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Title of Position: Nutrition Counsellor, Nutrition Nurse & Community Screener

Number Required: Counsellor 9, Nurse 9, Screener 5

Total No Required: 23

Duty Station for: Counsellor & Nurse (Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman)

Duty Station for: Screener (Nangarhar only)

Tasks to Perform by Counsellor:

• Provide Infant and Young Child feeding (IYCF), Growth monitoring promotion and maternal nutrition counselling to all mothers with special focus on mothers with SAM children admitted at OPD SAM
• Raise Nutrition education to pregnant and lactating mother of children receiving nutrition services.
• Provide nutrition and psychosocial support to the mother and caregivers at OPD SAM.
• Provide regular health and nutrition education to the mother and caregivers at OPD SAM
• Provide specific counselling to the mother of SAM children aged 6-69 months on complementary feeding.
• Promote maternal nutrition among PLWs by regular MIYCN counselling.
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as discussed with his/her supervisor deemed necessary for the implementation of the program.

Tasks to Perform by Nurse:

• Register and measure weight, height, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of children under 5 years of age at the screening corner.
• Classify children in normal, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Server Acute Malnutrition (SAM) categories.
• Provide treatment for SAM cases at OPD SAM
• Regular night duty to take nutritional and nursing care of SAM children at IPD SAM
• Follow up medical order placed by the doctor.
• Continue nursing care of SAM children at IPD SAM
• Assist in filling the registration for SAM children
• Provide regular feeding to the child using standard guideline
• Discharge cured children using stander discharge criteria
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as discussed with his/her supervisor deemed necessary for the implementation of the program.

Tasks to Perform by Community Screener:

• Develop community mapping in close coordination with CHS across the HFs catchment area
• Regular outreach plan approved and signed by the HF director
• Daily community outreach to promote screening session
• Do regular house to house screening of under five children to assess their nutrition status using MUAC taps.
• Register all screened children and report to the HFs and office
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as discussed with his/her supervisor deemed necessary for the implementation of the program.

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

For Counsellor & Nurse

• Graduated from Nursing/Midwifery/or any other medical institute.
• Having at least 1-2 years' working experience in nutrition program (OPD SAM/MAM and GMP)
• Received IMAM and MIYCN training
• Have good communication skills both Pashto and Dari
• Should be local staff from the same province
• Female should have Maharam

For Screener (only male)

• Graduated from Grad 12, bachelor's degree holder is preferred
• Having at least 1-2 years' working experience in nutrition screening program
• Received nutrition training (screening/IMAM)
• Have good communication skill both Pashto and Dari
• Must be local staff from the same province
• Ability to work with the community

Apply through the link below:

https://www.careers-page.com/professional-employers-pvt-ltd/job/L4W83Y67