Community Outreach Volunteer (Sabha)
public areas | refugees’ communities | PHCCs | CDC
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: public areas | refugees’ communities | PHCCs | CDC
- Grade: Volunteer - Volunteer
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Occupational Groups:
- Social Affairs
- Communication and Public Information
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Volunteerism
- Closing Date:
Major Responsibilities:
Major
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Senior
Community Health Officer (SCHO), the COV is responsible for:
Conducting health needs assessments in their communities in collaboration with the CHW team.
Developing strong relationships with community members and leaders and develop areas of collaboration to address health issues and service needed,
Performing regular health education sessions for beneficiaries and their communities.
Conducting other community health activities, organizing campaigns on common health concerns and issues, including communicable diseases and noncommunicable, and preventative care.
Reaching out to their vulnerable communities and bringing beneficiaries to the IRC-support health facilities. This helps ensure the beneficiaries access to the healthcare services.
Supporting the health team in translation to/from African and refugees’ languages,
Assisting the community health and medical team with other tasks, activities, and support as necessary,
Disseminating health information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials to beneficiaries and their communities, including brochures, flyers, and posters.
Facilitating group discussions to gather feedback from their community,
Collecting data about the activities and submit reports on a weekly basis,
Attending scheduled program meetings,
Enrolling in the capacity building trainings organized or supported by IRC CHW team.
Ensuring patient confidentiality,
Professional Standards
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values
and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional
Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In
accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on
Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti
Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Key
Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Community Health Officer
Working
Environment: This position will be based at refugees’
communities, public areas, PHCCs, and CDC.
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Minimum Qualifications:
Job Requirements:
Has a good network in targeted the community.
Able to speak in Arabic, beside to the target refugees’ languages.
Has good communication skills and the capacity to give lectures, facilitate presentations and discussions concerning health issues.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with daily travel to different field sites in Benghazi.
Effective team player with public interest driven orientation.
Demonstrates a high degree of self-motivation.
Able to provide assistance to all individuals and nationalities.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Respect in the Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.