DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: -

• Serves as a link between fixed district health services and the community and works directly with village/community leaders, and other volunteers in providing environmental and personal health services in collaboration with medical assistant, health assistant and enrolled community health nurses.

• Conducts community assessments, village inspections, monitors growth and reports disease outbreaks

• Participates with others in [providing immunizations, maintaining equipment and improving the quality of water by protecting shallow wells and chlorinating untreated waters.

• Treating minor ailments and facilitates formation of village health committees (VHCs) and volunteers.

• Supervises VHCs and volunteers and refers patients and suspects to nearest health unit

• Records data in relevant registers and instruments using HMIS guidelines disseminate to respective village health committees and report to the designated supervisor.

• Prepares monthly work plans

• Provides feedback to the community

• Any other duties deemed reasonable for the post.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Applications with attached copies of certificates and National ID should be sent to the District Commissioner of your nearby District Council, clearly marking the name

of the post applied for, on the envelope.

NOTE:

Mulanje, Nsanje, Likoma and Nkhatabay District Councils haveno vacant posts for the Disease Control and Surveillance Assistant (HSA), while Mwanza and Neno have fewer than 10. Karonga District Council also has no vacant posts for Statistical Clerk.