Community Health Team Leader-Bekaa Area (Repost)

Job Purpose: 
The Community Health Team Leader is the frontline staff involving in supervising a team of community volunteers and leading them to implement community health activities in the different areas

Main Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a daily schedule of activities for community health workers
• Conduct daily visits to informal settlements and/or community shelters/centers where the community health program is implemented
• Participate in community health activities including, but not restricted to, health awareness group sessions, home visits and distributions
• Coach and support community health workers in utilizing data collection and monitoring tools
• Supervise performance of community health workers using standard checklists and reporting forms and identify learning/training needs
• Act as a focal point between community health workers and the closest supported primary health care facility (point of referral)
• Collect and manage referrals from community health workers to health facilities and monitor outcomes
• Provide detailed reports to Community Health Officer on a weekly basis
• Develop relationships with local actors and community leaders as well as with other departments within IMC
• Assist in developing materials and visual aids for the program

Essential Qualifications:
BS in Nutrition, Pharmacy and Nursing or any other medical field of at least three years duration

Desirable Experience:

• Previous work with a non-governmental organization or community-health programming
• Providing health awareness and health promotion activities
• Supervising field teams
• Working knowledge in the provision of Maternal and Child Health care
• Participating in community needs assessments and surveys

Essential Competency:

• Good command of written and spoken Arabic and English
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint

Desirable Competency:

• Good writing and reporting skills
• Good leadership skills
• Good communication skills

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