Health & Nutrition Educator – Lagdera District, Kenya
Terre des hommes (Tdh), a humanitarian aid organization, is operative in 34 countries with a range of healthcare and child protection programs, both in development and emergency contexts.
Terre des hommes (Tdh), a humanitarian aid organization, is operative in 34 countries with a range of healthcare and child protection programs, both in development and emergency contexts.
Tdh invites applications from qualified candidates for the position of ‘Health & Nutrition Educator’
Job title: Health & Nutrition Educator (HNE)
Duty station: Modogashe (Lagdera district, Garissa county)
Responsible to: Health Project Manager
Working with: Health facility staff, Community Health Extension Workers,
Community Health Volunteers
Overall Job Purpose:
To support the community outreach component of TDH’s Health & Nutrition intervention in Lagdera district by implementing activities aimed at community mobilization
Scope of work
Under the supervision of TDH Health Project Manager and the DPHN, she/he is responsible for improving basic preventive health care at community level with a focus on health & nutrition education through community outreach activities.
Specific responsibilities
Overall Job Purpose:
To support the community outreach component of TDH’s Health & Nutrition intervention in Lagdera district by implementing activities aimed at community mobilization
Scope of work
Under the supervision of TDH Health Project Manager and the DPHN, she/he is responsible for improving basic preventive health care at community level with a focus on health & nutrition education through community outreach activities.
Specific responsibilities
- Promote uptake
of outreach and facility based health and nutrition services by organizing
activities aimed at community mobilization
- Training,
mentoring and supervision of CHEWs and Community Health Volunteers in key
nutrition/health/hygiene messaging, community screening for malnutrition,
case identification and referral.
- Conduct
nutrition, hygiene and health education for care-takers attending OTPs and
SCs, and ensure nutrition is one regular topic for general health talks in
the health facilities.
- Provide
awareness raising sessions to the target health education beneficiaries on
home care of malnourished children, breastfeeding of all infants under six
months and weaning management of infants from 6-9 months.
- Conduct planned
home visits to promote positive health behavior
- Compile monthly
activity reports of health education and other community based activities.
- Attend Health
Facility Management Committee meetings and community meetings for and
discuss health care gaps in the community
- Any other
relevant responsibility as may be assigned by the line manager which is in
agreement with TDH program aim including change of duty station by TDH
management.
Requirements:
Essential
- Bachelor Degree
or Diploma in Public Health
- At least 2
years’ field experience working with government or NGOs in health sector
- Fluent in
English, Somali and Swahili
- Working
knowledge of MS Word, Excel
Desirable
- Higher diploma
in Health Promotion & Prevention will be a distinct advantage
- Trained in
community IMCI
- Experience of
working in close collaboration with MOH staff
- Experience in
training of community health workers
Personal attributes
- Able to work
independently with minimal support
- Willing to work
in difficult environment with limited social services
- To be
accountable for activities entrusted to he/r
- Punctual, efficient
and capable to perform under pressure
The interested person (s) must submit their CV and photocopies
of supporting documents (identity cards, diplomas, cover letter) prior to 24th
July 2012, 5 p.m at the following address:
Tdh Modogashe office, next to Modogashe post office, Lagdera district, North Eastern Province, Kenya.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. The candidates will be contacted by phone. The recruitment and selection of Terre des hommes reflect our commitment to the protection and safety of children.
The short listed candidates will have to travel at their own expense to the place of recruitment (i.e. Lagdera district, Garissa or Nairobi). No compensation whatsoever will be given for transport or other.
Tdh Modogashe office, next to Modogashe post office, Lagdera district, North Eastern Province, Kenya.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. The candidates will be contacted by phone. The recruitment and selection of Terre des hommes reflect our commitment to the protection and safety of children.
The short listed candidates will have to travel at their own expense to the place of recruitment (i.e. Lagdera district, Garissa or Nairobi). No compensation whatsoever will be given for transport or other.
