Child Development Officer In Charge Home Based Programming (HBP) job at Pentecostal Assemblies of God East Lango Pastorate

Background

PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF GOD WEST LANGO PASTORATE in partnership with Compassion International seeks for suitable applicants for a ministry vacancy that exist in the Pastorate as below:

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors home-based care and parenting programs that promote holistic child development within the family unit.
• Trains and mentors caregivers on child protection, nutrition, hygiene, early childhood stimulation, and positive parenting practices.
• Conducts regular home visits to assess the living conditions, safety, and well-being of registered children and their families.
• Identifies vulnerable households and designs appropriate interventions to address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children at home.
• Facilitates the formation and strengthening of community support groups and caregiver networks for sustainable child care.
• Maintains accurate records of home visits, assessments, and interventions, and prepares timely reports for the project director.
• Collaborates with health, education, and sponsorship teams to ensure integrated support for children and families.
• Organises community awareness campaigns on child rights, family values, and household economic strengthening.

He/she reports to the project director

Core duties and responsibilities:

Shall include and not limited to the following:

1- Serves as an advocate for children and caregivers.

2- Initiate and generates the annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with emphasis on disease prevention among the project beneficiaries.

3- To identify illness and sickness in children and do referrals to a nearby health care services.

4- To carry out child assessment and do possible intervention to the beneficiaries.

Qualifications

- Must be a mature born-again Christian with a sound testimony (If married, attach the wedding certificate)

- Must have a bachelor degree or a diploma in any of the followings: social works and social administration, social sciences, developmental studies, education, communication, Guidance and Counselling, records management, nursing, community primary health care and any related disciplines.

- Must be computer literate.

- Must have good interpersonal skills.

- Good written and verbal communication skills.

- The willingness to adjust to the local language will be an added advantage.

- Age bracket 22-35.

Additional Notes

Note: only short-listed applicants will be contacted to come for interviews.

• Develops, implements, and monitors home-based care and parenting programs that promote holistic child development within the family unit.
• Trains and mentors caregivers on child protection, nutrition, hygiene, early childhood stimulation, and positive parenting practices.
• Conducts regular home visits to assess the living conditions, safety, and well-being of registered children and their families.
• Identifies vulnerable households and designs appropriate interventions to address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children at home.
• Facilitates the formation and strengthening of community support groups and caregiver networks for sustainable child care.
• Maintains accurate records of home visits, assessments, and interventions, and prepares timely reports for the project director.
• Collaborates with health, education, and sponsorship teams to ensure integrated support for children and families.
• Organises community awareness campaigns on child rights, family values, and household economic strengthening.
• Serves as an advocate for children and caregivers.
• Initiate and generates the annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with emphasis on disease prevention among the project beneficiaries.
• To identify illness and sickness in children and do referrals to a nearby health care services.
• To carry out child assessment and do possible intervention to the beneficiaries.

• Computer literate
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to adjust to the local language

• Mature born-again Christian with a sound testimony (If married, attach the wedding certificate)
• Bachelor degree or a diploma in social works and social administration, social sciences, developmental studies, education, communication, Guidance and Counselling, records management, nursing, community primary health care and any related disciplines.