Sexual Health Educator

Main Role
Conduct voluntary counseling and testing sessions ensuring that information are adequately delivered. Provide sexual health education and outreach services.
Sexual health educator must abide by Marsa’s code of conduct and  policies.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide rapid testing services for sexually transmitted infections as per Marsa’s guidelines while maintaining client’s confidentiality.
• Conduct awareness and educational sessions about sexual and reproductive health
• Participate in outreach activities and condom distribution
• Conduct all activities in a professional manner while ensuring respect, non-judgement and friendly attitude
   

Competencies

Client-Centered

• Provide high-quality counseling and testing services in an anonymous and confidential environment
• Advise and refer clients to relevant healthcare institutions, partner NGOs, medical and psychosocial professionals when needed
• Answer client inquiries and address concerns related to sexual health
• Follow work organization approved by the management to optimize the clients’ satisfaction
• Contribute to the development of systems, policies and procedures to ensure a strict respect of beneficiaries’ confidentiality

 Adaptability

• Tries to understand changes in work tasks, situations, and environment as well as the logic or basis for change; actively seeks information about new work situations
• Treats change and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth
• Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; does not persist with ineffective behaviors

Teamwork

• Cooperate with others to optimize results
• Create a motivating environment for Voluntary Counseling and Testing team members and ensure maximum commitment and contribution, while providing an opportunity for everyone to participate and influencing achievement of goals

Communication

• Communicate information effectively

• Provide clear instructions or information to peers/team members/others orally or through other methods of communication
• Communicate ideas clearly and effectively in a group setting
• Address work problems with people individually
• Convey complex ideas in a logical sequence to ensure understanding
• Use appropriate conventions (e.g., grammar and syntax) when communicating
• Keep audience’s attention
• Be open to receiving to ideas or suggestions from others
• Use appropriate nonverbal communication (eye contact, gestures, posture) when communicating with others
• Keep clear, accurate written documentation

Community Relations/Advocacy

• Participate in the establishment of good working relationships and collaborative arrangements with national, regional, and international community groups, stakeholders, and other organizations to help achieve the goals of Marsa

Voluntary Counseling and Testing

• Provide adequate sexual and reproductive health information to Marsa beneficiaries
• Provide rapid testing services for sexually transmitted infections as per Marsa’s guidelines

• Ensure that all the required data is being collected and entered into the Electronic Medical Records software accurately
• Deliver positive and negative test results to beneficiaries in professional, sensitive, and respectful manner
• Refer clients to in-house or partner medical and psychosocial professionals, institutions, and NGOs according to the updated referral sheet
• Contact Administrative Officer when needed for support or sharing necessary confidential information
• Answer beneficiary inquiries via the center’s phone line and provide them with the needed support such as referrals in house or outside of Marsa
• Support Communications Officer and provide them with needed information for content production as needed
• Follow all the guidelines, rules, and procedures set by the Sexual Health Education Coordinator and Marsa management
• Maintain a professional and friendly attitude void of stigma and discrimination.

• Attend and participate in meetings and workshops as required.
• Participate in project activities as indicated by the Sexual Health Education Coordinator and management
• Conduct at least one shift per week of the voluntary testing and counseling sessions
• Report regularly on daily activities to the Sexual Health Education Coordinator and escalate any issues that require top management’s intervention

• Report to the sexual health education coordinator when supplies are running out or defected
• Maintain strictly professional attitude with beneficiaries
• Avoid sharing personal information with beneficiaries and asking questions that are not related to the Marsa requirements
• Maintain casual attire and general hygiene
• Ensure day-to-day operations are run smoothly and according to the center’s rules and procedures
• Abide by Marsa’s values, code of conduct, and policies
• Provide support to Administrative Officer as needed

Awareness and Outreach activities

Outreach activities

• Participate in outreach activities that includes condoms distribution
• Participate Condom pockets preparation
• Participate in the development of new outreach activities and strategies
• Participate in the evaluation of outreach activities

Awareness and educational activities

• Provide educational awareness sessions on sexual and reproductive health  
• Participate in the development of education and communication material