Health Trainer

Job title: Health Trainer

Reports to: Health Training Manager

Location: Kenya

About Us

At Living Goods, we support networks of trusted government community health workers (CHWs) to transform health outcomes for women and children and work to advance systems change by partnering with governments to sustainably lead. We focus on ensuring CHWs are treated as essential health workers who are digitized, equipped, supervised, and compensated, and we harness community-level data to transform health systems. We focus on treating some of the deadliest but most easily treatable deadly childhood diseases, supporting women of reproductive age with family planning and safe pregnancy care, and ensuring every child is fully vaccinated. 

Over the last four years, Living Goods has become a more complex organization more intentionally focused on supporting governments to lead, with exciting opportunities in new countries as well as new partnerships in existing countries. We are deeply focused on advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and continuing on a journey of increased localization â with 95% of our staff citizens of the countries in which we operate. But to truly succeed in our goals and maximize the strength of our talent poolâwe must ensure we have built a great place to work where our teams thrive, grow, and deliver extraordinary results.

Job Purpose

To build the capacity (content development, training, periodic refresher trainings) of CHVs and LG Staff to deliver high quality healthcare in the community.

Roles and Responsibilities

Prepare and review technical module trainings on ICCM, EMNCH, FP, HIVST and Immunization. Prepare workflow content for the development of smart health app. Execute high quality trainings on ICCM, EMNCH, FP, HIVST and immunization. Execute high quality trainings on android applications. Provide ongoing training to new and existing LG staff on key health topics keeping abreast of new health information and changing health trends. Sensitization and training to government personnel on the LG model and scope of service. Organize and deliver monthly refresher trainings for LG staff and CHVs. Conduct field spot checks, through supportive supervision and check-in sessions after ICCM trainings. Ensure quality of interventions are current in line with national and international updated guidelines. Support monthly in-services for CHVs. Preparation of activity budgets and requisition of training materials. Coordination of human resource (LG and government personnel) during certifications. Synchronizing training activities against other departmental activities. Trainings Evaluation, report writing and dissemination. Provide key recommendations and action points. Participates in MoH and partner meetings for guideline development, planning meetings, donor and implementing partner meetings, program and technical workshops and seminars. Support design and development on LG job aids, diagnostic and treatment tools/workflows.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

Degree or Diploma in Public Health or a related field.

Work experience required.

Minimum of (1) year relevant experience for degree holders and (2) years relevant experience for diploma holders.

Competencies/Attributes:

Learns from experience and applies what is learned to new situations. Plans, prioritizes, breaks down tasks accordingly. Supports in Program/projects in data analysis, collation of information, reporting etc. Supervisory skills and high levels of integrity. Ability to communicate and share information verbally and in writing.

Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

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