Community Outreach Worker

Job Summary:

As a Community Health Worker at Basra Hospital for Women and Children, you will have the opportunity to directly contribute to improving the health and well-being of the local community. Your role will focus on organizing and leading educational sessions on health and climate change issues, targeting both hospital patients and those in nearby areas. The topics covered will include critical areas of sexual, reproductive, and maternal health such as ante-natal care, post-natal care, family planning, and breastfeeding. You will be tasked with gathering regular feedback on the effectiveness of these sessions, and documenting health activities using the KOBO system and physical records. Your work will have a meaningful impact on enhancing health awareness and addressing the intersection of health and climate change for the beneficiaries in Basra.

Responsibilities:

• Organizing and conducting Health and Climate change education related sessions for the targeted community inside Hospital and nearby areas. The health topics will include Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health (Ante-Natal CARE, Post-Natal Care, Family Planning, and Breastfeeding).

• Provide regular feedback about the impact of the health activities on the targeted beneficiaries to the Community Health Workers Team Leader and to the Health Assistant.
• Regularly share photos of the awareness activities with the beneficiaries and consent forms when requested.
• Ensure regular daily data entry for Health and climate change activities using the KOBO system and hard copies.
• Perform any additional tasks as assigned by Community Outreach Field Assistant.  and Project Assistant.

• Graduated Successfully from a High School, College, or institution.
• Written & Verbal proficiency in the Arabic language.
• Preferably to have one year of experience working in similar positions in Basra and know how to work on the KOBO system.

If you’re interested in this role, kindly apply via Community Outreach Worker tendersglobal.net Jobs at CARE International in Iraq by February 3, 2025 at the latest. Regrettably, applications received after this date will not be considered. 

Notes:

-Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

-CARE has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and child abuse. CARE takes all concerns and complaints about sexual harassment, exploitation and sexual abuse as well as child abuse by CARE staff and related personnel very seriously. CARE International has therefore drawn up the CARE International Safeguarding Policy on Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse, and Child Abuse CARE staff and its related personnel must adhere to CARE’s core values which are Transformation, Integrity, Diversity, Equality, and Excellence

-For any inquiries regarding this position, please contact CARE Iraq HR Manager through nmirza@care.de