Community Health Worker job description

About the job

We are looking for a community health worker to visit families in neighbourhoods and remote areas, give health advice, follow up cases and vaccinations, and link families to health centres when needed.

Duties and responsibilities

• Visit families at home and advise them on hygiene, nutrition and mother and child health
• Follow up pregnant women and children under five and help them complete their vaccinations
• Identify people who need care, refer them to health centres and follow up
• Measure children's mid-upper arm circumference to screen for malnutrition
• Distribute prevention supplies such as oral rehydration salts and hygiene kits and explain how to use them
• Report suspected cases of infectious disease early
• Collect household health data on paper forms or mobile apps
• Prepare weekly visit reports for the supervisor

Working conditions

• Daily field work moving between neighbourhoods and villages, sometimes in the heat

Requirements

• Secondary school certificate or an intermediate diploma in a health field
• 3 to 6 years of experience in community health or field outreach

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Health education
• Field work
• Maternal and child health
• Malnutrition screening
• Health referrals
• Data collection
• Data collection apps (KoBo or ODK)
• Communication

Preferred

• Training in community health work or first aid
• Knowledge of the language spoken by the local community
• Experience with local or international health organizations