Counselor
Job Description
Title: Counselor
Company Name: Nari Maitree
Vacancy: 06
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation, preferably in Nutrition.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Organize individual and group counseling sessions for pregnant women and Lactating Mothers/Caregivers of children under 24 months of age attending the facility for ANC, PNC, EPI sessions and other services.
∎ Maintain register of pregnant women and lactating mothers as clients of the counseling service.
∎ Maintain the counseling room and its logistics
∎ Provide pregnant women following services:
∎ Counseling pregnant women and their family members about importance of maternal nutrition, benefits of eating diverse foods, recommended amount of foods, importance of IFA and calcium to mother & child
∎ Demonstrate preparation of easily available and affordable balanced diet made with locally available nutritious foods- type, quantity, frequency, diversity and measurement technique
∎ Ensure weight monitoring of pregnant women and monitor increase in weight
∎ Counsel the mother on the initiation of BF; motivate the mother to bring her husband/ mother-in-law for counseling
∎ During delivery: facilitate following services through relevant staffs (Doctors/Nurse/ Paramedics)
∎ Ensure that the mother initiates BF within one hour after birth; ensure skin-to-skin contact
∎ Practice of "rooming-in", no separation of mother and baby
∎ Support the mother to breastfeed properly (positioning and attachment)
∎ Ensure no water, liquids or pre-lacteals is given to the child before the first breastfeed
∎ Ensure no powder milk/other milk to be given to the child before the first breastfeed or while mother is at health facility
∎ Provide service related to Exclusive breastfeeding
∎ Schedule individual counseling sessions on EBF on demand;
∎ Organize fixed-day group counseling sessions;
∎ Provide services related to Complementary food:
∎ Conduct Individual counseling on CF on demand.
∎ Support special events/celebrations health facilities. Recognize women/mothers for good performance.
∎ Ensure communication materials are displayed and used in the facility and during counseling.
∎ Follow up the Clients via mobile telephone to remind her of the knowledge, practice, information, regular and next visit etc.
∎ Prepare and submit monthly report to the Manager.
∎ Guide, link and mentor the Community Worker in discharging her duties, follow up mothers, reporting etc.
∎ Attend coordination and review meetings.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Working as counselor/having training on counseling will be given priority.
Salary: Negotiable
Application Deadline: September 14, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Nari Maitree
∎ Address : 77/B, Malibagh Chowdhury Para, Khilgaon, Dhaka-1219.
∎ Web : www.narimaitree.com
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Mention the name of the position at the top of the envelop.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 14th Sep 2019
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