Title: Community Health Worker
Company Name: HEED Bangladesh
Vacancy: 54
Job Location: Sylhet
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ At least passed 8th standard
Job Context:
∎ HEED Bangladesh is Non-Government and non-political National Organization working in the field of Health, Education and Economic Development for more than 45 (forty-five) years. The Organization invites applications from the suitable candidates for it`s C-19 Project (Covid, TB, HIV, Malaria) in Sylhet, Habigonj and Moulvibazar Districts under GFATM Project as a sub-recipient NGO of BRAC. Nature of job for Field Organizer is Contractual.
∎ One Year Contractual Appointment (With Possibility of Extension)
∎ Start Date- As soon as possible
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identify TB presumptive and collect sputum and transport to the nearest GeneXpert lab for testing from their designated working area at community level.
∎ Identify COVID-19 presumptive in respective working areas through community mobilization and refer them to the nearest COVID-19 testing facility
∎ Identify Malaria suspects and ensure the referrals of Malaria and HIV suspects for testing/
∎ Raise awareness about TB and COVID-19 in the community
∎ Motive people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 an disseminate information to reduce stigma related to TB and COVID-19
∎ Support increased case notification of TB and COVID-19 patient
∎ The position will be reportable to the respective Area Supervisor
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Have credibility to work their deployed area (most likely in their community)
Salary: Tk. 4000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per HEED Policy
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2022
Company Information:
∎ 27 Jan 2022
∎ HEED Bangladesh
∎ Address : Main Road, Plot#19, Section-11,Block - A, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
∎ Web : www.heed-bangladesh.com
∎ Business : HEED Bangladesh (Health, Education and Economic Development) is anon-profit, non-political and non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to participate and promote national development through upgrading the socio-economic condition of the disadvantaged and underprivileged people in the society. The organization, as a national non-governmental organization (NGO), was formed in 1974, by national leaders and several western partner organizations in response to the post war needs in Bangladesh. Since 1974, HEED Bangladesh has been working in the fields of Health, Reproductive Health , Nutrition,Education, Agriculture, Aquaculture, livestock, Forestry, Environment & natural resource management, bio-diversity conservation, disaster management, socio-economic development of marginalized and under privileged people, micro finance, nutrition & Hygiene education, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, rural development, awareness raising, arsenic, women, street children, etc.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com