Job Description:

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Growth and Development Monitoring:

• Determine weight, height, age, and MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) for all children under two years and register them.
• Classify children under the categories of healthy, moderately acute malnourished, and severely acute malnourished.
• Advise mothers on IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) practices and infection prevention.
• If the child is healthy, encourage mothers to continue current practices.
• If the child is moderately or severely malnourished, provide IYCF counseling.
• Conduct food demonstrations where feasible.

Counseling During Pregnancy and Lactation:

• Provide counseling to pregnant women on proper nutrition, including regular iron and folic acid supplementation.
• Ensure adequate intake of iron and folic acid tablets for pregnant women.
• Promote the use of iodized salt, especially during this period.

Community-Level Work:

• Collaborate with community health supervisors and volunteers to provide technical support during monthly visits for:
  • Growth and development monitoring for children under two years.
  • Counseling on IYCF based on community-level nutrition guidelines.
  • Nutritional counseling for pregnant women, including regular supplementation.
  • Disseminate at least 1–2 nutrition messages to the community monthly.
  • Support and guide community health supervisors/volunteers to address family-level issues in cases of growth failure or malnutrition.

Records and Reporting:

• Maintain well-organized reports to ensure traceability and monitoring of services provided, including nutrition records for children and mothers.
• Identify beneficiaries needing follow-up and share this information with community health supervisors.
• Prepare a monthly work plan and attend daily clinic briefings and meetings.
• Register and chart children's growth and nutritional status in their health cards.

Referrals and Coordination:

• Refer malnourished children identified during screenings to the clinic doctor.
• Educate mothers about follow-up visits and emphasize the importance of subsequent checkups.
• Register children in growth monitoring records and coordinate with community supervisors for follow-up plans.

Other Responsibilities:

• Refer pregnant and lactating women with advanced illnesses or complications.
• Refer children to vaccination services.
• Provide health education based on the clinic’s monthly plan.
• Attend monthly health council meetings.
• Submit monthly activity reports.

Job Requirements:

Education and Qualifications:

• High school graduate or graduate of a religious school.
• Good interpersonal and social skills.

Application Guidelines:

Qualified applicants who meet the above criteria are requested to send their CVs via this link:

Office Address: Provincial Office, Shahre Naw, Faizabad, Batash Lane, opposite Vehicle Workshop.

Notes:

• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Positions may be filled before the deadline if sufficient eligible applications are received.
• Aga Khan Health Service, Afghanistan (AKHS, A) is an equal opportunity employer. Women are encouraged to apply.
• AKHS, A is committed to minimizing environmental impact and achieving net-zero carbon operations by 2030. Staff are expected to contribute to these goals.
• AKHS, A enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy against behaviors such as exploitation, harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination.
• Successful candidates will undergo thorough background checks.

Any applicant follow-up during recruitment may lead to disqualification.

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