Position: In-School Champion

Location: Bojanala

Duration: Immediate until 28th of February 2025

Reporting to: In-School Manager

Organisational Background

Centre for Community Impact (CCI) is a non-profit South African organisation based in Pretoria. We aim to be a centre of excellence in strategic health and development communication programs that are centred around meaningful Community Engagement.

Position Summary

The In-School Champion will be responsible for the successful implementation of the AYP programme in schools and Safe Space. This position includes offering a Core Package, writing referrals, linking to services, and reporting Human Rights Violations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Offer Core package.
• Write referrals to internal and external service providers.
• Follow-up of referrals with linkage officers and beneficiaries
• Report Human Rights Violations
• Support In-School Supervisor and LSAs in coordinating school activities.
• Support the rollout of peer education interventions (Co-Facilitation) in the Safe Spaces
• Support the facilitation & coordination of other layered interventions targeting learners in the community and safe spaces.
• Completion of risk assessment, service plan and referral tools correctly and accurately.
• Completion of reports as required, including reports for linkages and referrals.
• Ensure operational, day-to-day smooth running of all AYP programme services across allocated schools (as per Cluster) and Safe spaces.
• Attend all relevant stakeholder and other meetings.
• Support LSA and PGT Mobilisation and programme awareness.
• Maintain good working relationships with the local community and faith leaders, project staff, and other relevant stakeholders; and
• Provide continuous support, engagement, and encouragement to AYP.
• Participate in learning and development opportunities (training, workshops, information sessions etc.).
• Stay abreast of developments in the fields of HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB.
• Attend meetings, briefings, debriefings, staff meetings and others as directed to do so on a regular basis.
• Do additional responsibilities delegated by managers from time to time.
• Do daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly plans.
• Write comprehensive Monthly and Quarterly In-School reports and Safe spaces reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Advantageous: Post-matric qualification/ certificate in Peer Education, Child & Youth Care Work or Social Auxiliary Work
• Minimum 1-year experience in a similar role

Competencies

• Good writing skills that will enable the incumbent to compile reports.
• Good communication, listening and problem-solving skills.
• Computer literate in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work individually and as a team.
• Knowledge and understanding of human behaviour, social systems, and skills to intervene at a point where people interact with their environment to promote their well-being.
• Information and knowledge management skills
• Ability to travel as and when required.
• Good interpersonal skills

Application Process

• Interested candidates should submit an updated CV to CCI Human Resources at jobs@ccisa.org.za
• Please use the job title “In-School Champion – Bojanala” as the subject line for your application.
• Only email submissions will be accepted or considered.
• The closing date for applications is the 10th of August 2024.
• Late applications will NOT be accepted or considered.