Wits Health Consortium invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for their Permanent Community Health Worker Vacancies (X5 Posts). The closing date for applications is the 20th November 2023
JOB TITLE: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS X5
- Reference No: ND011-2023
- Location: Tshwane
- Job Type: Permanent
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To recruit study participants from the community into a study, maintain retention of study participants through home visits/telephone tracking, participate in the process of raising awareness about the study and creating a relationship between the WRHI and the community, and participate in the research project by collecting data.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- Promote studies and recruit participants by conducting presentations, radio talks and distributing brochures at the Clinics.
- Address potential participants in accordance with recruitment targets and participant recruitment standard operating procedures (SOP).
- Obtain verbal consent before conducting screening interviews.
- Inform willing participants that participation in the study is voluntary.
- Conduct screening interviews to consenting participant to determine eligibility into study.
- Schedule appointment with eligible participants to attend further screening at study clinic
- Contact participants prior to their scheduled visits to remind them of their visit.
- Visit homes or contact participants telephonically to reschedule visits.
- Prepare list of home visits according to priority and living area.
- Address relevant concerns and misconceptions about the study.
- Contact participants prior to their scheduled visits to remind them of their visit.
- Visit homes or contact participants telephonically to reschedule visits.
- Prepare list of home visits according to priority and living area.
- Address relevant concerns and misconceptions about the study.
- Accompany the research assistant to the dwellings or clinics to undertake the building survey and install sensors
- Introducing the research assistant to the research participants and translating the conversation (if needed).
- Assist research assistant in undertaking the building survey.
- Assist the research assistant in installing the sensors.
- Visit each dwelling and clinic every four weeks to download the sensors data and upload it to the online repository.
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management.
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained.
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
- Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in on-going training and development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops etc.
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- Grade 12.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Fluent in English and other African languages (Sesotho and Zulu preferable)
APPLICATIONS:
Applications should be emailed to: vacancy4@wrhi.ac.za
The subject heading of the email must read ND011-2023 and the job title of position applying for.
Please include the following documentation:
- A cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for.
- A detailed CV
DOWNLOAD THE WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER VACANCY ADVERT HERE
CLOSING DATE: 20 NOVEMBER 2023
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