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, Weekly 2 holidays
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 7 Sep 2023
Company Information:
∎ 3 Sep 2023
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : 40/ A, Mukti Jodda Shoroni, Saimon Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar.
Category: NGO/Development
: Only shortlisted applicants will be called upon for interviews. Initial engagement will be on 31st December 2023 (subject to the extension of the project and funding availability). The selected candidates need to be joined ASAP.
