COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR

Accountabilities:

• 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 are well informed, according to protocols, about health related issues and services provided.
• Monitor health situation and living conditions of the population by conducting nutritional screening, collecting information related to food security, checking vaccination status of children, looking actively for any defaulters in programs that require this type of research, collecting information on number of people arriving or leaving the community, births and deaths in the community, etc.
• 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.

Requirements:

Education: Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Science, Social Work, Nursing, Social Communication, or any other relevant field.

Experience: Essential: Minimum 1 year of experience in teaching, nursing, social work, or community mobilization.
                   Desirable: 1 year of previous experience in community work. Experience with MSF or other NGOs

Languages: Essential: Full proficiency in Arabic and English

Competencies:

• Commitment to MSF’s Principles
• Behavioral Flexibility
• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management.
• Service orientation