Kericho County Senior Public Health Assistant – Jobs in Kenya

Kericho County Senior Public Health Assistant – Jobs in Kenya

Job Description and Job Specification:

(a) Duties and responsibilities

Provide environmental health extension services in the area of deployment;

Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities in matters related to environmental health;

Carrying out immunizations;

Defaulter tracing and reporting of tuberculosis and other immunizable diseases;

Referring health cases to relevant health facilities;

Identifying environmental health issues at household level;

Organizing community health days to advise communities on common public health issues;

Maintaining and updating records of public health data;

Assessing health needs of the community;

Sensitizing communities on food and water safety measures;

Inspecting homesteads, markets, commercial premises, trading centres to ensure that general cleanliness and sanitary requirements are maintained;

Issuing of intimation and statutory notices.

(b) Requirements for appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

Served in the grade of public health assistant I for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Certificate in environmental health science or public health technology from a recognized institution;

Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;

Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
For more information and job application details, see; https://psbkericho.co.ke/jobDetails?id=KCPSB/2022/28