Job Vacancies at Anova Health Institute

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Provide Psychosocial Programs and Support in Primary Care Health Facilities.
• Support conducting of individual assessments/screening, provision of support interventions and/or referral to higher levels of care.
• Assist with the referral of patients for further support in the community.
• Conduct individual and group counselling working together with the outreach and clinical support team, with supervision on the social worker.
• Provide input on the social needs of mental health users in the program.
• Ensure all support provided to clients is documented correctly and records of the clients and next of kin are up to date and complete.
• Always client information confidential except when client gives consent for information to be shared for purposes of assisting the client further.
• Conduct skills development or empowerment measures for clients with the supervision of the social worker.
• Assist with linkage to shelters or other community support if necessary.
• Follow up on each client and encourage adherence treatment or support sessions.

 
Retention in Care                  

• Provide support and continuous, documented monitoring of client’s progress.
• Educate and provide relevant material or referrals to empower clients.
• Assist in developing and formulating support groups for adherence to treatment or therapeutic sessions, with the supervision of the social worker.
• Provide ongoing counselling and support to ensure clients complete support programmes.
• In support of the social worker, mentor clinic staff and community organisations on provision of support to people with mental health challenges.
• Compile reports on client’s progress, needs or challenges and recommended action required.
• Perform relevant office administration duties for the programme.
•  Advocate for the Programme
• Identify potential advocacy issues and report to the social worker.
• Assist with the collection of human rights data and report violations as and when reported or required.
• Advocate for support sessions to both clients and family members.
• Promote the rights of mental health clients and help educate various stakeholders on mental health matters.
• Participate in learning and development opportunities to remain relevant with the profession.
• Stay abreast of latest developments in the field of mental health or any relevant therapeutic methods.
• Partner, learn and engage with social workers and clinicians for debriefing and further empowerment.

Monitoring and Evaluation of the Programme

• Provide regular feedback and a monthly report to manager (social worker).
• Obtain regular feedback from clients to establish, obtain and ensure the effectiveness of the programme.
• Provide regular feedback to relevant stakeholders as and when required.
• Contribute and participate in project, operational and research activities as and when required.
• Any other relevant tasks as agreed with the line manager.

 Minimum qualifications, qualification and skills required;

• Social Auxiliary Worker certificate or relevant qualification.
• Matric or Grade 12.
• Must be registered with The South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP/Council). 
• 2 years’ experience working as a Social Auxiliary Worker.
• Experience working with mental health clients.
• 1 year experience working in a public health facility/clinic.
• Knowledge of various mental therapeutic interventions and related legislations.
• Knowledge of working with DoH policies.
• Be reliable, consistent, and respectful to clients.
• Excellent record keeping skills.
• Resilient and mental strong individual.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid driver’s license and willing to travel as and when required.
• Innovative, organized, analytical and excellent interpretation data skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and has attention to details.
• Facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Computer Literate – MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Fully vaccinated for Covid 19

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Key duties and responsibilities:

• Provide Psychosocial Programs and Support in Primary Care Health Facilities.
• Support conducting of individual assessments/screening, provision of support interventions and/or referral to higher levels of care.
• Assist with the referral of patients for further support in the community.
• Conduct individual and group counselling working together with the outreach and clinical support team, with supervision on the social worker.
• Provide input on the social needs of mental health users in the program.
• Ensure all support provided to clients is documented correctly and records of the clients and next of kin are up to date and complete.
• Always client information confidential except when client gives consent for information to be shared for purposes of assisting the client further.
• Conduct skills development or empowerment measures for clients with the supervision of the social worker.
• Assist with linkage to shelters or other community support if necessary.
• Follow up on each client and encourage adherence treatment or support sessions.

 
Retention in Care                  

• Provide support and continuous, documented monitoring of client’s progress.
• Educate and provide relevant material or referrals to empower clients.
• Assist in developing and formulating support groups for adherence to treatment or therapeutic sessions, with the supervision of the social worker.
• Provide ongoing counselling and support to ensure clients complete support programmes.
• In support of the social worker, mentor clinic staff and community organisations on provision of support to people with mental health challenges.
• Compile reports on client’s progress, needs or challenges and recommended action required.
• Perform relevant office administration duties for the programme.
•  Advocate for the Programme
• Identify potential advocacy issues and report to the social worker.
• Assist with the collection of human rights data and report violations as and when reported or required.
• Advocate for support sessions to both clients and family members.
• Promote the rights of mental health clients and help educate various stakeholders on mental health matters.
• Participate in learning and development opportunities to remain relevant with the profession.
• Stay abreast of latest developments in the field of mental health or any relevant therapeutic methods.
• Partner, learn and engage with social workers and clinicians for debriefing and further empowerment.

Monitoring and Evaluation of the Programme

• Provide regular feedback and a monthly report to manager (social worker).
• Obtain regular feedback from clients to establish, obtain and ensure the effectiveness of the programme.
• Provide regular feedback to relevant stakeholders as and when required.
• Contribute and participate in project, operational and research activities as and when required.
• Any other relevant tasks as agreed with the line manager.

 Minimum qualifications, qualification and skills required;

• Social Auxiliary Worker certificate or relevant qualification.
• Matric or Grade 12.
• Must be registered with The South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP/Council). 
• 2 years’ experience working as a Social Auxiliary Worker.
• Experience working with mental health clients.
• 1 year experience working in a public health facility/clinic.
• Knowledge of various mental therapeutic interventions and related legislations.
• Knowledge of working with DoH policies.
• Be reliable, consistent, and respectful to clients.
• Excellent record keeping skills.
• Resilient and mental strong individual.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid driver’s license and willing to travel as and when required.
• Innovative, organized, analytical and excellent interpretation data skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and has attention to details.
• Facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Computer Literate – MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Fully vaccinated for Covid 19

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Key duties and responsibilities:

Coordinate Community Component of the Mental Health Project

• Through Outreach Team Leaders, capacitate and coordinate community health workers to support mental health users including home visits to support adherence, missed appointment tracing, provision of education around relapse recognition and their ability to identify and refer individuals and families at risk of common mental health disorders.
• Map existing community-based organisations which are available to support different aspects of mental health issues, strengthening existing referral pathways to these organisations and capacitation of these organisations to provide support where needed. These include addiction recovery groups, gender-based violence shelters and support centres, organisations supporting vulnerable children, adolescents and youth and others.
• Advocate for and contribute to community forums around mental health promotion, prevention and seeking help, including engaging with traditional leaders.
• Engage with traditional health practitioners to align referrals and care.
• Promote mental health through local radio stations, events and other available forums.
• Engage with Department of Social Development to ensure MHU from health facilities are linked to support in the community.
• Together with the project manager, coordinate regularly with SANCA, Vertice and other relevant partners (e.g. LoveLife) including supporting any campaigns or outreach days.
• Oversee community bidirectional referrals and linkage.

Coordination of Mental Health Support at Facility

• Daily oversight, capacitation and support of social auxiliary workers (SAWs).
• Capacitate DoH counsellors and other staff to provide support for MHU.
• Oversee support and counselling of MHU at health facilities.
• Direct service delivery to a subset of MHU who require additional support including linking to other available support in the community.
• Ensure that SAWS are aligning to the relevant SOP’s and relevant statutory requirements.

Project Administration and Support

• Complete, compile, and submit the relevant technical assistance tool/reports to line manager and submit these timeously.
• Ensure a monthly report is submitted of facility and community project activities to the project manager.
• Communicate efficiently and professionally through email and written documents.
• Maintain ethical conduct in line with principles of ethics when dealing with patients and patients’ records.
• Prepare and participate in audit processes as relevant.
• Identify potential advocacy issues and report to the project manager or relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with the collection of human rights data and reporting violations to the relevant parties or stakeholders.
• Advocate for mental health users and provide valid or authentic information for support.
• Obtain regular feedback from clients to establish the effectiveness of the community care centre services, missing services, gaps, inefficiencies, opportunities, and improvement measures.
• Provide regular feedback to the relevant stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality.
• Monitor a project implementation progress vs plan, adjust or provide recommendations as and when required to align to the objective of the programme.
• Attend to relevant mental health programmes or events, workshops, stakeholder meetings, audits, research and attend trainings to remain relevant and comply to latest trends and legislations.

