Community Health Volunteer – Erbil

Main Purpose:

Provide information and health education messages on COVID-19 at the community level and strengthen the link between the community and INTERSOS and/or supported DOH health structures.

Tasks:

• Deliver information to his/her community on COVID-19 provided by INTERSOS Health Team and about INTERSOS and the services it provides; information delivery will be through door to door activity as well as inside the supported health facilities.
• Consolidate the link between his/her community and INTERSOS services. Give advice on how to better involve his/her community in the activities of awareness and prevention; indicate possible local actors or local NGOs and community project which could be involved in awareness activities at a local level;
• Support the mapping of the territory and population: schools, religious centres, villages, gathering points. Support and facilitate relations with local authorities of his/her community, where requested by the Supervisor. Support INTERSOS in reaching out to the non-communicable diseases patients via home visits and/or phone calls.
• Collect and report to Community Health Volunteer Team Leader specific information related to his/her community: perception of the sickness, food security, vaccination status of children, perception of the services, constraints and strengths, vulnerability, level of information, living conditions and risks related;
• Report to supervisor progressing of activities, problems met, strengths and constraints.

Requirements:

• It is necessary to follow an internal INTERSOS training on COVID-19;
• CHW training (done by MOH) is an asset;
• Essential computer literacy;
• Local language and Arabic knowledge essential;
• Proactive attitude and well acceptance in the community;
• Teamwork and cooperation;
• Behavioral flexibility and Stress Management;
• Commitment to INTERSOS principles.
• Willing to work in door-to-door activities.