Health Educator (Cox's Bazar Special Zone)
Job Description
Title: Health Educator (Cox's Bazar Special Zone)
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh
Vacancy: 06
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Candidate should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Organize and conduct adequate health and nutrition education sessions for caregivers and beneficiaries.
∎ Warm welcoming to the caregivers and beneficiaries.
∎ Plan, organize and conduct health and nutrition education sessions for caregiver and beneficiaries attending nutrition program on different nutrition subject matters (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, hygiene practice, hand washing, care for pregnant and lactating women, ANC, PNC, safe delivery, prevention of illness, deworming, vaccination etc.)
∎ Ensure attractive and pleasant atmosphere for health and nutrition education sessions
∎ Explain the nutrition treatment and follow up procedures in the nutrition center, especially regular presence and follow up of the treatment.
∎ Explain cause and consequence of malnutrition, importance of treatment and way to prevent
∎ Explain the importance of good personal hygiene, food hygiene and environmental hygiene practice in the center and at home (nail cutting, washing hands before cooking food, taking meal and after latrine etc.)
∎ Development and use of appropriate IEC materials
∎ Use appropriate methods and IEC materials during health and nutrition education sessions
∎ Ensure availability and preservation of topic based IEC materials in the nutrition center
∎ Identify the need for different IEC materials,
∎ Give feedback and input in adopting IEC materials according to local context
∎ Capacity building of volunteers, support groups and staff members
∎ Educate volunteer and community support group on different health and nutrition subject/issues
∎ Organize nutrition and health sessions/sensitization meeting for all department staffs
∎ Sensitize and assist nutrition team to organize program activity and to take appropriate pre-cautionary actions to prevent seasonal morbidity.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year experience in the field of health and nutrition education, community mobilization, awareness raising activity
∎ Have knowledge on management of acute malnutrition, primary health care services and nutrition care during pregnancy and lactation, IYCF, BCC and use of IEC materials
∎ Organisation skills are necessary.
∎ Good communication skill and sound knowledge about local culture
∎ Ability to work in a team
∎ World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. Essential
∎ World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation. Essential
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
Application Deadline: January 1, 2020
Company Information:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.
World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Female are specially encourage to apply.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification.Please don't send hard copy CV.Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.Women are highly encouraged to apply.*Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.
