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Community health worker

Requisition ID: req47710

Job Title: Community health worker

Sector: Health

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Part-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Libya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Senior Community Health Worker Officer (Snr. CHWO)/ Senior Medical Team Leader, the Community Health Worker is responsible for:
Conducting both needs assessments and baseline assessments in the communities in collaboration with the HIMS assistant & Medical team leader,
Developing strong relationships with community leaders and other stakeholders operating in the districts, provide updates of activities and develop areas of collaboration to address programmatic gaps and strengthen program impact,
assisting the medical team and other staff with other reports,
Performing regular health education sessions for beneficiaries,
coordinating with Community Volunteers for the community activities,
Disseminating health materials to beneficiaries as necessary,
Assisting staff with other activities and support as necessary,
Attending scheduled program meetings,
Actively participating in activity planning,
Ensuring patient confidentiality,
Supporting the health team in translation to/from English language,
Ensuring quality of services, accurate data collection and tracking of health promotion activities and client satisfaction surveys,
Supporting the development of household surveys and questionnaires for knowledge, attitude, and practice surveys in collaboration with the HIMS assistant & health manager,
Supporting the assessment of health awareness, Mental Health issues, and gaps in health services provided at community level.
Assess beneficiaries’ perceptions toward healthcare services provided by mobile health teams and MHPSS services provided.
Compiling data and submit weekly technical reports to HIMS assistant & SMTLs&health manager.
Providing regular updates to the IRC security and operations team on any potential risks or issues in the communities

Staff management
The Community Health Worker will not be line managing any internal staff. S/he might support and train volunteers to provide healthcare in supported PHC facilities, if needed.

Professional Standards
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Key Working Relationships:

Position reports to: Snr CHO / Snr. MTL.

Working Environment:   This position will be based in the IRC field office in Eastern of Libya with frequent visits to the field sites.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:
Experience in Mental Health activities is an advantage.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with daily travel to different field sites in the East Region.
Effective team player with public interest driven orientation.
Has previous volunteering experience
Demonstrates a high degree of self-motivation
Has a good network in targeted the community
Able to speak in Arabic as well as English (other languages desirable)
Has good communication skills and the capacity to facilitate presentations, meetings, and discussions concerning health and social issues.
Able to provide assistance to all individuals and nationalities.

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