 Any other relevant tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum qualifications, experience and skills required:

• A Degree in Social Work or relevant qualification.
• Must be registered with The South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP/Council). 
• 5 years’ experience working a Social Worker.
• 2 years’ experience working in mental health programme.
• Experience managing other cadres (e.g. counsellors, social auxiliary workers)
• Knowledge of various mental therapeutic interventions and related legislations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to keep neat, accurate, complete and confidential records.
• Knowledge of working with DoH policies.
• Excellent record keeping skills.
• Resilient and mental strong individual.
• Supervisory, mentorship and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid driver’s license and willing to travel as and when required.
• Innovative, organized, analytical and excellent interpretation data skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and has attention to details.
• Previous experience in managing and coordinating projects.
• Facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Computer Literate – MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Fully vaccinated for Covid 19

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Key duties and responsibilities:

Coordinate Community Component of the Mental Health Project

• Through Outreach Team Leaders, capacitate and coordinate community health workers to support mental health users including home visits to support adherence, missed appointment tracing, provision of education around relapse recognition and their ability to identify and refer individuals and families at risk of common mental health disorders.
• Map existing community-based organisations which are available to support different aspects of mental health issues, strengthening existing referral pathways to these organisations and capacitation of these organisations to provide support where needed. These include addiction recovery groups, gender-based violence shelters and support centres, organisations supporting vulnerable children, adolescents and youth and others.
• Advocate for and contribute to community forums around mental health promotion, prevention and seeking help, including engaging with traditional leaders.
• Engage with traditional health practitioners to align referrals and care.
• Promote mental health through local radio stations, events and other available forums.
• Engage with Department of Social Development to ensure MHU from health facilities are linked to support in the community.
• Together with the project manager, coordinate regularly with SANCA, Vertice and other relevant partners (e.g. LoveLife) including supporting any campaigns or outreach days.
• Oversee community bidirectional referrals and linkage.

Coordination of Mental Health Support at Facility

• Daily oversight, capacitation and support of social auxiliary workers (SAWs).
• Capacitate DoH counsellors and other staff to provide support for MHU.
• Oversee support and counselling of MHU at health facilities.
• Direct service delivery to a subset of MHU who require additional support including linking to other available support in the community.
• Ensure that SAWS are aligning to the relevant SOP’s and relevant statutory requirements.

Project Administration and Support

• Complete, compile, and submit the relevant technical assistance tool/reports to line manager and submit these timeously.
• Ensure a monthly report is submitted of facility and community project activities to the project manager.
• Communicate efficiently and professionally through email and written documents.
• Maintain ethical conduct in line with principles of ethics when dealing with patients and patients’ records.
• Prepare and participate in audit processes as relevant.
• Identify potential advocacy issues and report to the project manager or relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with the collection of human rights data and reporting violations to the relevant parties or stakeholders.
• Advocate for mental health users and provide valid or authentic information for support.
• Obtain regular feedback from clients to establish the effectiveness of the community care centre services, missing services, gaps, inefficiencies, opportunities, and improvement measures.
• Provide regular feedback to the relevant stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality.
• Monitor a project implementation progress vs plan, adjust or provide recommendations as and when required to align to the objective of the programme.
• Attend to relevant mental health programmes or events, workshops, stakeholder meetings, audits, research and attend trainings to remain relevant and comply to latest trends and legislations.

 Any other relevant tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum qualifications, experience and skills required:

• A Degree in Social Work or relevant qualification.
• Must be registered with The South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP/Council). 
• 5 years’ experience working a Social Worker.
• 2 years’ experience working in mental health programme.
• Experience managing other cadres (e.g. counsellors, social auxiliary workers)
• Knowledge of various mental therapeutic interventions and related legislations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to keep neat, accurate, complete and confidential records.
• Knowledge of working with DoH policies.
• Excellent record keeping skills.
• Resilient and mental strong individual.
• Supervisory, mentorship and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid driver’s license and willing to travel as and when required.
• Innovative, organized, analytical and excellent interpretation data skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and has attention to details.
• Previous experience in managing and coordinating projects.
• Facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Computer Literate – MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Fully vaccinated for Covid 19

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Key Duties and Responsibilities

Data Capturing

• Daily capturing of data or information acquired from all registers.
• Verify information provided for credibility and ensure there are no duplications/omissions.
• Ensure confidentially of patient files and information.
• Capture data completely, accurately and as prescribed
• Provide updates and training on data capturing systems.
• Assist to accurately enter M&E data in the provided systems such DHIS or any systems provided either by Anova or stakeholder (e.g. REDCap).
• Participate in on-going data management training.
• Provide support and mentorship to facility data capturers/admin staff to correctly capture mental health indicators.
• Collect data for adhoc project-related requests as required by manager.

