Job Description
TASKS & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Conduct door-to-door sessions on Maternal and new born health, Family planning, Mental health (using de-stigmatizing language) & Gender-based violence (GBV) services (Primary level information)
- Organize group dialogue sessions (segregated by gender/age)
- Distribute culturally appropriate IEC materials in local languages
- Identify at-risk individuals i.e. Pregnant and lactating women, GBV survivors, Individuals with psychological distress or disabilities and ensure they are connected to appropriate services
- Use observation plus interviews to detect signs and Refer to Health facilities (LHVs, psychologists), Women-Friendly Spaces (WFS) & Protection/legal services
- Promote WFS as safe, inclusive community spaces.
- Mobilize community participation during campaigns or key events.
- Coordinate with facility teams during SRH, MNCH, hygiene, and mental health campaigns
- Guide beneficiaries on how to access services (dates, locations, procedures)
- Report rumors or resistance within the community
- Offer basic psychosocial support and promote stress management.
- Use WHO’s “Look, Listen, Link” approach
- Educate on Sleep hygiene, Stress and grief coping strategies
- Refer serious mental health cases to professionals
- Promote help-seeking through religious or traditional references
- Ensure privacy and confidentiality, especially in GBV and MHPSS referrals.
- Build community awareness on how to access multisectoral services through internal and external referrals.
- Conduct sessions on Survivor-centered approaches, Informed consent and Confidential referral processes.
- Ensure continuity of care and strengthen community feedback loops.
- Follow up with referred cases (with consent)
- Identify and report barriers to service uptake (e.g., transport, stigma)
- Document community feedback and share with supervisors for improvements
- Any task assigned by the supervisor.
- Prepare weekly/monthly community outreach plans in coordination with the supervisor and relevant health facility teams.
- Follow up with ANC patients and facilitate their timely access to health facilities for ANC checkups, safe delivery services, and the provision of Clean Delivery Kits (CDKs).
- Maintain accurate records/reports of community outreach sessions, household visits, participants, referrals, and follow-up activities, and submit timely reports.
- Collect and document feedback from community members and session participants regarding the relevance, accessibility, and quality of project services,
- Support impact assessments, surveys, and other project-related data collection activities as required, ensuring accurate documentation and timely submission of data in accordance with project guidelines.
Females are encouraged to apply!
Note: “Indus Hospital & Health Network is an employer that does not tolerate Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.”