Community Health Assistant

Major Duties and Responsibilities: Community Supervision: Conduct check-up visits and supervise the teams of Lebanese and syrian community health volunteers  involved in the health project Provide continuous support to community volunteers Assist in facilitation of regular meetings between Lebanese and Syrian volunteers in each area Provide input to the integration of beneficiary participation into all aspects of health project Reflect vision of MEDAIR when interacting with team members, volunteers and beneficiaries Staff Management None Financial Management None Planning and Assessment Assist in identification/assessment of training needs to the community health volunteers Assist in implementation of assessments and surveys as requires Assist in planning health activities Assist in promotion of participation of community in health awareness activities Assist in promotion of health services provided in SDCs Communication and Coordination Build relationships and maintain good communication with leader and residents of informal settlements in collaboration with health officer Assist the health officer to maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned community health volunteers Assist in maintaining good cooperation Communicate issues to health officer/supervisor Work on mobilizing beneficiaries inside informal settlements Work according to the principles of humanitarian protection and confidentiality, and sensitivity Reporting Submit timely daily, weekly and monthly reports to health officer Collect weekly reports from community volunteers Ensure that appropriate and accurate reporting is done by the community volunteers Ensure all relevant forms and sheets are duly filled and updated Ensure all paper work is correctly stored in the right place Logistics None Quality Management Ensure that all standardised formats are used and guidelines are followed. Delegated Responsibilities Any other tasks as delegated by Health Project Manager or Health officer    Person Sprcification and Comopetencies Passionate about serving the poor. Enthusiastic Self-motivated Team Player with Good interpersonal Skills Willingness to support others and to share worload Aptitude for capacity-building Capacity to work underpressure and manage personal stress levels Cretaive, open minded, flexible, sel-learner Good report writing skills Problem Solving ability Able to prioritise clearly and oversee multiple tasks Ability to encourage others Desire to learn Experience of working in a multicultural team Willingness to be stretched professionally and personally Good understanding of humanitarian work Familiar with Microsoft Office programs, in particular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Experience in working in humanitarian emergency context Knowledge and experience in health community mobikization Excellent English ( oral & written) Good Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Offiec Programs, in particular word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint is desirable