Community Health Aide (Clarendon, Jamaica) - Clarendon Health Department

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Health & Wellness responsible for the management and operation of Public Health Services within the Parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the following position at CLARENDON HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Kellits, Chapelton, Mocho and May Pen West and Health Districts:

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE (HSC/HS 4)- Vacant

Salary range $1,545,377 – $1,836,968 per annum and any allowance(s) attached to the post.

Job Summary

The incumbent will be responsible for working cooperatively with families in the community in order to identify health related problems and bring them to health professionals. He/she is directly responsible to the Community Nurse and is expected to work co-operatively with all members of the health team.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Two (2) ‘O’ Level/CXC subjects; English Language compulsory
• HEART NSTA/Trust certification in Community Health Aide/ Healthcare Assistant
• Public Health and/or service industry experience would be an asset

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of community health
• Practical experience of giving nursing care
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Excellent customer service skills

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Teaching simple health facts to the people of the community he/she serves.
• Encouraging and advise parents and guardians to have their children completely immunized against infectious diseases.
• Encouraging the regular attendance of infants to the Child Welfare Clinic from an early age.
• Giving simple nursing care to those individuals where this type of care is indicated e.g. bed baths.
• Assisting the Community Nurses and District Midwives in ensuring that all expectant mothers in the area receive adequate pre-natal and post-natal care.
• Participating in information gathering or data collection activities.
• Recording feedback on health problems and related interventions conducted in the community.
• Motivating and referring clients to health facilities for investigation and/or treatment.
• Assisting in organizing and participating in interventions initiated by the health department.

Applications along with resume should be sent no later than Tuesday, April 30, 2024 to:

Senior Human Resource Officer,
Clarendon Health Department,
1-3 Jackson Street,
Denbigh, Clarendon.

E-Mail: clarendonhealthdepartmenthr@gmail.com

NB. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.