Community Health Educator at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Job Overview

Location
Lagos, Lagos
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
17 days ago

Additional Details

Job ID
145113
Job Views
33

Job Description






Responsibilities




  • Strengthening the link between the community and MSF programs and activities

  • Promote MSF ICCM services through mobilization, referrals and strengthening linkage to care

  • Conduct home visit/follow up of referrals from ICCM, ATFC and ITFC Support defaulter tracing (nutrition, vaccination, ANC) Assist in community mapping

  • Conduct daily health education sessions in the selected communities about MSF and different medical thematics with the target population

  • Organize and conduct routine meeting/capacity building sessions with the community leaders, community key people like e.g TBAs, youth and women group etc. in the target communities in collaboration with HP supervisor

  • Establish and maintain strong relationship with the communities where MSF operates

  • Participant in celebrating of specific health days in the communities.

  • Participant in community-based surveillance during outbreaks

  • Participate in mass vaccination and other seasonal outreach activities and campaigns

  • Screening children for malnutrition in the community and referring them to the nearest OTPs in the catchment communities

  • Report to line manager of any constrain and results of activities on a regular basis.

  • Collect community concerns, rumors, and feedback Support Community Feedback Mechanisms and Share feedback with MSF teams for program adaptation

  • Support the HP activities of ATFC/ITFC/SRH whenever need arises



Requirements




  • Interested candidates should possess relevant an OND, BEd, or HND qualification with at least 2 years of experience.



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