In Clinic Health Educator

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World Vision
Diyala, Iraq
Full-time

The In Clinic Health Educator (CHW) will be responsible for conducting community outreach and campaign promotion activities. They will mobilize beneficiaries and ensure that individuals are registered and that activities are run on a daily basis.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Responsible for planning the daily promotion activities linked to a mobile or static clinic.
  • Register the participants and produce beneficiary lists for any NFI distribution.
  • Ensure that in line with the doctor’s recommendation and needs of the beneficiaries an appropriate awareness raising package is delivered.
  • Provide health hygiene training to beneficiaries.
  • Provide linkages to the health clinic and other related services
  • Set up support and other educational groups for the participants
  • Plan the daily and weekly sessions in conjunction with needs of the beneficiaries.
  • Liaise with community leaders, house hold heads to ensure that all members of the community have access to promotion spaces and hold weekly/monthly meetings with leaders to share what messaging is being promoted to the community and the visible trends.
  • Mobilize the community in activities
  • Organize community based activities
  • Provide feedback from the community to the health team.
Educational Background: 
University certificate or equivalent job experience.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Experience in training others in small groups and individual counselling.
  • Fluency in Local languages.
  • Basic knowledge of health, hygiene, nutrition and WASH
  • Good relationships with the community members
  • Ability to work with diverse beneficiaries based on gender, age, religion, and ethnicity without discriminating.
  • From the local area
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrate flexibility, motivation, and maturity.
  • Willingness to travel within the community and meet with different groups.
How to Apply: 

https://careers.wvi.org/jobs/iraq/health/in-clinic-health-educator-diyal...

Job Function: 
Health Care Services

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Website: 
wvi.org
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
International
Religion / Faith-Based
Youth / Children
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
May 18 2019
Active Until: 
Jun 18 2019
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit