ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
· Plan and organize OTP/SC at the Health Centers and Health Posts in liaison with the CMAM coordinator
· Prepare plan of action for effective OTP/SC implementation in consultation with the CMAM coordinator
· Follow-up and provide feedback to CMAM coordinator on the amount and quality of the treatment supplies if it does not comply with specified quality standards.
· Work closely with the Health workers and HEWs to ensure all children are measured correctly
· Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the health workers and HEWs, including admission, discharge and transfer to and from the SFP
· Ensure comprehensive health checks and treatment according to the protocols
· Review the forms completed by the health workers and HEWs to ensure completion, accuracy and coherence
· Organize and ensure the documentation of every hygiene promotion activities, water treatment chemicals distributions, WASH BCC, assessments and capacity building activities.
· Ensure health workers and HEWs follow and respect the national protocols
· Ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned
· Work closely with SFP staffs to ensure all aspects of the program are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the SFP.
· Report on progress and any problems in a timely manner
· Ensure cases not meeting admission criteria return home as early as possible and care takers understand why their child is not admitted
· Through liaison with the health workers and HEWs, provide effective follow up of all cases: particularly tracing of children who are absent from the program, sick children, long stay children, children not gaining weight, and children with social problems etc.
· Provide On-the-Job training to health workers and HEWs on the provision of key health and education messages to beneficiaries based the acceptable protocol and guidelines
· Respond to HWs/HEWs inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission and discharge whenever necessary at the TFP sites.
· Providing Woreda Health Office staffs with technical support in convening meetings and answering questions on topics relevant to the project as necessary.
· Assist health workers and HEWs to compile the statistical data
· Establish good relationship with the local authorities and community leaders
· Establish link and meetings with the community leaders and different group existing in the working area.
· Additional responsibilities
· This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task
· Inform the CMAM coordinators for any professional problems encountered
· Conduct all duties in a professional manner and humanitarian standards
· Be guided by the Mercy corps rules and regulations
· Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work
· Participate in dissemination of appropriate hygiene educational materials.
· Support WASH officer in the Preparation of biweekly, monthly and any other required reports on all WASH activities in the project area
· Support WASH officer in Organizing information meetings with community members to develop their knowledge in terms of water quality and hygienic practices
· Support WASH officers to Identify, plan and ensure the distribution of water treatment Chemicals for the intended emergency affected beneficiaries
· Support WASH officers during distribution of hygiene kits and Point of Use Water Treatment Chemicals
· Perform any other duties requested by the immediate supervisor
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: