SUMMARY:
Learnership: Health Promotion Officers x 30 (12 Months Fixed Term Contract) vacancies are available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium's Wits Health Hubb (WHH), in Soweto, Johannesburg - Gauteng.
POSITION INFO:
Background
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (“WHC“) is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities in order to assist with the management thereof.
The Wits Health Hubb is a project of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development and a division of Wits Health Consortium. It was established in 2020 by Dr Lisa Ware, with co-founders Dr Delan Naidoo and Mr Lethu Kapueja with the core funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Insufficient access to community health promotion services in Soweto has resulted in increased levels of chronic disease. This places an enormous burden on the public health system. The Hubb engages youth who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) from the local area and provides NQF accredited training in community healthcare.
Supported by the HUBB the youth engage in:
- Community health screening
- Health promotion
- Health research
The HUBB encourages innovation and the creation of health entrepreneurs. When possible, pipelines are created for youth into tertiary education.
Main purpose of the job
- The “Wits Health Hubb” (WHH) programme aims to provide meaningful professional work experience, training, and qualification in the healthcare space for formerly unemployed youth; to activate health consciousness and personal wellbeing amongst youth, and to expand community access to healthcare
- At the end of 12 months, trainees will obtain an NQF, level 3, Health Promotion Officer (HPO) qualification (SAQA ID No: 94597)
Location
- Jabulani Dlab Precinct, 0229 Isikwama Street, Jabulani, Soweto
Key performance areas
- Carrying out basic health assessments for households
- Providing basic health education and referrals for a limited range of services
- Supporting and assisting in navigating the health and social services system
- Gathering research data for national and international studies
- Taking measurements of vital signs in adults and children: temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, and anthropometry
- Provide basic health care assistance and screening services: HIV and mental wellness screening tests and counselling, COVID-19 screening (temperature and screening questions, no administering of swob tests), cholesterol, glucose
- Provide basic psychosocial support to community members
Minimum requirements for the application
- Youth: 18 – 30 years old
- Residing in Soweto
- Matric
- Basic Computer Literacy
Additional requirements
- Not currently in employment, education, or training
- Learners must be willing to commit for the full duration of the programme
- Learners must be adequality mobile to execute work within the Community
- Learners must have adequate visual and hearing capacity to master the envisaged skills
- Previous experience in health, counselling or community work is advantageous but not a requirement
TO APPLY
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV - Please Apply Online - Note: If shortlisted on the first selection process, you will be supplied via email with a link which you will have to follow and complete in order to be considered for the final shortlisting process.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications is 18 August 2021.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
- In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note that AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
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