Job Location: | Farah |
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Nationality: | Afghan |
Category: | Health Care |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | Based on WASSA salary's Scale |
Vacancy Number: | W-HRT-238 |
No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
City: | Farah City - Khak Safid District |
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Organization: | Women Activities & Social Service Association (WASSA) |
Years of Experience: | 1-2 years of experience in health and nutrition project implementation and design. |
Contract Duration: | Until Mar-2025 with extension possibility |
Gender: | Female |
Education: | Qualified Public Health, Nurse or Midwife with experience in Nutrition and training activities |
Close date: | 2024-10-27 |
Women Activities & Social Service Association (WASSA) established in 2002 in Afghanistan, as non-governmental organization, committed to seeking ways for women empowerment in Afghanistan. WASSA aims to promote women equal participation in socio-economic sectors of the country. WASSA works directly with communities in order to bring change in social attitude of the community regarding women.
An envision “Equal participation of women & men in all sectors of the country.
• Attending work in accordance with the clinic's formalities.
• Preparing a monthly work plan at the beginning of each month.
• Measuring the weight, height, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of children.
• Interpreting the nutritional status of children based on anthropometry and charting their growth on a card.
• Providing appropriate nutritional advice to mothers based on the child's nutritional status as shown on the card, aimed at improving the child's nutrition.
• Offering necessary nutritional counseling to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, ensuring they receive adequate iron and folic acid supplements (30 tablets per month).
• Referring malnourished children identified during screening to the clinic doctor (ensuring they visit the doctor).
• Informing mothers about the next appointment and emphasizing the importance of follow-up.
• Registering children in the growth and development register.
• Coordinating with the community health supervisor regarding local plans and tracking children who are not growing properly.
• Attending community health volunteers’ meetings according to the plan.
• Preparing a monthly activity report at the end of each month.
• Referring pregnant and breastfeeding women with advanced breast conditions or other gynecological issues.
• Referring children to the vaccination department.
• Providing health education based on the clinic's monthly plan.
• Participating in the clinic’s monthly health council meetings.
• Participating in the monthly community health volunteers' meetings.
• Actively attending clinic meetings.
• Strictly following the organization's guidelines and regulations.
• Adhering to Islamic laws.