Care Group Promoter – Samburu 151 views1 applications

About the Job:

Feed the Children in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, is implementing Care Group project in Waso Division, Samburu East Sub County, Samburu County, aimed at improving the knowledge, attitudes and care practices of caregivers around MIYCN, Hygiene and Sanitation issues. This is achieved through dissemination of health and nutrition education messages to Care Group Volunteers (CGVs) in the Care Groups for onward communication to beneficiary caregivers in the community. The model represents an effective BCC strategy for promoting equitable beneficiary contact capable of producing measurable changes in health and nutrition indicators.

The Care Group Promoters are community members hired to train and supervise the CGVs in their community on behavior change by providing Health and Nutrition information in the community, facilitate and organize, participatory learning sessions to Care Group Volunteers under directions of the supervisors in the Food and Nutrition and Health & Water Pillars.

Key Responsibilities

· Coordinate Food & Nutrition and WASH local-level activities and maintain cooperation with other community-level institutions, including the village council, churches and health facilities.

· Facilitate participatory learning sessions (CG meetings) with each of his/her 10-12 Care Group Volunteers (CGVs) every 2 weeks, following the lessons plan in the educational material provided

· Hold bi-weekly meetings with the local leadership committee in each community to coordinate, monitor and evaluate (if these committees exist)

· Attend bi-weekly training and reporting meetings provided by the supervisor and the module training sessions to accurately replicate trainings given the CGVs, sharing correct information and demonstrating skills learned.

· Model the Health, Nutrition and Sanitation behaviors he/she teaches CGVs in their own homes

· Visit, monitor and evaluate each CGV at least quarterly.

· Supervise CGVs work by accompanying them on home visits and observe them leading group meetings using the quality verification checklist

· Support other program activities, such as National Nutrition days, distribution of vitamins (A) deworming medicine and weighing children under 5 years.

· Support implementation of P&G water treatment project in Sere Olipi and Ndonyo Wasin Community Health Units.

· Support follow up of the implementation of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) activities in the assigned Community Health Units.

· Attend training and coordination meetings at the sub-county level, providing verbal feedback and written reports of activities completed

· Prepare monthly reports based on the CGV registers and Neighbor Women’s (NW) Support Community Health Unit activities in Ndonyo wasin and Sereolipi

· Carry out monthly supportive supervision of CHVs activities and conduct joint monthly data review with CHVs and CHAs

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:

· Diploma in Nutrition, Public Health or Community Health.

· Must be Registered with KNDI.

· Experience in implementation of Nutrition programs in Samburu East Sub County

· Experience in humanitarian assistance programs.

· Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel and PowerPoint.

· Conversant with the national IMAM and IYCF guidelines as well as high impact nutrition interventions.

· Knowledge of community-based approaches to improving nutrition and food security.

· Proven experience in liaising with government officials and other actors / partners.

· Outgoing personality with excellent communication skills.

· Good team player, flexible.

· Appreciation of and sensitivity to local culture.

· Excellent in English, Swahili languages. Ability to communicate in Samburu language will be an added advantage.

Travel Required:

80% of the time travel to villages within Ndonyo Wasin and Sere Olipi areas

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have very frequent contact with children. It is expected that children shall be protected at all times.