Nutrition Counselor- Afghan Nationals Only
Provide counseling for malnutrition screening and support communities
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Overview
Provide counseling for malnutrition screening and support communities
You have:
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent with 2 to 3 years relevant experience
- Nursing Diploma or qualification an advantage but not required
- Ability to lead, train, supervise and facilitate other nursing staff and community health workers in their respective tasks
- Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives
- Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate counseling, strong communication skills
- Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment
- Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations
- FEMALE applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
Job Description
- Screen all children and pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition using MUAC and refer those who meet the referral criteria for health care services - Take height and weight measurements - Lead individual and group nutrition counseling sessions tailored to the needs of clients and caregivers - Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures. - Ensure accurate recording of nutrition information in the clinic registers, and timely completion of summary reports. - Identify mothers to become peer educators in their villages, and to support them to undertake sensitization and work closely with CHWs - Train and work with CHWs to ensure consistent messaging regarding best practices for IYCF and CMAM
Work with CHWs to Providing ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing, and goal setting with patients/families
Staff Coordination
- Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions. - Provide nutrition support and mentorship to other mobile clinic staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.
Other Duties
- Ensure non-disclosure of any information whatsoever about practices and IRC activities to any other person or organization without permission, except in the normal performance of the service. - Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs. - Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
Qualifications
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent with 2 to 3 years relevant experience - Nursing Diploma or qualification an advantage but not required - Ability to lead, train, supervise and facilitate other nursing staff and community health workers in their respective tasks. - Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
- Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate counseling, strong communication skills. - Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy. - Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night. - Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations.
Desired qualifications:
- FEMALE applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
- Previous work with IRC is an advantage
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to deliver difficult news to a client? | This question assesses your counseling skills and ability to communicate effectively under pressure. | Share a specific example that illustrates your approach to sensitive communication. |
| How would you manage conflict within your team? | This question evaluates your team management and interpersonal skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you employ to maintain professionalism in a challenging work environment? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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