Job Location:
Nationality: National
Category: Health Care
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: AAH Salary Scale
Vacancy Number: AAH/AFG-2024-098
No. Of Jobs: 5
City: Kabul – Arzan Qemat
Organization: Action Against Hunger
Years of Experience: Graduated Class 12 and minimum health knowledge and experience Experience in nutrition activities,
Contract Duration: 31 Mar 2025
Gender: Female
Education: Fresh Graduated Nurse or Midwife degree
Close date: 2024-10-27
About Action Against Hunger:
Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim (AAH/ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in 1979. AAH/ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995. AAH/ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a local health system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are at greater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, in order to have a lasting impact on nutritional status. The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level, strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional response activities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support and the distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.
Job Description:
Goal
Preparation and distribution of formula milk (F 75, F 100, F100D, and RUTF) to the admitted children in the center according to the guideline/standard protocol
Supporting the caretakers in care practice
Objective 1: Mix the milk according to the lookup tables provided in the guideline
Closely Communicate with the nurse/Supervisor to identify the treatment phase and type of milk to give to the child.
Calculate the formula of the milk F75 and F100 according to the protocol.
Use the lookup tables properly for all types of therapeutic foods (F75, F100, and RUTF) per recommended number of feeds.
Respect good hygiene
Objective 2: Distribute the food and supervise the meals:
Ask the mothers to breastfeed their children before the meal; for the SST ask the mother to breastfeed 30 minutes before the mealtime
Check the preparation of the formula ;
Feed the patients on time, in the groups, and start with those who are most at risk. ;
For the SST, support the mothers for the good position of the tube, and glass and support on BF time
Observe each group before passing to the next and make sure that the mothers hold and feed their children correctly;
Check that the patient is given water each time with the RUTF he is thirsty and evaluates the quantity of water absorbed during the meal ;
Objective 3: Ensure all the milk is taken by the children properly at each phase; Ensure hygiene and sanitation of milk preparation and storage areas with the cleaner
Monitor the quantity taken by the child and report it to the nurse/ supervisor if further action is needed.
Wash and disinfect the room.
Wash the recipients, pots, and utensils for the preparation of premix ;
Check the rate of chlorine in the water.
Keep the leftover milk in a safe and clean place
Objective 4: Participate in the measurement
At careening, admission and on daily base participle to the measurement of the children
Objective 5: Support care practice
Provide health education sessions and practice:
Care for women: During pregnancy and breastfeeding, reproductive and mental health, workload, and education
Food preparation: complementary feeding, balance food, Mode of preparation, food storage, and hygiene
Hygiene: Personal, children, and home hygiene
Breastfeeding and feeding practices…Exclusive breastfeeding, weaning, complimentary food, active feeding practices (are they suitable for the child’s psychomotor skills?), adaptation to the family feeding practice (intra-family sharing of food, response in case of scarce appetite of the child
Psychosocial care: Adaptation to the developmental steps of the child, attention, affection, autonomy, encouragement of exploration and learning, protection against violence and bad behaviors.
Objective 6: Reporting to the nurse
Prepare Daily/weekly/monthly reports and submit them to the supervisor on time
Participate in technical orientation sessions with other health personnel in the center.
Communicate any challenges faced during service provision to the line manager
Job Requirements:
Background/qualifications
Fresh Graduated Nurse or Midwife degree
Graduated Class 12 and minimum health knowledge and experience
Experience in nutrition activities,
Humanitarian spirit
Good organization,
Interpersonal and communication skills
Good team interaction and positive attitude
fluent in Local language
Action Against Hunger
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