Job Porpuse
The Community Health Promoter will support community health promotion and outreach activities under the COVER Project in Badghis province by working closely with community health workers (CHWs), community shuras, and local stakeholders. The position aims to improve access to essential preventive health and nutrition information and services for vulnerable populations, particularly women, girls, children, and high-risk groups in marginalized and hard-to-reach communities, in alignment with community health guidance of the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health.
The role is responsible for facilitating behaviour change communication, conducting daily health education sessions, and supporting community engagement activities. The Community Health Promoter will also support follow-up of defaulter cases from vaccination and nutrition services, encouraging caregivers to complete immunization schedules and nutrition treatment or counselling visits as required by the project plan.
Major Responsiblelities
. 1. Psychosocial Assessment and Case Identification
• Conduct intake assessment and identify clients requiring mental health and psychosocial support services.
• Screen children, adolescents, youth, and adults for psychosocial distress and common mental health concerns.
• Identify trauma-related stress, anxiety, depression, and other psychosocial difficulties.
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2. Psychosocial Counselling Services
• Provide individual psychosocial counselling sessions for identified beneficiaries.
• Conduct group counselling sessions for children, adolescents, youth, and caregivers when appropriate.
• Provide psychological first aid (PFA) to trauma survivors and vulnerable clients.
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3. Case Management and Follow-up
• Develop basic case plans based on identified mental health and psychosocial needs.
• Monitor client recovery progress and update case documentation regularly.
• Follow up with clients receiving psychosocial counselling services.
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4. Referral Services
• Refer severe or complicated mental health cases to specialized health services or higher-level facilities.
• Coordinate referrals for:
• Advanced mental health counselling
• Medical treatment when required
• Protection or social support services
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5. Community Awareness and Outreach Support
• Support community awareness activities on mental health and psychosocial well-being.
• Work with outreach workers, community leaders, and health shuras to promote mental health awareness.
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6. Staff and Community Capacity Support
• Provide basic psychosocial well-being and stress management information to facility staff when needed.
• Support capacity building and awareness sessions related to MHPSS.
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7. Documentation and Reporting
• Maintain confidential client records and secure storage of case files.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly activity reports.
• Document counselling sessions, follow-up activities, and referral outcomes.
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8. Safeguarding and Ethical Practice
• Ensure client confidentiality and adhere to child and adult safeguarding standards.
• Respect cultural, ethical, and professional counselling principles.
Other
• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of (AHF) interventions.
Planning and Coordination
• In collaboration with the health and nutrition officer and project manager, and facility in charge, introduce the project to community members, community shuras, and local leaders. Provide orientation on project objectives, service components, and implementation approaches in targeted communities.
• Ensure that health facility suitability and community acceptance plans are discussed, prepared, and signed with community shuras where required.
• Coordinate with the project health and nutrition officer to support development and implementation of community-level activity plans across project operational areas.
• Conduct daily health and nutrition education sessions focusing on priority community health issues, maternal and child health, and nutrition practices in line with guidance of the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health.
• Support public awareness activities related to nutrition, vaccination, maternal health, and disease prevention.
• Participate in community-based data collection, documentation, and preparation of activity reports.
• Perform field or administrative tasks assigned by the supervisor.
2. Community Engagement
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with community leaders, shura members, and local stakeholders.
• Collect and share community-level security information with the project team when required.
• Monitor and report potential community concerns, or operational challenges.
• Maintain regular field presence and coordinate with zonal and project management teams to strengthen community awareness of project objectives.
3. Defaulter Follow-up and Community Health Promotion
• Support follow-up of vaccination defaulters and encourage completion of immunization schedules.
• Support follow-up of nutrition defaulter cases, including children and mothers who missed counselling, treatment, or monitoring visits.
• Promote health-seeking behaviour and support referral of defaulter cases to appropriate health facilities.
4. Reporting and Documentation
• Maintain records of community health education sessions and outreach activities.
• Assist in project monitoring, data collection, and reporting of community-level activities.
• Prepare and submit activity reports as required by the supervisor.
5. Safeguarding and Accountability
• Adhere to child and adult safeguarding policies and standards.
• Follow organizational accountability standards.
• Support humanitarian emergency preparedness and response activities as required.
Ensure full compliance with WVI’s Accountability Frameworks, Safeguarding Policies, Code of Conduct, and donor requirements by actively participating in AAP mandatory trainings and integrating accountability mechanisms into all project activities.
Conduct meaningful AAP community engagement and sensitization during field visits, including distribution of CFM cards to beneficiaries and facilitating awareness sessions on the feedback and complaints mechanism throughout project implementation.
