Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW) at Action Health Incorporated (AHI)BORNO
AHI advances this agenda by working with young people, parents, community opinion leaders, youth-serving organizations, government agencies and policy makers to: Promote and protect young people’s sexual and reproductive health especially, increasing their ability to prevent early pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS and making informed choices about their sexuality free of discrimination, coercion, and violence; as well as developing competencies to thrive now and in adulthood; Increase community awareness and action on challenges youth face so that policies and programmes are put in place to effectively address these issues; and Build alliances to increase the number of government, private sector and civil society programmes offering support and life-enhancing opportunities for young people. Over the last 26 years, AHI has worked to assure that both private and public sector programmes include comprehensive, gender-sensitive, life skills and rights-based approaches to sexuality education and clinical services for youths. During this period, AHI has developed models that have been adopted and expanded by government and other civil society organizations. Some key accomplishments include: Successful advocacy for approval of the national education policy for universal access to sexuality education targeted at young people in Nigeria; and development of the National Family Life and HIV Education Curriculum for primary, secondary and tertiary levels in collaboration with education stakeholders. Facilitating the development of the Family Life and Emerging Health Issues Curriculum for Colleges of Education in Nigeria in collaboration with the National Commission for Colleges of Education(NCCE) Catalyzing/operationalizing Youth-Friendly Health Services in partnership with stakeholders to promote young people’s access to age-appropriate, gender sensitive, sexual and reproductive health information and services in several states of Nigeria. Published reviews and situation analyses on the sexual and reproductive health of married adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria and expanding their access to services in four northern states including facilitating the return of married girls to school. Raising greater awareness about the vulnerabilities of out-of-school adolescent girls in the urban slums of Lagos and facilitating advocacy to improve policy and programming response.
- Experience 2 years
- Location Borno
Project Summary
The project seeks to improve access to quality, life-saving services and strengthen community resilience through a multi-pronged approach that integrates preventive and curative healthcare, nutritional support, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response in Project LGAs
Job Summary
- Under the Direct Supervision of the Health Coordinator, the CHEW acts supports in providing patients’ health care in collaboration other health team members in the facility.
- Assists the nurse and the rest of the medical team on duty with general nursing activities and over-all patient care according to international/national protocol and the given instructions under strict supervision/monitoring of a nurse.
- Follows AHI protocols and standards to ensure Quality and continuity of care, promotion and restoration of health of patients and population.
Main Responsibilities
- Assess and identify patient’s health needs
- Support nursing staff in patient management
- Provide health education to caretakers on hygiene, nutrition, warning signs, immunization
- Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up on identified beneficiaries with Non Communicable Diseases and other diseases/morbidities of Public Health relevance.
- Ensure anthropometric measurements (MUAC, weight, height) are done properly and recorded accurately as required (aside from the common vital signs)
- Assist with setting up of equipment and materials as required
- Inform nurse in-charge of any incident or concerns regarding patient status
- Ensure proper assistance of patients with personal hygiene
- Follow hygiene and safety protocols at all times ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of all facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and waste disposal.
- Ensure good transfer and follow up of beneficiaries after discharge.
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within AHI and amongst beneficiaries served by AHI
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time
Qualifications and Experience
- Nigerian health care qualification or Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW) qualified under the Nigerian health care legislation
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as nursing assistant/ nursing aid. Work experience with other NGO’s would be an advantage
- Valid and current practicing license.
- Good in written and spoken English. Fluent in Kanuri, and Hausa
Key Competencies:
- Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
- Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver AHI’s strategic objectives.
- Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Action Health Incorporated (AHI) on docs.google.com to apply
