Job offer: Health Promotion & Education Officer - Clarendon Health Department

OrganisationSouthern Regional Health Authority, JamaicaReferenceVAC-54793Contract TypeFull-TimeIndustriesHealthcare & MedicalLocationClarendonSalary & Benefits$3,241,533 € $3,853,164 per annum Date Posted21/11/2024Expiry Date06/12/2024The incumbent is responsible for mobilizing communities, working with existing groups, facilitating group formation, planning, implementing and evaluating Health Promotion/Education Programmes in an assigned geographical area.

 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized tertiary institution offering preparation in Health, Education or Social/Behavioural Sciences 
• Certificate in Supervisory Management 
• Training in Mass Communication and survey techniques 
• At least two (2) years’ experience in one of the above-mentioned fields 

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of the practice, principles, approaches of health education and health promotion 
• Ability to organize and coordinate training and other health promotion programmes
• Knowledge of proposal writing techniques and budgeting 
• Thorough knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• A sound knowledge of the behavioural sciences 
• Good oral and written communication skills 
• Proactive work attitude, good interpersonal relations and problem-solving skills 

 

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Organizing, coordinating, planning, implementing and evaluating the Health Education programmes in the Region. 
• Planning and implementing school health education programmes in collaboration with parish staff. 
• Conducting needs assessment surveys in communities and plans programmes in partnership with the communities. 
• Planning and evaluating parish health programmes utilizing epidemiological data and approaches. 
• Diagnosing community health problems and planning strategic interventions accordingly.
• Utilizing various qualitative and quantitative methods to guide implementation and evaluation programmes critically. 

 

 

 

 

NB. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED