Public Health Officer Volunteers at Gold Star Kenya

Scope of Work

• Generally, assist Associate Technical Officers/Technical Officers through the overall technical assistance to CHMTs/SCHMTs in the assigned Counties/Sub-counties
• Establish and maintain excellent relationship with the SCHMTs and other community stakeholders within identified area
• Take lead in organizing and coordinating trainings of CHEWS and CHVs, catalysts and community members on messages and tools in context of COVID 19 and signal reporting including various WASH components as well as sensitizing communities on food and water safety measures
• Support community sensitization sessions on COVID-19 through; CHVs/Natural leaders, and NGAOs and community volunteers including Catalysts, Binti Shujaa, Youth, Male champions and Nyumba Kumi
• Take lead in sensitizing community stakeholders and leaders (police, administration, MCAs, Education, and social services) on COVID 19 and their role in mitigating the spread of COVID 19 and its socio-economic effects which includes increase of SGBV.
• Work with the SCHMTs to coordinate community volunteers to sensitize communities to maintain hand hygiene and cough etiquette (includes provision of handwashing facilities in public health facilities) as well as water point protection activities for large catchment community water points (working with water committees, mitigating water contamination, improving access to clean drinking water).
• Work with Youth technical assistants and ATOs in collaboration with the Departments of Education and Public Health to integrate COVID 19 prevention control measures within the schools setting.
• Document day today activities and provide detailed reports for each activity conducted in the respective sub-county

Requirements:

Applicants should:

• An officer must have at least a Diploma in either Environmental Health Sciences, Public Health Inspection or related from a recognized institution.
• Minimal experience in community health strategies is an added advantage
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in working with multi-cultural communities is an added advantage.
• Excellent computer skills in MS Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of Kiswahili is crucial.

Duration: 3-4 months