Community Outreach Assistant

Purpose of the Role

• The Person will be responsible for the implementation of educational and promotional activities as well as conducting all community awareness / mobilization activities related to Reproductive Health (RH) for women and girls

• This position will supervise a network of community volunteers and traditional birth attendants and work closely with the other members of the reproductive health team

Line Manager : Clinical Supervisor

Workstation: Kutupalong Registered Camp/ Nayapara Registered Camp

Contract Duration: Till August 2024 (with high possibilities to extend)

Highlights of Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with other volunteer groups; Community mobilizers (CoMs), protection case workers, to ensure referrals to the Health facilities are efficiently performed

• Identification and referral of all Persons of Concern (POCs) with acute cases that require medical attention to the health facilities, liaise with porters and stretcher services available for facilitate night time referrals

• Ensure eligible individuals for primary health care provision e.g. immunization, ANC, PNC and nutrition services and follow up their service utilization

• Follow up referrals and vaccinations of pregnant women

• Identify mothers with danger signs of pregnancy

• Share information on available health services and referral pathways (including nearest 24/7 health facility)

• Defaulter tracing (e.g., ANC/ PNC, EPI)

• Maintain records of key information on household health and demographic data (EPI, ANC etc.)

• Follow up high risk pregnancy identified by the primary health care facility

• Keep records and follow up near term pregnant women, and be available to facilitate transfer (escort ship) for delivery in appropriate facilities

• Maintain proper communication with respective midwifes for tracking EDD and ensure facility-based delivery.

• Promote SRH related services to the community and even door to door

• Support distributions of hygiene kits

• Condom distribution (as appropriate) and tracing of those contacts who are eligible for family planning and counselling regarding this

• Instruct new mothers on parenthood standard methodologies, promote early initiation of breastfeeding (women CHWs)

• Conduct community level postnatal and neonatal home care visits, follow up on new born health, identify danger signs and refer for proper care. (Women CHWs)

• Conduct health education sessions for waiting mothers at the facility.

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationship between IRC and other partners

• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Monitoring Responsibilities:

• Keep record of all the health education/promotional sessions (disaggregated by gender/ age/ IDP/Host etc.).

• Compile weekly summary of community mobilization activities

• Responsible for compiling timely monthly community mobilization activity reports and data compilation.

Confidentiality:

• Ensure non-disclosure of any information whatsoever about practices and IRC activities to any other person or organization without permission, except in the normal performance of the service

Deliverables:

• Supervise community volunteers and traditional birth attendants during planned community activities

• Take the lead in training the training of community volunteers

• Report any insecurity incidence timely to security focal person