Position: Field Worker Community Education and Awareness (Non-renewal 6-month contract)
Department: Economic Development
Division: Health - Primary Health Care and Social Development
Salary: R4 356 per month
Core Responsibilities:
- Educate communities on local services, how to utilize those services and refer to relevant services.
- Facility based and Community awareness and Education about the importance of vaccination
- Demand creation for outreach programmes and events
- Follow-up on identified and referred cases as well as give feedback reports.
- Participate and be involved with community programmes.
- Participate on the National Health Calendar events and campaigns.
- Queue Marshalls
- Food gardening programme
- Interviewing of prospective client for referral
- Identification and reporting of household social ills for further attention to the area social worker
- Report any further issues to your sub-regional team leader
- Door to door awareness, education, and campaign
- Assist area Social Worker with ECD verifications
Applicants are limited to apply for only one category. Applicants MUST NOT be active on the CoE HR System when programme commences
Minimum Requirements:
- Grade 10
- South African Citizen
- Resident of City of Ekurhuleni
- Age 18 -35 years, but men and women over 35 years will be considered
- Ability to read and write and understand verbal and written instructions.
- Experience of working in communities,
- Interest and willingness in Agricultural projects
- Must be based in communities where they serve, i.e., ward-based (specify ward number)
- Ability to capture and compile, daily, weekly, and monthly activities before it is submitted to Supervisor
- Willingness to undergo basic training on specific job placement
- Ward Based Outreach Team (WBOT) training, Health Promotion and Knowledge on BPM device, EVDS and Venus Systems will be an added advantage
Enquiries: Tel: 0860 54 3000
Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful.
The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.
