| Essential Duties and Responsibilities: |
| Community Health Workers services
- Provide patients and the community with accurate information MH disorders and work with patients to help them live healthy by counseling them, answering their questions about their disease, bringing them to the hospital for care and for medicine, helping them take their medicine, teaching them how to prevent further spread of the disease and being a reliable friend through the course of their illness.
- Be empathetic toward patients and their families. Be caring, non-judgmental, and respectful, and avoid letting personal attitudes and believes interfere with the care of patients.
- Correct misunderstandings about MH disorders and work to reduce stigma and discrimination against sick people.
- Record patient information using forms and submit forms to your supervisor.
- Precisely and accurately record all information requested by the MH program supervisor for the weekly update report.
- Attend all meetings and trainings called by your supervisor coordinator and program manager unless given direct permission to miss a meeting.
- Conduct yourself professionally and appropriately with clinic staff and patients.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and never release patient information to another individual under any circumstances.
- Report any major issues or concerns about a patient’s health or about your work to your supervisor.
- Welcome and implement feedback from your supervisor and coordinator to improve the quality of your work
- Obey the policies and protocols set forth by Partners in Health
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| Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment |
| At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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| Education and Work Experience Requirements |
- Preferably must have completed BECE or high school certificate (WASSCE).
- Commitment to social justice and human right.
- Should be an exemplary, honest, trustworthy, and respectful.
- Must be able to read and write in English as well as add and subtract using basic math’s.
- Should be willing, able, and motivated to serve his/her community and dedicated to caring and supporting Mental ill patients, family members and the community at large.
- Must be a permanent resident of the community and willing to work in it.
- Should be able to perform specified CHW tasks as outlined in the scope of work
- Should be interested in community health and development
- Should be a good mobilizer and communicator
- Should be involved in community projects in the past
- Must be at least 18 years’ old
- Must be residing in the community in which they are serving
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