The School Health Education Program Assistant works closely with the district education department, school principals, teachers and other relevant government bodies and NGOs to improve and promote community health based on national and AHC guidelines.
AHC has a zero-tolerance policy towards child abuse, sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.
Main responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures of the hospital (AHC)
- Assist the School Program Manager, Team Leader, Officer and Capacity Building team (CB) in the following training: first aid (provider and instructor course), Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), basic health care, basic eye education to primary school students, basic dental education to teachers and students
- Facilitating/coordinating activities and training, such as dental treatment/education and basic eye care to primary school teachers
- Works closely with teachers to identify students’ health problems such as dental, eye, nutrition conditions and general health
- Liaises with local health government staff
- Assists in the design of health education materials for schools such as posters, flipcharts, banners, etc.
- Works closely with schoolteachers to make sure soap is always available for hand washing
- Assists in regular monitoring of students’ behaviour regarding hand hygiene and tooth brushing and weekly fluoride mouth rinse
- Performs other administrative functions such as reporting, stock count, requesting materials from the store & preparing upcoming activities
- Performs other duties as assigned (first aid service, assist with first aid training for the private sector, assist in APLS/PLS course…).
Requirements:
- Associate’s degree in any field or graduated from high school (or equivalent degree/certificate)
- Experience in teaching is preferable
- Seminars, workshops and training related to policies and guidelines for school health
- Basic computer skills (Words, Excel, Outlook, and Unicode)
- Strong communication, listening, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn and adopt new technical skills
- Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and discussions
- Ability to work independently, be self-directed and self-motivated
- Ability to write summary reports for the project’s responsibilities
- Ability to work as part of a multicultural team
- Understand the vision/mission/slogan of Angkor Hospital for Children
- Confident speaking in large groups and participating in discussion
- Strong understanding of national school healthcare structure and policy
- Comfortable in a rural environment and working in villages
Personal behaviour:
- Follow child protection policy
- Willing to work under pressure
- Committed to work
- Good organization, timekeeping, and problem-solving skills
- Exceptionally self-motivated, self-directed, intellectually curious and persuasive
- Demonstrated confidence and flexible schedule
- Ability to cope with stress
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving and analytical ability
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Willingness to share
- Willingness to learn and upgrade
- Humble
- Represent the organization at all times
- Love the environment including plastic reduction
- Respect each other
- Use social media to represent the organisation in a positive light
- Open-minded
Other qualifications:
- English and other languages would be an advantage
- Abilities to learn and adopt new technical skills
- Sometimes using the motorcycle as a vehicle during a mission
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to fill in and submit an Application for Employment (available at HR Department or download from https://angkorhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/application-form.pdf along with curriculum vitae, cover letter and eligible degree certificates to: Angkor Hospital for Children, Tep Vong Road & Umchhay Street, Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap province‐district, PO Box 50, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia. Tel: (855) 63 963 409,017 72 72 62 or via email: job@angkorhospital.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview and submitted applications will not be returned. Applicants who do not complete an AHC application form will not be considered.
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