Digital Footprint aims to bolster the effort to exponentially increase the size of the current contact tracing force available.

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Become a Tracer

Individuals who show an aptitude, drive and the qualities needed to work and(or) volunteer as contact tracers will be put forward to companies or organisations who are expanding their contact tracing initiatives.

Its an easy 2 step process:

STEP 1 – A pre-requisite to apply to be added into our database is that you have completed the free online COVID-19 Contact Tracing course offered by Johns Hopkins University.

STEP 2 – Complete the application below and don’t forget to upload your course certificate and any other relevant documents.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Confirm Email

Mobile Phone Number *

Address *

Address Line 1

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Availability

Are you able to work? *

Are you applying for a paid or volunteer position? *

TRACER CONDUCT

Cases and contacts may show signs of agitation or disquiet when approached. One of the key traits to being a successful tracer is being able to build rapport with individuals.

As a candidate, would you say empathy is one of your traits? *

You will be communicating with individuals from varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Would you say you have the ability to communicate effectively across these boundaries in a high stress environment *

Will you professionally and confidentially deal with sensitive and private information? *

EDUCATION

Upload your Johns Hopkins certificate here *

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 4 files.

Please upload your coursera certificate and any other certificates that you think may be beneficial to your application

Have you matriculated or passed an equivalent diploma? *

Higher Education: Have you obtained any Certificates, Diplomas or Bachelor Degrees? *

If Yes, please list them below

CV/RESUME

Please provide a Curriculum Vitae or a link to your Linkedin Profile

Medical / Health Experience

Have you ever worked/ studied for a nursing or clinical role or do you have any experience in either? *

Please state what experience in the public health sector or clinical medicine you might have?. *

Have you ever been a social worker or do you have any social studies qualifications? *

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Have you served any roll in management or supervised teams? *

LANGUAGES

Can you speak, read and write English fluently? *

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Can you speak, read and write isiZulu fluently?

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Can you speak, read and write IsiXhosa fluently?

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Can you speak, read and write Afrikaans fluently?

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Are you fluent in any other language? If so enter it below.

Access to Computer / Mobile Phone

A PC with at least Windows 10 or a Mac with at least Apple OSX 10.13 is necessary for contact tracing. Do you have access to a secure computer? *

Mobile Devices and or tablets are not suitable

Do you have access to a landline and or a mobile phone? *

Landline
Mobile Phone ( Cell Phone)

PERMISSION

Do you give Digital Footprint permission to share the above information with organizations hiring contact tracers, and for them to contact you in regards to contact tracing? *

You must agree to be added to the Digital Footprint database.