Data Quality Assurance

• Assist the MEL Officer with quality management procedures.
• Assist in data quality assurance activities including data cleaning exercises.
• Report problems relating to data collection to line manager as and when they occur.
• Monitor the type of data collected and make recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in testing data capturing systems.

Data Backup and Storage

• Secure and maintain safety of all electronic and manual data.
• Ensure that the data captured is saved or stored in the prescribed manner and run back-up on a regular basis.

Reporting and Feedback

• Provide weekly collated project data.
• Provide comprehensive monthly report.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Attend and represent Anova at various stakeholder meetings as and when required.
• Participate in audit verification as and when required.

 Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Grade 12.
• Tertiary qualification and previous experience in primary health care in RSA will be an added advantage.
• 2 years’ experience in data capturing and administration.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Fast and accurate data capturing skills.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Able to maintain confidential information.
• Flexible and willing to work weekends when required.
• Good facilitation and communication skills
• Able to communicate in English and other local/region official language.
• Computer literate.
• Willing to travel as and when required.

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Key Duties and Responsibilities

Data Capturing

• Daily capturing of data or information acquired from all registers.
• Verify information provided for credibility and ensure there are no duplications/omissions.
• Ensure confidentially of patient files and information.
• Capture data completely, accurately and as prescribed
• Provide updates and training on data capturing systems.
• Assist to accurately enter M&E data in the provided systems such DHIS or any systems provided either by Anova or stakeholder (e.g. REDCap).
• Participate in on-going data management training.
• Provide support and mentorship to facility data capturers/admin staff to correctly capture mental health indicators.
• Collect data for adhoc project-related requests as required by manager.

Data Quality Assurance

• Assist the MEL Officer with quality management procedures.
• Assist in data quality assurance activities including data cleaning exercises.
• Report problems relating to data collection to line manager as and when they occur.
• Monitor the type of data collected and make recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in testing data capturing systems.

Data Backup and Storage

• Secure and maintain safety of all electronic and manual data.
• Ensure that the data captured is saved or stored in the prescribed manner and run back-up on a regular basis.

Reporting and Feedback

• Provide weekly collated project data.
• Provide comprehensive monthly report.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Attend and represent Anova at various stakeholder meetings as and when required.
• Participate in audit verification as and when required.

 Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Grade 12.
• Tertiary qualification and previous experience in primary health care in RSA will be an added advantage.
• 2 years’ experience in data capturing and administration.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Fast and accurate data capturing skills.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Able to maintain confidential information.
• Flexible and willing to work weekends when required.
• Good facilitation and communication skills
• Able to communicate in English and other local/region official language.
• Computer literate.
• Willing to travel as and when required.

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Key duties and responsibilities

Administration

• Assist in consolidation & preparation of routine reports, presentations, editing and proofreading documents
• Assist with internal auditing of equipment and ensuring proper distribution
• Schedule routine internal meetings with the COJ district management team and other stakeholders
• Send out communication and coordinate all logistics and admin related duties
• Ensure that all project related documents are kept in accordance with Anova’s standard filling system

Stakeholder Relations & Communication

• Coordinate events with various stakeholders and organisations both internally & externally
• Resposible for procurement of equipment and other resources
• Mananage the filing of purchase orders and tax invoices
• Establish and maintain effective & efficient communication with all stakeholders
• Distribute minutes of the meetings to all relevant stakeholders and keep record thereof
• Act as the point of contact on behalf of Programme & Deputy Programme Manager

Essential qualifications and experience

• Diploma in Office Management or equivalent tertiary qualification
• At least 3 years’ administration and secretarial work experience
• Ability to travel within City of Johannesburg Health District
• Excellent written and communication skills in English
• Project Management training or experience an advantage
• Experience in funded programmes/projects an advantage, especially in Health or HIV/AIDS related sector
• Good report writing skills
• Proficiency in MS Office package including Outlook
• Demonstrated sound judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Interpersonal skills and excellent analytical skills
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Attention to detail and deadline driven
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision