Temporary Stabilization Center Assistant (SC Assistant) (4 Positions) – Mogadishu, Somalia

SOS Children’s Villages International

Temporary Stabilization Center Assistant (SC Assistant) (4 Positions) – Mogadishu, Somalia

Job Description

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

Job Title: Temporary Stabilization Center Assistant (SC Assistant) (4 Positions).

Location:  Mogadishu-Somalia

Direct Line Manager: SC Qualified Nurse

Job Summary:

The Temporary Stabilisation Center (SC) Assistant will be involved in the provision of curative services to the communities. The SC assistant is expected to provide a high standard of promoting optimum health and preventive health care, thereby contributing to a safe, efficient, and effective service to patients. The SC assistant will be responsible for the nutrition rehabilitation among admitted cases through treatment of clinical complications of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and prevention of further deterioration of the nutrition situation through provision of therapeutic feeds, routine and specialized medicines, health and nutrition counseling.

Main duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the admission of severely malnourished children with medical complications.
  • Assist in nutritional therapy of the admitted children according to protocol.
  • Maintain and update the record of the admitted children.
  • Arrange, organize and conduct health, IYCF, hygiene, and nutrition education sessions for the caretakers of the admitted children.
  • Assist to maintain and report the sc supplies record properly.
  • Taking height and weight for children in the medical center.
  • Measuring weight MUAC of pregnant mothers
  • Ensure immunization of all the admitted children according to IMAM protocol and guidelines.
  • Explain to the mothers the reason for admission
  • To undertake any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor.
  • The SC Assistance will closely work with and report directly with the Nutrition Nurse

Skills and Qualifications

  • Secondary school certificate with 3-6 months short course
  • Minimum 1-2 years of progressive experience in Managements of SC, or had worked with Nutrition Partner for nutrition Projects.
  • Previous experience in NGOs/Donor funded programs is preferable.
  • Strong knowledge of child rights and child protection.
  • Able to pay attention to detail and monitors the quality of inventory
  • Proactive, result-oriented, independent, able to identify and carry out duties with minimum supervision
  • Sound knowledge of nutrition programming through either education or relevant work experience in nutrition.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, spreadsheets)
  • Excellent understanding of the local context and able to maintain good working relationships with team members.
  • Strong communication skill both writing and verbal

Competencies – knowledge, skills, abilities:

  • Good critical thinking skills, organized
  • Strong communication skills
  • Good time management skills
  • To work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment, respecting diversity.

Child Safeguarding Policy:

SOS Children’s Villages Somalia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes. 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 June, 2022.

Competent Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

 

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