Background
Youth Wings (YW) is a Youth-Led CSO based in
Arusha whose purpose is to respond to the rights and needs of young
generations caught up in the turbulence in achieving their ambitionsto
reach their fullest potential. YW is dedicated to advocates for the
improvement of health services, economic opportunities and equity social
wellbeing of Tanzanian youths who are vulnerable to contract HIV. It
expands its interventions to all parts of mainland Tanzania with the
focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (SRH), Civic
Engagement, Human Rights, HIV & AIDS, Harm Reduction, Child
Protection and Economic Empowerment.
Vacancy Title - Community Engagement Officers – Post (02)
Organization: Youth Wings (YW) - Tanzania.
Duty Station: Meru DC - Arusha, Tanzania.
Reports to: Programme Manager.
Start Date: October 2021.
About the Role
Youth Wings is implementing a project named Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) in Arusha Region in two councils Arusha DC & CC. EPIC is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control.
Youth Wings Tanzania is extending its interventions to the new District in Arusha – Meru DC and it is currently recruiting for the position of Community Engagement Officers (Female and Male Personnel) to fill the vacancy of the existing project (EpiC). The Community Engagement Officers will assist the Project Manager and work closely with biomedical and Case managers in ensuring the overall success of the project and will be responsible for day-to-day outreach activities and act as the linkages between beneficiaries and the service project intended to deliver. ensuring that the Community activities (SBCC, structural and gender activities) are conducted according to the National standards and EpiC standard operating procedures and that beneficiaries receive quality services; s/he will also play a crucial role in supervising and building the capacity of Peer Educators and mobilizers for effective and efficient implementation of activities during outreach activities (mobile testing and moonlight approaches) for HTS provision. She will be managing all community activities through conducting progress review meetings on monthly basis with all peers (educators, mobilizers,) and health care providers. Reporting directly Programme Manager, the Community Engagement Officer will have the lead responsibility for the quality delivery of the EPIC project across Meru Districts. This is contingent on effective coordination, supervision and structured capacity building of local peers’ groups implementing in Project delivery.
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Major Responsibilities:
- Leading responsibility for EPIC project performance against the results framework, rooted in effective results-based management approach and high standard of field support.
- Ensure EPIC project is delivered to high technical standards and demonstrates a cycle of continuous reflection, learning and development of our HIV/AIDS programming.
- To provide management support and supervision of local peer’s groups in ensuring a high standard of EPIC project performance and reporting.
- Supervising and supporting the formation of PrEP groups in the project by making sure groups are managed by the team members for sustainability in the working area.
- To strategically collaborate with the regional administration and local government i.e., RMO, RAS, DAC, CHAC, DSWOs, and CDOs to support the KVP access multi-sectoral services of EPIC project impact districts.
- Supporting Peer educators during Community works including demand creation, group education, individual education, outreach services for bot moonlight and mobile testing and client’s referrals and linkages.
- Focal responsibility to support operational management across EPIC projects with particular emphasis on the high level of accountability in programmes financial management and results oriented performance management.
- Supervising and Managing all peers (educators, mobilizers, navigators), by making sure community activities are well planned and implemented to facilitate Comprehensive HIV service provision (HTS, PrEP, HIVST, TB, GBV and Family planning).
Specific responsibilities:
- Focal lead for the outreach and coordinated delivery of EPIC Project by supervising peers’ educators to facilitate implementation of comprehensive HIV service provision (HTS, PrEP, HIVST, TB, GBV) in line with Youth Wings results framework, annual costed Programme work plans, and donor frameworks.
- Ensure EPIC project is delivered to high technical standards by providing training, coaching and mentorship to the peer educators on facilitation skills, HIV Prevention and GBV.
- Direct management support to peers’ educators to create demand and roll-out of social behaviour change communication (SBCC) educations for KVP and vulnerable population groups and supervision of local peers’ groups and supporting effective Programme cycle management in EPIC project delivery.
- Capacity-building of peer’s educators’ groups so as assist the formation of KVP (PrEP) groups and support establishment of the case management team, identification and mapping of hotspots, linkages to care, treatment, and support referrals to GBV, TB, STI and other biomedical services.
