Health Promotion Practitioner
Retail, Healthcare / Pharmacy
Minimum Requirements
- Senior Certificate / Grade 12 or equivalent plus an appropriate and recognized National Diploma in Health Promotion or equivalent qualification.
- At least three (03) years’ appropriate experience in the field of health promotion.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical skills on problem solving, decision making and organizational skills.
- Computer literacy particularly MS, Excel, outlook & Word.
- A valid driver’s licence.
Responsibilities
- Implement health promotion programmes, strategies, interventions and campaigns at facility and community level.
- Plan and provide information, education and communication activities.
- Promote community, inter-sectoral and non-governmental participation in health promotion programmes and interventions.
- Establish household community components of integrated management of childhood illness, healthy lifestyle interventions and health promoting schools.
- Participate in Local forums to build relationships across sectors and to identify opportunities for health advocacy.
- Distribute IEC materials and resources within the sub-district.
- Support health sector initiatives in the sub-district, including those initiated by local authorities, schools, workplaces and other settings.
- Submit reports.
