Assistant Public Health Officer III - 3 Posts at County Government of Bomet

Duties and Responsibilities

This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will provide Environmental Health Extension services in the area of deployment, where specific duties and responsibilities will include:

• Mobilize, sensitize and advise the community on matters related to public health at household level.
• Refer health cases to health facilities.
• Inspect homesteads, markets, commercial premises, trading centres to ensure cleanliness and sanitary requirements are maintained
• Assess health needs in the community.
• Spearhead the CLTS process aimed to deliver village open defecation free.
• Initiate local community mobilization processes and promote / oversee the formation of user groups for programme implementation.
• Identify public health issues at household level.
• Organize health days to advice communities on common public health issues.
• Defaulter tracking and reporting of Tuberculosis and other immunizable diseases.
• Implement vector, vermin and rodent control measures.
• Issuing of intimation and statutory notices.

Requirements for Appointment

• Diploma in either Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.