IYCF Counselor
Job Description
Title: IYCF Counselor
Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nutrition and Food Science
∎ MSc in Nutrition/Public Health will be preferred
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide tailored one-to-one IYCF counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to all mothers with children under 24 months.
∎ Counsel the mothers on good maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
∎ Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical, and specific advice for the mother's needs.
∎ Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counseling for breastfeeding and colostrum feeding, to ensure the prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
∎ Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counseling sessions and maintain good relationships with nutritionally vulnerable at-risk mothers and infants identified in nutrition and health facilities.
∎ Conduct IYCF sessions with the caregivers of malnourished children as appropriate.
∎ Play an active role in advocacy to promote proper IYCF Practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, the importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination, and growth monitoring.
∎ Aid in establishing mother-to-mother support groups /Community Health Groups within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
∎ Conduct a detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women requiring additional support or revealing difficulties.
∎ Maintain strong communication with other CMAM- staff regarding the referral and status of beneficiaries.
∎ Counsel mothers on the appropriate time to introduce complementary feeding promotion and the continuation of Breastfeeding.
∎ Educate the mothers on the quality, quantity, and frequency of complementary feeds to promote adequate weight gain in IYCF sessions.
∎ Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conduct on-job training.
∎ Organize and facilitate weekly/biweekly/monthly meetings on IYCF-related discussion, exchange of lesson learns/challenges/taboos.
∎ Establish links and meetings with the community leaders and different groups existing in the working area and Integration IYCF care practices within PHC.
∎ Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (UN agencies, GoB, I/NGOs).
∎ Special Note
∎ Carry out any additional assignment per her/his position entrusted with the GK Management from time to time and mutually agreed upon.
∎ Management may, at any point in time, modify this job description as it is deemed necessary in Gonoshasthaya Kendra's interests in consultation with the incumbent
∎ Due to the emergency response nature of GK's work, hours of work may vary, and employees should be flexible in approaching hours of work in emergency conditions.
∎ The employee must respect the timetable, terms, and conditions of Gonoshasthaya Kendra and should always be available to respond to an emergency.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 40 years
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ NGOs/INGOs' experience in providing nutrition services to the Rohingya community or fluency in the Chittagongian dialect.
Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Insurance
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 23 May 2023
Company Information:
∎ 18 May 2023
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : 40/ A, Mukti Jodda Shoroni, Saimon Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar.
∎ Web : www.gkcox.org
Category: NGO/Development
: Only shortlisted applicants will be called upon for interviews. Initial engagement will be for 6 months (subject to the extension of the project and funding availability). The selected candidates need to be joined on 1st July 2022.
