Screener – Baidoa, Somalia

SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criterion for the below position.

Position Title      :             Screener

Reporting to      :             Nutrition Supervisor

Location             :             Baidoa

Position Summary

As the Screener for Nutrition the employee is expected to carry out preparation for nutrition activities carried out at SOS Main Hospital. Additionally, s/he will be registering children under 5 years within the program. The employee will work under the guidance of the Nutrition Supervisor.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The following are key responsibilities of the Screener role

• Check   anthropometric   measures, MUAC, and   oedema   and   cases   to appropriate structure.
• Record properly all screening results and write daily, weekly, monthly reports.
• Explain purpose of admission
• Identify absentees or defaulters and inform the outreach workers
• Organize home visit for absents to avoid them to default from the program.
• Check at home the environment and provide advices to the caretaker: hygiene, health education
• Fix a bracelet with an identification number
• Assist to a feeding time to observe the child and caretaker in their environment and provide advices.
• Receive the patients admitted, together with those accompanying them, and give them information on how the center functions.
• Record in the screening book all beneficiaries screened, and refer them to the appropriate structure using a referral ticket
• Give the patient or the person accompanying him the treatment card, a food ration, and an appointment for the follow-up

To   carry-out   any   other   duties   and/or   responsibilities   assigned   by   the supervisor

Skills and Qualifications

• Nutrition training certificate or related field and Secondary certificate
• Minimum 2 years of progressive professional experience in doing of OTP screening, or had work with Nutrition Partner for nutrition Projects
• Excellent command in Somali and English languages
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ward management skills
• Proactive, result oriented, independent, able to identify and carry out duties with minimum supervision.

Child Safeguarding Policy:

SOS Children’s Villages organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understand his/her responsibility in protecting and keeping children always safe.

How to apply

Interested applicants should send their applications with a CV and scanned copies of your academic and professional certificates indicating telephone numbers and three referees to: this email hr.so@sossomalia.org Indicating with subject line of the position.

Closing date is. 10th November 2023.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

This job description outlines only the general scope of activity and the basic tasks and responsibilities associated with this position. It is updated annually in the course of performance appraisal. It may be supplemented with a more detailed definition of tasks, responsibilities and involvement in processes