Community Health Worker- CHW (Teknaf Base)
Job Description
Title: Community Health Worker- CHW (Teknaf Base)
Company Name: Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Professional diploma or University degree in social development, public health or related field
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ In 2020, Terre des hommes (Tdh) will implement an integrated project titled "Enhance the safety and dignity of refugees and host communities in Bangladesh through integrated multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance".
∎ The project will be implemented in camps 26 and 27 with the aim of contributing to a protective environment for refugee and host communities in Teknaf.
∎ The project is an integrated response across three sectors: Child Protection, Health and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH).
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Key roles and responsibilities:
∎ Disseminate key messages within the community under his/her responsibility through the home to home outreach and awareness-raising sessions on the basics of Health, WASH and Child Protection
∎ Inform communities about Tdh services provided
∎ Ensure safe, timely and confidential referrals of individuals in a need of specialized support or assistance (e.g. medical assistance, child protection case management, psycho-social support etc.)
∎ Monitor, collect and report to the Community Outreach Team Leader any information linked to the living conditions and the health situation of the population (e.g. food security, vaccination status, nutritional situation, detection of medical needs of the population, number of people arriving or leaving the community, births and deaths in the community, vaccination status of children, etc.)
∎ Maintain confidentiality regarding all information observed or registered
∎ Support community-based mechanisms
∎ Map existing community structures and identify community mechanisms for preventing and responding to child protection, health and WASH issues
∎ Identify vulnerable groups in the community as well as a positive role model and engage with Support existing structures though community outreach and mobilization, Support community-led advocacy and access to services
∎ Link the community to service providers and local government stakeholders
∎ Support the community to lead in developing local service mapping and referral pathway, including feedback on the quality of services
∎ Raise feedback from the community on quality and gaps in services to the Community Outreach Team Leader
∎ Operational management of activities
∎ Document the minutes and attendance lists of all community-based meetings and sessions
∎ Submit weekly reports to the Community Outreach Team Leader.
∎ Other responsibilities
∎ Fully comply with Tdh Code of Conduct and ensure Child Safeguarding Policy is upheld at all times
∎ Ensure adherence to Tdh standards and quality requirements in all the project activities.
∎ Accept other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager
Additional Requirements:
∎ Gender Equality: Tdh is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap.
∎ Basic knowledge of Child Protection in Emergencies is desirable
∎ At least 1 year of experience in community-based outreach and/ or community-based child protection
∎ Experience working with children, adolescents, caregivers, community leaders both host and refugees
∎ Skills
∎ Excellent leadership and negotiation skills
∎ Excellent facilitation and communication skills
∎ Highly ethical, empathetic, motivated, proactive, autonomous, rigorous, organized
∎ Languages
∎ Fluent in Bangla and Chittagong Dialect is a must
∎ Good knowledge of English is desirable
Salary: Tk. 39750 (Monthly)
Application Deadline: June 9, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Impulse Ocean View, Plot#68, Block#A, PWD Residential Area,Kolatoli, Coxs Bazar’.
∎ Web : www.tdh.ch/en
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief and Water/Sanitation.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: In the preparedness of the COVID-19 emergency response, Tdh is seeking humanitarian professionals including doctors, medical assistants, nurses, nurse aids and experienced logistics support staff such as crowd controllers, guards, cleaners to join its pool of candidates.You will bring a strong passion for humanitarian relief work, with a proven record of delivering successfully in very difficult contexts. Your ability to work effectively under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment will be essential.If you are interested to work in this type of context, we strongly encourage candidates to apply.Please note that interviews might be held on a rolling basis and Tdh reserves the right to select a candidate prior to the deadline
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 9th Jun 2020
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