Cluster Link Worker CLW

YRG; Mahabubnagar; On-site; INR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Health insurance coverage

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

YR Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation (YRGMERF) invites applications for a Cluster Link Worker to map village health resources, identify migration patterns, and connect communities with HIV prevention and STI services in targeted areas of Telangana.

The role focuses on reducing stigma, engaging local groups, maintaining liaison with health units, training volunteers, and reporting monthly data to support prevention programs.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with government health policies and programmes.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work in small teams, and flexible ways of working.
• PLHIVs are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct village-level site mapping ( vulnerability mapping, health services/facility mapping, and household mapping ).
• Understand migration patterns in the local community.
• Reach out to un-reached HRIs/groups and vulnerable youth with HIV prevention information.
• Provide information on condom use with locally appropriate methods.
• Help reduce stigma by involving HIV positive people, SHGs, PRI and VHSC, addressing gender stigma.
• Advocate with stakeholders to create enabling environment and reduce discrimination.
• Maintain rapport with local health units and facilitate access to services.
• Know key health facilities at district level and services offered there.
• Work to reduce barriers to accessing STI management and partner notification.
• Coordinate linkage between communities and service institutions (ICTC, PHC/CHC, RTI/STI, district hospital).
• Identify and train volunteers.
• Collect monthly data from condom depot holders and prepare monthly reports.

Skills

Govt health policy

Strong communication

Teamwork & flexibility

PLHIV friendly

Education

Intermediate

Job description

Job Description:

Position Title:

Cluster Link Worker

Organisation:

YR Gaitonde Medical Educational &Research Foundation (YRGMERF)

Compensation:

Remuneration will reflect thecandidate’s experience and skills, subject to the approved budget

About YRG MERF

Establishedin 1993, YRGMERF is a pioneering non-governmental organisation in India,committed to transforming lives through integrated healthcare, inclusivepartnerships, and forward-looking research. Grounded in the values of integrityand sustainability, we address both immediate and evolving societal challengesempowering communities to attain equitable and lasting health outcomes. Weprovide comprehensive services across prevention, care, support, and treatment,particularly for those affected by HIV and other infectious diseases.

Key Responsibilities

• ·Conductvillage-level site mapping (vulnerability mapping, health services/facilitymapping, and household mapping).
• ·Understandthe migration patterns (both in and out migration) in the local community.
• ·Reachout to the un-reached HRIs/groups and vulnerable young people with informationand skills relevant to HIV prevention and risk reduction.
• ·Providerelevant information regarding condom use, using innovative means that arecontextually, locally and culturally appropriate.
• ·Work towards reducing stigma anddiscrimination in the community by facilitating involvement of HIV positivepeople, community groups like SHGs, PRI and VHSC, and bringing into focus andaddressing gender dimensions of stigma and discrimination.
• ·Advocatewith identified stakeholders for creating an enabling environment (and reducingstigma and discrimination).
• ·Maintain rapport with local health units andfacilitate access to services.
• ·Haveknowledge about the key health facilities in the vicinity, at FRU and thedistrict level, and possess necessary information about the services availableat the identified facilities.
• ·Worktowards reducing barriers to accessing services and promote STI management andpartner notification.
• ·Coordinatethe linkage between communities and service institutions (especially ICTC,PHC/CHC, RTI /STI clinic and district hospital).
• ·Identifyand train volunteers.
• ·Collectmonthly data from condom depot holders.
• ·Preparemonthly reports for his/her area according to a pre-defined format.

Requirements

Education and Skills:

She/he shouldbe a Intermediate and equal vent to qualification and preferably with 2-yearexperience programmes related to health, livelihood programmes, ruraldevelopment, microfinance and HIV/AIDS programmes.

Knowledgeand Skills:

• Familiaritywith government health policies and programmes
• Strongcommunication skills
• Abilityto work in small teams, and flexible ways of working
• PLHIVsare encouraged to apply

Benefits

• 24 days of annualleave, in addition to public holidays.
• Health insurancecoverage
• Opportunity towork in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Scope for learningand professional development.

YRGisan equal-opportunity organisation. At YRG, we are committed to supportinginclusion and diversity as part of our values. We celebrate employee’sdifferences in abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Ourteam are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, whoshare a passion for improving peoples lives.