Community Health Educator

Job Description

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed or political affiliation. To develop this work from the Hebron district, we are recruiting a:

COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR

CONTEXT:

Prepare, provide and present health education sessions to the population (caretakers, COVID patients, hospital staff and communities) according to MSF principles and values in order to promote health information through health measures, hygiene conditions and mental health awareness as well as provide information about MSF activities in order to facilitate access to healthcare and community engagement in health and mental health seeking behaviour.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Prepare material and deliver health education sessions, messages and topics addressed to different populations regarding hygiene, diseases and prevention.
Ensure all the patients and caretakers as well as the community, are well informed, according to protocols, about health-related issues and services provided.
Identify people with medical problems, contact with medical team and report for immediate transfer if needed. He/she has to inform to the line manager about any problem encountered (population, equipment, material…).
Report to line manager of all results of screening and visits on a regular basis.

JOB PROFILE:

Main tasks

Assess the health needs of the community, MoH hospitals and MSF,
Inform the patients, caretakers, communities and non-medical staff on how to manage existing health conditions
Evaluate the effectiveness of the educational materials
Participate in the trainings for the Health Community Educators and other health professionals and monitoring the results of the trainings
Support the staff in implementing health education and Mental Health programs
Collect data to learn about the community and improve services
Advocate for improved health resources and policies that promote health
Assist hospital efforts in developing surveys to identify health issues and concerns from the surrounding community
Create programs to train medical staff to interact more effectively with patients and caretakers,
Collaborate in creating programs to create community awareness regarding health and Mental Health issues,
Collaborate in creating programs to create continuity of care: from hospital to community, from community to hospital.

The Community Health Educator should be present on a daily basis in the various activities.

Additional tasks:

Results
Teamwork
Flexibility
Commitment
Stress Management
Possesses strong teaching and presentation/communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively, compassionately and calmly in an intense, fluid, and multi-cultural environment.
Must be a fast learner and extremely flexible and adaptable as the situation is dynamic, daily changing, and often chaotic

Job Requirements

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

Education

Literacy essential, Mental Health background is an asset.

Experience

None is required but experience in Health Promotion activities is preferred.

CONDITIONS:

The Community Health Educator must be resident in the area the two hospitals are (DURA and ALIA Hospital) which is Dura and Hebron City.
Mission language (English) desirable and local language essential (Arabic).

Job Details

Job Title Community Health Educator

Deadline 13 - May - 2021

Location Hebron

Job Type Full time

Position Level Mid Career

Salary N/A

Degree High school

Experience No Experience

Category Social Science Healthcare & Community

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit their application letter, CV with reference details, copies of diploma, work certificate, professional license (if applicable) to:

Médecins Sans Frontières

Human Resources Department –Hebron Project

[email protected]

With the reference: CHE. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: Closing application date is May 13th.

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