Child Development Officer- Home-Based Program (3 positions)

Position: Station: Child Development Officer- Home-Based Program (3 positions)

Station: Tubur, Kaucho Baptist Churches

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Core Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implements the day-to-day running of the program’s health activities for the achievement of physical development outcomes.
• Initiates generation of community annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with emphasis on prevention of diseases among the beneficiaries.
• Coordinates health screening, monitoring for program children and beneficiaries/mothers.
• Coordinates medical care and distribution of provisions to the identified beneficiaries such as children and caregivers.
• Ensures proper documentation and record-keeping of all health-related issues for the beneficiaries with the utmost confidentiality.
• Responsible for the physical, cognitive, and economic empowerment of mother units.
• Plans and coordinates health-related training, information, education, and communication (IEC) to the project management, caregivers, and children.

Requirements:

• Must have a professional background in any of the following: nursing, primary healthcare, community health, clinical medicine, social work administration.
• The minimum qualification will be a diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have good interpersonal skills.
• Experience and current knowledge of HIV/AIDS intervention, community mother care will be an added advantage
• Formal training in counseling and child development will be an added advantage.
• Must have computer skills.
• Good written communication skills and strong verbal communication skills.
• Age: 22-35.

How to apply:

Please post your handwritten application together with a current copy of your curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic documents & National ID, three referees, and a recommendation letter from your local church signed by your Pastor/Priest to

The National ICP Coordinator
Baptist Union of Uganda P. O. Box 7508, Kampala
Deadline for applications is Wednesday, 25th August 2021 at 5:00 pm.

We appreciate all of you your interest to serve with us but we wish to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further engagements.