASO Jinja & Mbale Center of Excellence (CoE)
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Healthcare
Social Services & Nonprofit, Healthcare
2025-11-26T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Main Purpose of the Job:
To provide services geared towards improving the welfare of TASO Clients and their household members.
Key Outputs
- Participation in developing departmental work plans and budgets done
- Clients' welfare provided and ensured
- HIV/TB, malaria and other chronic disease education and sensitization organized
- Clients' views presented to TASO management
- Technical guidance to support clients and expert clients provided
- Participation in community linkages activities at the center done
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Community Linkages Assistant
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
Degree in SWASA, Education, Social Sciences, Arts or Development Studies.
Additional Training Necessary:
Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling & Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling
Minimum Experience and Exposure:
2 years' experience in HIV/AIDS support work. Ability to communicate in the local dialects and, knowledge of the area / project scope is a MUST.
Special Knowledge Required:
Rights of PLWHAs and Basic facts on HIV/AIDS Care
Key Skills:
Communication Skills, Customer Care, Computer Skills and Interpersonal Skills.
Other Qualities/Attributes:
Integrity, Empathy, Patience, Confidentiality and Ability to work under mental and physical stress.
- Participate in the compilation of departmental annual work plans and budgets for client's activities
- Monitor clients' waiting time while at the center and ensure clients register on clinic days, receipt and account for user fees
- Participate in writing fundable proposals af TASO units GANIS to secure local funding to solve some client needs and link clients to support groups
- Conduct health talks and spearhead clients' involvement in HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria.and other global health security concern education and sensitization
- Orient clients about TASO center services & procedures i.e. MIPA-GIPA guidelines and Clients' Code Conduct
- Attend to weak and support clients who are stranded
- Follow up clients admitted in the wards and inform the respective Counsellors
- Offer counseling to clients with different concerns and visit CDDPs to offer peer support counselling to clients
- Support in establishment and maintenance of the demonstration gardens at the center
- Conduct an assessment of the client's concerns/ views, present them at appropriate forums, and follow up client complaints and suggestions.
- Organize quarterly client council meetings and general clients meetings
- Encourage clients to raise their concerns by utilizing various provisions such as suggestion boxes
- Mobilize and organize targeted HTS in the community to identify HIV positives and link them for services
- Identify clients who miss appointments and fast track those who are lost to follow to ensure that they are traced and restarted on treatment
- Prepare and submit reports on client activities as required
- Communication Skills
- Customer Care
- Computer Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to communicate in local dialects
- Knowledge of the area / project scope
- Degree in SWASA, Education, Social Sciences, Arts or Development Studies
- Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling
- Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling
- Knowledge of Rights of PLWHAs and Basic facts on HIV/AIDS Care
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Vacancy title:
Community Linkages Assistant
Jobs at:
The AIDS Support Organization ( TASO ) Uganda
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, November 26 2025
Duty Station:
TASO Jinja & Mbale Center of Excellence (CoE) | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Main Purpose of the Job:
To provide services geared towards improving the welfare of TASO Clients and their household members.
Key Outputs
- Participation in developing departmental work plans and budgets done
- Clients' welfare provided and ensured
- HIV/TB, malaria and other chronic disease education and sensitization organized
- Clients' views presented to TASO management
- Technical guidance to support clients and expert clients provided
- Participation in community linkages activities at the center done
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Community Linkages Assistant
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
Degree in SWASA, Education, Social Sciences, Arts or Development Studies.
Additional Training Necessary:
Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling & Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling
Minimum Experience and Exposure:
2 years' experience in HIV/AIDS support work. Ability to communicate in the local dialects and, knowledge of the area / project scope is a MUST.
Special Knowledge Required:
Rights of PLWHAs and Basic facts on HIV/AIDS Care
Key Skills:
Communication Skills, Customer Care, Computer Skills and Interpersonal Skills.
Other Qualities/Attributes:
Integrity, Empathy, Patience, Confidentiality and Ability to work under mental and physical stress.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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