- Engagement and partnership with the regional administration and local government, providing leadership support to strategic positioning and delivery of EPIC project services in local government planning and implementation processes.
- Effectively contribute to EPIC Project development, ensuring local context informing implementation and innovations to maximize results.
- Data collection and verification for informing project M&E processes, including ensuring an efficient and high standard of reporting daily, weekly and monthly.
- Demonstrate due diligence in the management of EPIC project budget management, including adherence to YW finances policies and procedures and endeavoring to achieve value for money and high transparency and accountability for Programme resources.
- Lead YW support of Programme-related performance management processes of peers’ educators’ groups in fostering results-oriented performance across the networks of the project of groups.
- Key responsibility to ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to ensure child protection across all operational aspects of the EPIC project.
- Prepare monthly and weekly route plans for the project to reach the targeted population. Prepare document experiences, briefs, and success stories.
- Report to the YW Programme Manager on strategic performance objectives that are developed and signed off on annual basis and also assist with wider organizational activities as and when required.
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- Proven track record of at least 3 years working in CSOs interventions with a focus in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme implementation in Tanzanian context, especially programmes targeting Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP).
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of results-based management processes, including taking responsibility for M&E informing Programme management and development.
- Demonstrable experience in providing effective Programme coordination and targeted capacity building support to peers’ educator's groups (KVP) to deliver health/HIV/TB related programmes.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of working closely with local government structures, systems and strategic points of engagement to integrate programmatic priorities in local government processes.
- Experience in programs serving KVP and addressing gender norms. Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and sound understanding of the needs of KVP and other vulnerable groups.
- Knowledge of health and development programs in Tanzania including familiarity with the national KVP, youth and gender guidelines, standards and protocols.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English.
- Minimum of a Bachelor degree in public health, community development, social work or another related degree relevant discipline.
Vacancy Title – Data Manager – Post (01)
Organization: Youth Wings (YW) - Tanzania.
Duty Station: Meru DC - Arusha, Tanzania.
Reports to: Programme Manager.
Start Date: October 2021.
About the Role
Youth Wings is implementing a project named Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) in Arusha Region in two councils Arusha DC & CC. EPIC is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. Youth Wings Tanzania is extending its interventions to the new District in Arusha – Meru DC and it is currently recruiting for the position of Data Manager to fill the vacancy of the existing project (EpiC).
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for the quality delivery of the EPIC project across Meru Districts. This is contingent on effective coordination, supervision and structured capacity building of local peers’ groups implementing in Project delivery.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead a team supporting timely, accurate and appropriate reporting project activities and results to the program management team.
- Collaborate with the project team to design and implement M&E systems to collect, manage and disseminate data by reporting progress towards the program objectives.
- Ensure that routinely collected data summaries are available in a timely fashion and a user-friendly format for regular use in program monitoring.
- Ensure that YW best supports districts and regional efforts to review and improve community KVP HIV program performance through the use of quality routinely collected data.
- Work with the Strategic Information team to ensure electronic systems are in place to manage and disseminate program data from client to national level.
- Ensure timely and complete data entry from paper-based sources to an electronic system. ∙ Review completed paper-based tools and compare electronic data entries with source documents regularly to verify the accuracy of data and make corrections as needed.
- Track referral forms and conduct verification with registers and databases at facilities to verify completed referrals and linkage outcomes.
- Facilitate generation of queries and ensure data cleaning activities are conducted systematically ∙ Work with the ICT department to fix any errors and problems observed in the databases and report any systems malfunction to the central team as needed.
- Lead in training to new and existing outreach workers on data collection tools, including referrals, reporting and database.
- Conduct regular data quality assessments and joint supportive supervision with the CHMT team to ensure the highest degree of program data quality.
- Develop all monthly, quarterly, and other reports on all KVP indicators for submission and review to the central team.
- Ensure project staff maintain KVP data security at all times, including protecting the confidentiality of records and data.
- Involved in data reporting quarterly, semi-annually (SAPR) and annually (APR) and any other reports as necessary by the Government of Tanzania and Funder.
Person Specification:
- Proven track record of at least 3 years working as Data Manager/M&E position in HIV prevention, care and treatment. Experience in working with HIV Community interventions will be an added advantage.
- Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme implementation in Tanzanian context, especially programmes targeting Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP).
- Strong data analysis, graphical data presentation, dissemination and report writing skills. ▪ Demonstrated familiarity with MOHCDGEC/PEPFAR data systems including DHIS, CTC2, TOMSHA and DATIM.
- Excellent customer-focused interpersonal skills to interact effectively with practitioners, literate and non-literate audiences, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, religious, cultural ideals, team player and builder.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of results-based management processes, including taking responsibility for M&E informing Programme management and development.
- Demonstrable experience in providing effective Programme data coordination and targeted capacity-building support to Peers educators to deliver health/HIV/TB related programmes.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of working closely with local government structures, systems and strategic points of engagement to integrate programmatic priorities in local government processes.
- Excellent computer skills at minimum with Microsoft Office package including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, computer science or statistics.
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Organization: Youth Wings (YW) - Tanzania.
Duty Station: Meru DC - Arusha, Tanzania.
Reports to: Programme Manager.
Start Date: October 2021.
About the Role
Youth Wings is implementing a project named Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) in Arusha Region in two councils Arusha DC & CC. EPIC is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. Youth Wings Tanzania is extending its interventions to a new District in Arusha – Meru DC and it is currently recruiting for the position of Biomedical Programme Officer to fill the vacancy of the existing project (EpiC).
The Biomedical Programme Officer will provide technical support in the implementation and expansion of integrated HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services in health facilities and communities and beneficiaries targeted by the Project i.e. community-based HIV testing and counselling (CBHTC), pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV self-testing (HIVST), linkage to care, family planning (FP), services for gender-based violence (GBV) victims, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening. This position requires experience in working with KVP programs and the ability to interact well with targeted KVP (beneficiaries), peer educators, navigators and health service providers from the health facilities in a non
stigmatized and non-judgmental manner. Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, the Biomedical Programme Officer will be responsible for the quality delivery of the EPIC project across the Meru District. This is contingent on effective coordination, supervision and structured capacity building of local peers’ groups implementing in Project delivery.
Major Responsibilities:
- Develop a clear route plan for day-to-day program implementation across Meru-DC including supervision of health service providers in their field activities.
- Lead the coordination, supervision and provision of HIV testing and Services (HTS), HIVST, PrEP, Recency testing, family planning service provision, linkages to care and treatment support, and referrals to GBV, TB, STI and other biomedical services.
- Monitor uptake of HIV testing and treatment cascade including testing and treat and identify gaps to improve uptake of treatment initiation, linkage, and retention in care.
- Collaborate with implementing partners and other stakeholders to develop strategies for strengthening retention to care and treatment clinics by ensuring a continuum of care.
- Organize and engage health service providers from the health facilities to provide support in high yield testing strategies including mobile and index testing services in the community.
- Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring and hands-on supervision to biomedical providers in mobile outreach, index testing and partner notification modalities ensuring monthly planned activities are implemented and all service providers reach their allotted targets with fidelity.
- Ensure all biomedical services are provided following the National Standards of care and project SOP are implemented in both mobile outreach and health facilities (including IQC/EQC and proficiency test.
- Participate in the training of health service providers from the selected health facilities through collaborating with R/CHMTs to identify training needs and organize basic refresher training using the recommended national curriculums.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with local government authorities, implementing partners within the district and region.
- Liaise with Data Manager to ensure that community program indicators on KVP are functional (e.g. -clarity of indicators, quality of M&E data collection tool, data quality and reporting)
- Ensure close coordination with the CHMT members in performance monitoring, joint supportive field supervision at the site/council level and ensure the outcomes of the visits are documented and recommendations implemented.
- Ensure quality of implementation of KVP programs and sound achieve results for activities within EpiC project.
- Ensure jointly coordination work with facility implementing partners at the council level to develop a sound Bi-directional referral network and ensure quality biomedical services are provided to KVPs.
- Monitor regional supplies of biomedical commodities and liaise with DACC and the DMO office to ensure prompt procurement of biomedical commodities and adequate supplies.
- Ensure all service providers properly fill all required National and Project M&E tools and timely submission of service reports appropriately, including monthly summary reports to the catchment health facilities.
