Assistant Community Health Officer III

MCPSB/04/07/2023 ASSISTANT COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER III JG ‘H’ – (1) POST

• For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Community Health, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or Community Development from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities:
This is an entry and training grade for this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Visiting homes to determine health situations and dialogue with household members;
• Identifying and sensitizing communities on health interventions;
• Identifying common ailments and minor injuries at community level;
• Collecting health data at household level for analysis;
• Distribution of Information Education Communication materials, mosquito nets and other commodities to households;
• Identifying defaulters of health interventions and other health cases and referring them to health facilities; and
• Maintaining and updating health data using health registers.