Health Trainer at Living Goods

Job description

Are you looking to use your health knowledge in a high impact training career?
If you are a natural public speaker and health professional who loves working with people you could be the right fit to join Living Goods as a Health Trainer!

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver technical modules trainings in Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) focusing on Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition as well as MNCH, RH and HIV to
• Community Health Volunteers (CHVs).
• Provide ongoing training to all LG Branch team members on health topics keeping abreast of new health information and changing trends.
• Offer technical assistance in RH, MNCH and HIV to LG research agenda.
• Assist in ensuring all LG agents are in compliance with regulations set by health authorities and professional bodies including compliance with standard service provision guidelines.
• Coach the Community Health Volunteers in the field on case identification and management as needed.
• Conduct support supervision to CHVs in the field after training in the first month of operations.
• Certify and recertify CHV during base training and annually respectively to ensure quality of CHVs.

Qualifications

• BSc degree in Nursing or Diploma in Clinical Medicine
• Certificate training in HIV/AIDS management, RH and MNCH
• Minimum 3 years’ post-graduation experience in RH, MNCH, HIV patient management and/or research.
• Technical expert in RH, MNCH and HIV areas.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, both in English and Swahili.
• Self- motivated and an avid reader.
• Well organized and attentive to details.
• Team player – supportive, collaborative and encouraging of team mates.
• Charismatic and enthusiastic; a natural leader.
• Creativity and problem solving skills.