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Peer Educator Job Vacancies at TB HIV Care

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Website TB HIV Care

TB HIV Care is an internationally recognized non-profit organization in South Africa that delivers large-scale, evidence-based health programs to address TB and HIV, with a focus on vulnerable populations and communities.

About TB HIV Care

TB HIV Care (THC) is a leading South African non-profit organization established in 1929 that provides integrated healthcare to combat the twin epidemics of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. As of 2026, it operates in 25 districts across all nine provinces, specifically targeting underserved and high-risk populations.

Application Details

Reference Number TBH260107-2
Job Title Peer Educator_Cape Town
Department Counselling & Testing
Number of Positions 1
Location – Clinic or Facility Drop In Centre
Location – Town / City Cape Town
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Country South Africa

Job Purpose

To conduct out-reach activities in the PWID community by providing current accurate health information, mobilisation of PWID’s to access health services, and linkage to care services.

Minimum Requirements
  • Grade 10
  • Peer educators should be ex or current people who have used or injected drugs as they are a ‘peer’ and have therefore experienced the context, and challenges faced by PWID/PWUD
  • Minimum 1 years’ work experience in the PWID Community or experience as a peer educator
  • Able to read and write legibly in English
  • Proficiency in isiXhosa,Afrikaans/ English and any South African language
  • Clear criminal record
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Distribution of harm reduction packs and safer sex commodities
  • Safely collecting used injecting equipment in sharps bins from outreach areas and communities
  • Provide accurate health information to PWID/PWUD on harm reduction and safe injecting practices, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, SRH and human rights
  • Link and or refer PWID/PWUD living with HIV or TB for treatment to the mobile nurse/ drop in centre or nearest health facility
  • Ensure HIV negative PWID/PWUD are regularly tested and are encouraged to uptake PrEP as HIV prevention method.
  • Promote psychological support, referral to social services and follow-up
  • Recruit PWID/PWUD for Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) and complete eligibility criteria
  • Identify women who inject drugs and provide dignity packs
Skills and Competencies
  • Write and present effectively, adjusting to fit the audience and the message, to strongly convey the message
  • Ability to solve employee related problems
  • Deliver outstanding service that meets and exceeds customer expectations
  • Build effective relationships with all people; up, down, sideways, inside and outside the organisation
  • Engage everything with drive and energy for a bottom line; not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known and drive to finish everything he/she starts

To apply for this job please visit tbhivcare.erecruit.co.

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