COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANT I

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

             i.             Served in the grade of Community Health Assistant II for a    minimum period of three (3) years;

           ii.             Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Community Health, Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or Community Development from a recognized institution;

          iii.             Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and

          iv.             Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and result. 

Duties and Responsibilities

             i.             Identifying common ailments and minor injuries at community level;

           ii.             Identifying and referring health cases to the appropriate health facilities;

          iii.             Coordinating community health activities;

          iv.             Collating health data from households for analysis;

            v.             Visiting homes to determine health situations and dialogue with household;

          vi.             Sensitizing and disseminating health information to the community;

         vii.             Identifying defaulters of health interventions and referring them to, health facilities;

       viii.             Convening meetings and action days in collaboration with Community Health Committees and other stakeholders;

          ix.             Managing community health resource centres; and

            x.             Requisitioning refills for the community health workers kits.