Community Outreach Worker by NGO Jobs 2024

Latest Jobs: Community Outreach Worker

Applications are invited for suitable candidates in Confidential to full fill their vacant position advertised in daily Classified Source newspaper dated 06 February, 2024.

Confidential

Vacant Positions: Community Outreach Worker

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKER

Currently, the Confidential Peshawar is now looking for  Community Outreach Worker to join their organization / team.

JOB Description: Community Outreach Worker

Advocate the health care message in the community and actively engage community primary health care and thus making an impact in their social and behavior change.

• Conduct regular visits to households, engaging with families to provide personalized health education, address concerns, assist LHVs and Vaccinators in outreach, and encourage vaccination.
• Prioritize health awareness campaigns related to Polio and other VPDs, aiming to increase vaccination coverage and reduce vaccine hesitancy.
• Dispel rumors and misconceptions including but not limited to vaccine hesitancy.
• Address broader health issues, including nutrition, water and sanitation hygiene, and other cross-cutting healthcare topics.
• Conduct Group counseling sessions to facilitate open discussions, allowing community members to share experiences, ask questions, and receive collective support.
• Participate in community group meetings, ensuring that health messages are disseminated effectively to diverse audiences.
• Participate in the surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis and other communicable diseases, contributing valuable information to the broader public health system.
• Provide appropriate help to conduct outreach sessions during pre-campaign, campaign and post-campaign phase in order to strengthen EPI and PEI structure.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with community members, local organizations, and leaders. Act as a liaison between the public health organization and the community to ensure effective communication.
• Conduct assessments to understand the specific health needs and concerns of the community. Gather data on existing health disparities, barriers to access, and areas of improvement
• Connect community members with available health services, programs, and resources. Facilitate access to healthcare providers, vaccination clinics, health screenings, and other relevant services
• Conduct educational workshops and training sessions on relevant health topics at key sites such as mosques, schools and festivals. Provide information on disease prevention, healthy lifestyle choices, and the importance of regular health check-ups.
• Organize health-related events, fairs, and workshops to raise awareness and engage the community. Collaborate with local organizations to maximize outreach effort
• Be prepared to respond to health crises or emergencies by disseminating timely and accurate information and coordinating support services
• Any other task assigned by TLM

 Declaration:

Our organziation has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. It also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

How to Apply?

Candidate who is interested in the position should submit their CVs (together with the required papers listed in the attached advertisements) before the closing date of 07 March, 2024. When applying for a post, applicants are obliged to clearly state the job title they are applying for. All equally qualified candidates, are given equal consideration under the Confidential programme.

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