Employment type: Two years’ contract
Placement: Hluhluwe
Closing Date: 24 January 2020

Star For Life (SFL) is a non-profit organisation with the mission to inspire young
people to value learning, acquire the knowledge and skills they need for productive
work, and live healthy and meaningful lives. SFL has developed a unique set of
Programmes and workshops that we are currently running in 102 Schools in
South Africa and Namibia to add value to the regular Life Orientation curriculum. Star For Life seeks the services of an energetic and passionate Life Skills Coach who will be based in uMkhanyakude (Jozini and Mbazwane area)

1. Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement a prescribed set of SFL workshops, classroom sessions and individual psychosocial counselling sessions that are designed to build the self- esteem of learners in line with the SFL ‘Theory of Change’
• Discuss HIV risks, reject myths about HIV transmission with young people in schools
• Encourage safer sex strategies
• Discuss and link to locally available HIV counselling and testing services available
• Work with the parents and community to raise awareness about HIV risks for youth and improve adult-child communication (VMMC), HIV care and treatment and TB testing and treatment
• Promote condoms: how to use, negotiate, where to get them and improve access
• Discuss harmful norms related to sex and gender, reduce stigma and discrimination associated to HIV
• Prevent gender-based violence, promote gender equality

2. Requirements
• Basic degree in Psychology or Social Science degree with psychology as a major. Two years’ experience in similar work
• Self-driven and highly motivated young person
• Strong values and principles
• Demonstrate a positive and friendly attitude
• Excellent report writing skills
• Valid code B driver’s licence