Job ID: 303905

Outreach Worker

South 24 PG Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (SNP+)

Location: Kolkata, South 24 Parganas And Howrah, West Bengal

Apply by: 26 Sep 2026

Relevant Sectors

Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition

Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

South 24 PG Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (SNP+) is a professionally managed committed CBO actively working for community capacity building and issue based networking and advocacy. The primary focus of SNP+ is on the problems of people living with HIV/AIDS and HIV-TB co modality in their struggle to obtain a life of justice and dignity. Environment stabilization, security, empowerment and improving the quality of life of community people living with HIV/AIDS for self-governance, are the most important components of its mission. Gender justice, community health and livelihood, child education and social security are our primary areas of concern.
Name of Post: Outreach Worker cum Peer Counsellor

No of Post Vacant: 03

Salary: 10,000 per month (Travels cost will be paid as per actual)

Educational Qualification :
S/he should be at least educated up to 8th standard with basic understand of HIV/AIDS programme. The candidate should preferably be from the PLHIV community. And for Peer counsellor candidate must be from the PLHIV community

The objective of the Position: The staff functions as the link between the CSC and the community. Facilitate the linkage of PLHIV to treatment services, particularly those who are listed as priority populations for the CSC program. Conduct follow-up of diverse groups to ensure the provision of comprehensive care. Monitor treatment progress closely and undertake initiatives to promote adherence, retention, and access to social entitlements/welfare schemes.

Key Responsibilities:
• Visit ART centre, in rotation, to support ART counsellors by providing peer counselling to PLHIV newly initiated on ART to help them understand the benefits of treatment, address misconceptions and equip them with information & coping skills to manage possible side effects of ART
• Give information regarding the services of CSC at the ART centre and motivate the newly registered PLHIV to avail care and support services
• Support PLHIV in completing all baseline investigations and other tests from the hospital at the time of ART initiation. Support ART refill in case the CSC is engaged in community-based ART dispensing
• Facilitate support group meetings at CSC, ART centre or other convenient sites.
• Provide peer counselling on treatment adherence, positive living and related topics during their visit to CSC
• Organize community events with help of PC (e.g, health camps, fairs, festivals)
• Organize and participate in advocacy activities, including rapport building with different stakeholders.
• Facilitate linkage of PLHIV diagnosed HIV positive at the ICTC- to the nearest ART Centre for ensuring rapid initiation of ART.
• Ensure systematic tracking of LFU cases and facilitate their link back to treatment.
• Provide support to the ARTC to verify the address of the PLHIV newly initiated on ART.
• Conduct proactive follow-up of PWLHIV to ensure treatment adherence, linkage to periodic ANC check-up, VL test during 32-36 weeks of pregnancy, institutional delivery, and post-natal care towards elimination of Vertical Transmission of HIV. After due consent from the PWLHIV, link them to ASHA / ANM and NHM facilities for ANC/PNC related care, ensuring confidentiality of the HIV status.
• Follow-up of HIV exposed infants (HEI), ensuring life-saving ARV prophylaxis drugs, and adhering to the EID test schedule for up to 18 months of age or 3 months after cessation of breastfeeding, whichever is later.
• Conduct follow-up of sero-discordant couples and follow up of PLHIV who are overdue for VL testing.
• Engage in follow-up with PLHIV to enhance treatment adherence and retention in HIV care.
• Facilitate form filling for social entitlements, collect them from households, and hand them to the CSC Coordinator/Project Coordinator
• Further, undertake any other project-related tasks assigned by the CSC Coordinator/Project Coordinator.
Note: All eligible candidates are requested please share your CV through Email Id: snpplus.network2005@gmail.com with in 26th September 2026 and also mention the name of the post in subject line.

Job Email ID:

snpplus.network2005(at)gmail.com