Organisation
Southern Regional Health Authority, Jamaica
Reference
VAC-49133
Contract Type
Full-Time
Industries
Healthcare & Medical
Location
St. Elizabeth
Salary & Benefits
$5,055,684 - $6,009,620 per annum
Date Posted
04/04/2024
Expiry Date
19/04/2024
The Health Promotion and Health Education Officer is responsible for organizing, co- ordinating, planning, implementing and evaluating Health Promotion/Education Programmes in the parish.
Qualifications & Experience:
- A Bachelor Degree from a recognized tertiary institution offering preparation in Health Education or social/behavioural sciences.
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience
- Certificate/training in Supervisory Management
- At least four (4) years working experience at a supervisory level.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Well developed planning, organizing and decision making skills
- A thorough knowledge of the practice, principles and approaches of health promotion and health education
- Ability to organize and coordinate training and other health promotion and education programmes
- Knowledge of proposal writing techniques and budgeting
- Thorough knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods
- A sound knowledge of the behavioural sciences
- The application of social marketing techniques in the development of health education materials and implementation of intervention strategies for various target audiences
- Hands on experience in the use of computer applications especially Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Proactive work attitude, good interpersonal relations and problem solving skills
Key Responsibilities:
SUPERVISION
- Supervising Assistant Health Promotion/Education Officer, Health Promotion Community Peer Educators and volunteers assigned to the Health Promotion Unit.
- Monitoring Health Promotion/Education programmes and activities in the Health Services, and with other stakeholders.
TRAINING
- Identifying training needs in relation to the groups identified in the items below:
- Planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating training programmes for:
- Health Staff
- Other Government Agencies
- Non-government Agencies
- Private Sector
- Community Leaders
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Trainer of trainers who will help to disseminate health messages through planned programmes.
- Facilitating the orientation of Student Nurses, Midwives, Community Health Aides, and other health workers.
- Facilitating the field experience of students from tertiary, vocational and other institutions.
RESEARCH AND PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT
- Designing and conducting surveys to determine health education needs and identify factors which impact healthy behaviours.
- Collating and analyzing findings of surveys, community profiles and community needs assessment,
- Designing appropriate Health Education Programmes to address needs and make recommendations regarding findings to Medical Officer (Health), Regional Health Promotion/Education Officer, health staff and other stakeholders.
- Utilizing various qualitative and quantitative methods to guide implementation and evaluation programmes critically.
- Utilizing epidemiological data to design surveys and programmes.
- Designing community programmes and plan strategic interventions in collaboration with other stakeholders.
CONSULTATION
- Providing consultation to health and other disciplines at varying levels including international agencies.
- Consulting with personnel of other agencies and ministries to identify areas for health promotion/education input and facilitates implementation of intervention programmes.
ADVOCACY
- Developing partnership with other agencies (local and international) and community groups and advocate for programmes to address needs, rights, and responsibilities.
- Promoting priority programmes of the Ministry of Health and Health Services with Health Staff and community.
- Cultivating and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders and partners.
- Advocating for policies to support programmes and influence health outcomes.
ADMINISTRATION
- Managing and administering the Health Promotion/Education Unit and programmes of the Parish Health Department.
- Maintaining inventory of: Health promotion/education equipment and stock of visuals of information, education and communication (IEC) material for distribution to other health workers and the general public.
- Collecting and collating proposals, workplans and reports.
- Facilitating capacity building and motivation of supervisees.
- Convening regular monthly and other meetings as deemed appropriate.
- Preparing programme budget, travelling and other claims and submit to Medical Officer (Health).
- Preparing of monthly, quarterly, annual and special reports as required.
- Certifying travelling and other claims of supervisees.
NB. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
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