Community Health Assistant III

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

• Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Community Health, Environmental Health, Counseling, Social Work, Community Development, or Health Promotion and Education from a recognized institution.
  
• Have a minimum of three (3) years working experience.
  
• Proficiency in Computer Skills.
  

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

• Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Community Health, Environmental Health, Counseling, Social Work, Community Development, or Health Promotion and Education from a recognized institution.
  
• Have a minimum of three (3) years working experience.
  
• Proficiency in Computer Skills.
  

• Collecting health-related data at household level for analysis.
  
• Maintaining and updating community health unit registers and keeping records.
  
• Identifying common ailments and minor injuries at community level.
  
• Identifying and referring health cases to appropriate health facilities.
  
• Visiting homes to determine the health situation and dialogue with household members; identifying and sensitizing communities on health interventions; monitoring growth of children under the age of five years.
  
• Identifying defaulters of health interventions and referring them to the appropriate health facilities.
  
• Managing community health resource centers; and convening and coordinating monthly community meetings and action days.