- Document and disseminate knowledge or information regarding lessons learnt proven approaches and success stories.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager.
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- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or Advance diploma (Nurse/ Medical) with 2-5 years experience in the provision of community-based biomedical and KVP focused clinical services.
- Knowledge of health and development programs in Tanzania including familiarity with relevant national guidelines, standards, and protocols.
- Familiarity with the public health sector at regional, district and council levels and experience working with these teams.
- Ability to provide on job training and mentorship to service providers in reaching beneficiaries with biomedical services and documentation in government and project registers. ∙ Ability and willingness to interact well with targeted populations including peers by facilitating a non-judgmental, confidentiality, non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing environment in the program regardless of their background.
- Customer-focused interpersonal skills to interact effectively with practitioners, literate and non literate audiences, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of results-based management processes, including taking responsibility for M&E informing Programme management and development.
- Demonstrable experience in providing effective Programme coordination and targeted capacity-building support to Health Care Workers to deliver a comprehensive package including HTS, TB, ST and GBV screening, PrEP, HIVST and linking to relevant facilities.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of working closely with local government structures, systems and strategic points of engagement to integrate programmatic priorities in local government processes.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Basic skills of Microsoft Office packages for report writing and presentation.
- Flexibility to work beyond normal working hours and weekends including travelling to remote areas for HTS and other essential KVP interventions.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English.
Organization: Youth Wings (YW) - Tanzania.
Duty Station: Meru DC - Arusha, Tanzania.
Reports to: Programme Manager.
Start Date: October 2021.
About the Role
Youth Wings is implementing a project named Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) in Arusha Region in two councils Arusha DC & CC. EPIC is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control.
Youth Wings Tanzania is extending its interventions to the new District in Arusha – Meru DC and it is currently recruiting for the position of Case Manager to fill the vacancy of the existing project (EpiC). The Case Manager will work with Community Engagement and Biomedical officers to ensure that his/her assigned clients receive a coordinated range of client-centered services linking clients with health care, psychosocial and other services. The Case Manager is responsible for completing biannual reassessments with clients to include completion of a care plan in addition to seeing clients periodically to address their current needs and checking compliance to medical care and adherence to HIV medications. The Case Manager is responsible for entering all client’s data, units of service and case note into the database promptly. Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, the Case Manager will have the lead responsibility for the quality delivery of the EPIC project across the Meru District. This is contingent on effective coordination, supervision and structured capacity building of local peers’ groups implementing in Project delivery.
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- Supports the organization's mission by striving for excellence in all aspects of their job with a focus on the positive interpersonal relationship with co-workers.
- Coordinate and ensure responsibility for own clients/cases assigned by supervisor, client appointment and ART refill and track missed appointment, lost to follow and return to care.
- Supervise, mentor Peer Navigators and support linkage to the facilities in ensuring clients receive proper services.
- Tracking and reporting of all completed and non-completed referrals (GBV, STI, HTS, FP etc.)
- Assist and encourage clients to access medical care and enter units of service and client data on a timely basis.
- Maintain assigned clients’ medical and service record files and be responsible for files completeness.
- Conduct an initial comprehensive assessment of clients' needs and support systems.
- Develop a comprehensive, individualized service plan and coordinate the services required for the implementation of plans for clients.
- Monitor to assess the effectiveness of the plan and periodic re-evaluation and revision of the plan as necessary.
- Provide case management services to own panel of clients including Assist clients in accessing routine medical care for HIV, refer appropriately to other AIDS and social service agencies.
- Ensure provision of HIV risk reduction education and prevention and client’s compliance with medications; education as necessary.
- Ensure EPIC project is delivered to high technical standards and demonstrates a cycle of continuous reflection, learning and development of our HIV/AIDS programming.
- To provide management support and supervision of local peer navigators groups in ensuring a high standard of EPIC project performance and reporting.
- To strategically collaborate with districts and regional administration and local government i.e., RMO, RAS, DAC, DMO, RFP, RACC, CHAC, DCBHCO, DSWOs, CDOs etc. to support the KVP access multi-sectoral services of EPIC project impact districts.
- Reconcile and compile data into the regional tracking register and the regional partner listing and outcome register, and maintain it on weekly basis.
- Cooperates with a Data manager to report tracking and partner listing and outcome data to the MER team in the region using referral feedback forms.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports related to tracking services and partner notification and success stories, as needed.
- Participate in meetings at CSO level and related CHMTs meetings and document best practices for linkage for KVP.
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- Proven track record of at least 3 years working in HIV/AIDS interventions as case management for community-based HIV services.
- Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme implementation in Tanzanian context, especially programmes targeting Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP).
- Excellent customer-focused interpersonal skills to interact effectively with practitioners, literate and non-literate audiences, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of results-based management processes, including taking responsibility for M&E informing Programme management and development.
- Demonstrable experience in providing effective Programme coordination and targeted capacity building support to Peers’ Educators to deliver health/HIV/TB related programmes.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of working closely with local government structures, systems and strategic points of engagement to integrate programmatic priorities in local government processes.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English.
- Minimum of a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Management, Nursing, Social Work, Counselling and Psychology.
Organization: Youth Wings (YW) - Tanzania.
Duty Station: Meru DC - Arusha, Tanzania.
Reports to: Programme Manager.
Start Date: October 2021.
About the Role
Youth Wings is implementing a project named Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) in Arusha Region in two councils Arusha DC & CC. EPIC is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control. Youth Wings Tanzania is extending its interventions to new Districts in Arusha – Meru DC and it is currently recruiting for the position of Data Manager to fill the vacancy of the existing project (EpiC).
The Data Officer will be responsible for data management, perform tracking of all study delivery data and undertake data verification exercises on a routine basis to ensure accuracy and consistency of the data submitted. This position requires experience in working with KVP programs and the ability to interact well with targeted KVP (beneficiaries), peer educators and health service providers from the health facilities in a non-stigmatized and non-judgmental manner. Reporting directly to the Data Manager, the Data Officer will be responsible for the quality delivery of the EPIC project across Meru Districts. This is contingent on effective coordination, supervision and structured capacity building of local peers’ groups implementing in Project delivery.
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- Support the development and ensure the availability of study data collection tools. ∙ Support the daily data entry of project data in paper-based and electronic systems by the Peer Educators and Health Care providers.
- Provide oversight on quality data collection, collation, data entry and analysis of results using statistical techniques and provide performance reports as required.
- Provide technical support to project staff on data management, data collection and entry. ∙ Conduct site visits as required for troubleshooting data issues.
- Develop, Review and Maintain copies of data collection forms (ensuring accurate updating as needed) and support documentation for data management.
- Maintain database backup and filing systems for the study data.
- Perform and document procedures for data cleaning, triangulation, standardization and data analysis.
- Ensure data management procedures, SOP, guidelines have set timelines and meet established deadlines.
- Participate in study data and progress reviews as required with the study coordinator and partners.
- Ensure stock-taking and supply of data collection tools and/or forms are done promptly.
- Conduct data quality and Assessment audits at the study sites/facilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Assist the Data Manager with any other related tasks.
Person Specification:
- Proven track record of at least 3 years working in health information management and managing databases for HIV/AIDS interventions and related management for community-based HIV services.
- Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (STATA, Advanced Excel, SPSS, SAS, R etc.)
- Experience in the use of health aggregate database (MOH DHIS2) and VL/EID NASCOP dashboard.
- Excellent customer-focused interpersonal skills to interact effectively with practitioners, literate and non-literate audiences, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of results-based management processes, including taking responsibility for M&E informing Programme management and development.
- Demonstrable experience in providing effective Programme coordination and targeted capacity building support to Peers’ Navigators to deliver health/HIV/TB related programmes.
- Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of working closely with local government structures, systems and strategic points of engagement to integrate programmatic priorities in local government processes.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English.
- Minimum of Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Health Information Systems or its equivalent.
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Youth Wings is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online through recruitment.youthwings@gmail.com by uploading an Application Letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume with Names and Addresses of three (3) referees and clearly write the vacancy job title in the subject line.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and Qualified Female Candidates are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submitting the application is: (12:00 PM) 30th September 2021
NB: This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time. Youth Wings is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status and physical or mental disability.
