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Job Description

General Duties:

The Community Health Promotion Assistant (CHPA) will be based in the IRC supported BPHS health facilities.

The CHPA will supervise all community level health activities, (disease surveillance, outbreak response, survey, assessments, community meetings, H-Shura members meeting, making link between community and HFs) along with supervising CHW activities. He or she will assist in training, supporting and supervising CHWs and will also supervise public health programs and promote collaboration between the facility and the community of the catchment population along with establishing referral pathways from communities to supported health facilities. He or she also assists in the formation and linkage of community health committees (Shura-e-Sehie) with the CHW program and health facilities. He or she is responsible for supporting the communities in identifying and addressing their health needs, constraints, and problems.

Specific Duties:

CHWs Training:

• Assists in practical training during CHW training courses, including supervising the practical experience of the CHWs in the community during their training.

• Provides on-the-job mentoring and monthly in-service training to CHWs during debriefing days.
• Reviews and evaluates the performance of the CHWs and identifies need for further training and organizing refresher courses for CHWSs.

Supportive supervision:

• Assist the staff of the health facility in making plans (1- health education at HF level to clients 2- regular coordination with HF staff regarding defaulters list. 3- any emergency happening, outbreaks or pandemics) for the community health programs in the facility and its catchment area.
• Implements, supervises, monitor and periodic evaluation of the community health program activities in the catchment area of the health facility.
• Identifies and report immediately to the head of the health facility/RCCE Focal point any problems that may interfere in achieving program objectives.
• Guides the CHWs in the development and implementation of their activities action plans such us for defaulters list.
• Conducts monthly Regular meetings with CHWs to points out the problems during the months at community level.
• Conducts regular visits to the CHWs in their communities to assess and assist their work.
• Encourages teamwork among CHWs, especially when they are working in the same catchment population to avoid duplication of work.
• Compile the demographic data collected by CHWs to ensure there is no duplication and cross check the validity through physical verification at community level.

Skills Required

• Communication Skills

Submission Guideline:

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

Submission Email:

Refer to submission guideline