2022-04-14

Vaccinators – (4 Positions) – Badade , Lower Juba, Somalia

Badade, Lower Juba, Somalia
Posted on April 14, 2022

WAMO RELIEF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Vaccinators – (4 Positions) – Badade , Lower Juba, Somalia

WAMO RELIEF REHABILITATION SERVICES

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Location: Badade , Lower Juba Duration: 6 Months

Reports to: Head Nurse and Project manager Vacant position: 4 positions.

Background Information

The collapse of the Somalia government in 1991 dragged Somalia into a miserable state characterized by chronic insecurity, massive displacement and lack of adequate access to basic human needs such as food, water and shelter. Amid this horrific state young Somali nationals established Wamo Relief and Rehabilitation Services WRRS in the year 2002 with the aim of contributing to the relief of human suffering in the country.

WRRS is a non Profit, non- partisan organization based in Somalia. The organization is legally registered and operating in the south central Somalia and Punt land.

We aim to strengthen the capacity of the local communities in Somalia and Kenya so that they may share and contribute to the educational, economic, and social well-being of their life through provision of relief supplies, emergency livelihoods and social support and capacity building interventions which are integrated in participatory community-based peace building and human rights-based approaches towards sustainable peace, reconstruction and development of Somalia.

Objectives:

The main objective is to ensure that there is an increased immunization coverage and sensitization amongst the beneficiaries. The EPI vaccinator is responsible for conducting static and mobile vaccination session in the primary health care facility and mobile clinics. Report and records, of the EPI coverage.

Task and deliverables of a vaccinator.

Conduct static vaccination sessions in the primary health care facility as scheduled and holding outreach activities in the community
Administer vaccines correctly in accordance with guidelines, while maintaining strict aseptic techniques
Liaise closely with health workers within the facility, health promoters, CHWs and other staff in order to avoid missed opportunities (including screening of cards) for immunization of children to be followed up through list and defaulter tracing. Also coordinates for proper birth recording/reporting and growth monitoring activities in the facilities with the teams.
Maintains accurate records/charts of monitoring coverage of the patients in the clinic and target population.
Maintains accurate EPI records including daily and permanent registers, and additional records missed cases and defaulters (prepare and update lists on a monthly basis).
Provides counseling to the care givers on the preventative and curative health aspects of the vaccines, vaccination schedules, when to return for the other shot of vaccine.
Receives vaccines from the field office/UNICEF Depot and ensures that the cold chain is correctly maintained to the point of actual immunization in accordance to standardized guidelines.
Prepares monthly statistical report, vaccine consumption/wastage rates and submits in timely manner.
Ensures that used syringes, needles and all vaccinations vials/ampoules are stored and disposed off per protocols
Participates in meeting with community representatives, volunteers and to discuss EPI activities such as defaulters, EPI campaigns.
Co-ordinate with health promoters on regular basis for defaulter tracing and participate in health education session.
Coordinate with the nutrition wing for the treatment and immunization of the identified malnourished children and their follow up.
Immunization of children.
Storing and Keeping the Vaccines.
Taking part in the Outreach programmes.

Qualifications

Knowledge of local Somali language
Certificate of participation in EPI course.
Previous experience within a humanitarian aid organization, in particular working in primary health care programs and conducting nursing
Strong counseling skills
Good organizational skills
Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic background
Minimum of two years of relevant experience, preferably in a health program set up
Willing to travel and live in difficult and remote areas Required Competencies
Able to work in the Lower Juba Region
Should be conversant with the clan and surrounding political climate.
Excellent Somali language skills are a requirement, intermediate level of English a plus
Detail-oriented.
Applicants should be Somali National.

Application Procedure

All applications should be sent to vacancies@wamorelief.org not later than 20^th of April 2022. Application received after this date will not be considered.

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