Outreach worker

About YRGCARE

Established in 1993, YRGCARE is a pioneering non\-governmental organisation in India, committed to transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusive partnerships, and forward\-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrity and sustainability, we address both immediate and evolving societal challenges empowering communities to attain equitable and lasting health outcomes. We provide comprehensive services across prevention, care, support, and treatment, particularly for those affected by HIV and other infectious diseases.

Role Overview

• Early linkages of PLHIV to care, support, and treatment services
  


• Improved treatment adherence and education for PLHIV
  


• Expanded positive prevention activities
  


• Improved social protection and well\-being of PLHIV
  

Outreach Worker (ORW) Key Functions:

• ORW will lead the field activities of the CSC. They facilitate the registration of PLHIV at the CSC.
  


• Develop weekly and monthly action plan with the help of the Project Coordinator focusing on the priority clients
  


• Home visit to clients newly initiated on ART to provide information on treatment adherence, opportunistic infections, nutrition, healthy lifestyle and positive living and provide psychosocial support
  


• Identify newly registered PLHIV in ART centres and register them at the CSC after providing at least one service as per guidelines
  


• Referrals for health services and other needs of the PLHIV registered under the programme
  


• Help PLHIV to address stigma and discrimination by the family members and the society
  


• Support the PLHIV to avail social welfare schemes, entitlements and other benefits from the local authorities
  


• Screening PLHIV for TB symptoms once in six months and referral of symptomatic clients to ART centre for diagnosis
  


• Encourage the family members, spouse, children and sexual partners of PLHIV for HIV and TB testing
  


• Based on the list of LFU and MIS cases received from the ART centre, plan field visits for tracking and motivate the clients to resume their treatment wherever possible, accompany them to the ART centre and other service delivery units.
  


• Identify community volunteers in far\-flung areas to support in the follow\-up of LFU/MIS cases as and when required
  

Requirements

• 8th pass with the basic understanding of care, support and treatment programme for PLHIV and preferably from the PLHIV community
  


• Maintains professionalism, and overall conduct and respects confidentiality of clients and the data.
  


• He/she should have knowledge of English, Telugu and Hindi language.
  

Benefits