Community Health Worker CHW - (Syria - Aldana)
Local Work Rights Required
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Role Summary
Join MedGlobal as a Community Health Worker in Syria, leading health campaigns and providing essential health services to communities.
About the Organisation
UITYD is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities
The CHW has the following responsibilities and duties:
1\. Performs sensitivity assessments and identifies cases in need according to predetermined criteria.
2\. Manages cases, including maintaining faithful to protocols on privacy and individual leave.
3\. Makes internal and external referrals of cases, updates feedback and referral forms,
4\. Updates case files with the help of the health Officer and ensures that the information is secured.
5\. To carry out preventive healthcare and guidance activities on reproductive health, newborn and child nutrition, early diagnosis of breast cancer, personal and home hygiene, tooth cleaning and vaccination.
6\. Advises and guides cases and community groups on issues related to diagnosis screening, such as cancer screening, pap smear, glaucoma tests, and diabetes screening.
7\. To provide informative training for pregnant women and children.
8\. To perform family planning services, health and hygiene incentives, screening of infectious diseases, carrying out health education activities, collecting statistics and health care referrals at the same time.
9\. It advises cases and communities in situations such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), antenatal substance abuse or prevention of domestic violence situations and risks.
10\. To meet basic needs such as first aid.
11\. Visiting service providers to ensure that the intervention, information, and referral activities on community health are carried out effectively,
12\. Carrying out service provider mapping activities.
13\. To make weekly and monthly reports on the activities, interventions, orientation, and mapping activities performed.
Minimum Requirements
Should have the following skills, education, and experience:
1\. Formal university degree in health, teaching, community development, or a related field.
2\. Knowledge and/or work experience in Nutrition or community health development preferable.
3\. Able to prioritize, communicate effectively, and meet deadlines
4\. Experience as a team member of working in community health or nutrition or other related health-related intervention.
5\. Knowledge of Microsoft office with a good command of Microsoft Excel.
6\. Strong leadership and coordination skills.
7\. Able to work both independently and in a team environment.
8\. Previous NGO experience in a similar context is a plus.
9\. Male according to the work needs.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have a formal degree in health or community development and legal right to work in Syria.
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