position title

team

position purpose

responsibilities

• Manage Kesho Leo community health program; including community health clinic and education program.
• Provide basic health care (first aid, treatment and advice as required, update health histories as required) initially for Kesho Leo house mamas and children at Kesho Leo and in time to the wider Kesho Leo community; workers and their families, neighbours and children attending Kesho Leo programs such as chekachea.
• Provide support to house mamas and children and members of Kesho Leo community during times of illness; during hospitalisation and provide follow-up care. 
• Develop/review guidelines for appropriate referral to various health facilities in Arusha; including contact details and specialists available.
• Respect and work towards fws policy of inclusion for children of all abilities. Liaise with education and social welfare program to best support children with special needs.
• Provide basic health care for volunteers (first aid, treatment and advice as required, accident and illness reporting as necessary).
• Initiate and direct community health education sessions; to be conducted at Kesho Leo community education building.
• Provide comprehensive health education classes for Kesho Leo house mamas.
• Develop program of disseminating health related information to the wider community.
• Assist in the sourcing of funds for Kesho Leo Health Program, via the fws grants team and fws program manager.
• Fit out clinic with equipment and supplies if not already achieved and develop stock inventory process.
• Develop stock inventory for volunteer village health post.
• Liaise with Tanzanian Ministry of Health to learn more about various policies and procedures such as regulations for the development and registration of health facility.
• Network, research and liaise with community organisations and health facilities in Arusha area. For instance begin communication with Sinon Dispensary to investigate ways that fws may be able to support this service.
• Source medical supplies in accordance with good practices in hygiene, waste minimization, re-use and recycling when safe to do so, energy efficiency and waste disposal.
• Assist in Human Resources; source full time Kesho Leo nursing staff where required. Coordinate the visits to Kesho Leo community health clinic; made by medical professionals from Tanzania or Australia who will provide health assessments, treatment and advice.
• Collaborate with the local fws management team and volunteers.
• Formulate/review Health Policy and Procedures for volunteer site and Kesho Leo children’s village.
• Support the team to do site tours and media interviews as required.
• Work with fws Sponsorships Program Manager to facilitate the creation of any material required for the marketing/maintenance of fws’s various sponsorship programs.

key performance indicators

• House mamas and children will continue to be happy and healthy.
• Benefits of health education (especially the prevention message) will be evident through decrease in cases of disease affecting Kesho Leo residents.
• Decrease expenditure on treating preventable illness; (ie. less hospitalisation).
• Significant improvement in health of vulnerable children and orphans within two months of arriving at Kesho Leo children’s village.
• All mamas and children continue to have long-term health needs managed.

liaise with

• fws Kesho Leo Manager
• fws Kesho Leo Social Welfare Manager
• fws Kesho Leo Education Manager
• fws Kesho Leo Environmental Manager
• fws Kesho Leo Bursar
• fws Kesho Leo Tanzania team
• fws Programs Manager
• fws president
• fws finance team
• fws grants team
• Other fws volunteers as required

report to

• Kesho Leo Manager in Tanzania
• fws Programs Manager in Australia
• fws Health Manager in Australia

time

term

location

pre-package

• Free accommodation (onsite)
• Monthly stipend

skills & requirements

• Experience in Paediatric nursing, midwifery and/or education desirable.
• Some experience with HIV and/or tropical medicine an advantage.
• Senior first aid and resuscitation.
• Conscientious, fair, reliable, honest and trustworthy.
• Motivated, interested and with the ability to learn new skills. 
• Highly value the importance of confidentiality.
• Committed to achieving goals in timely manner.
• Able to gain the respect and teach Kesho Leo residents, fellow staff and community members.
• Work well as a member of a team.
• Have an understanding of the various areas of fws sustainability and fws goals around those.
• Have an understanding of some of the difficulties in accessing health care in developing countries.
• Have basic computer skills; to enable satisfactory health record keeping, making budgets and ordering of medical supplies with use of spreadsheet.
• Must be a motivated, passionate person and someone who can work autonomously as well as maintaining strong communication with the Kesho Leo Manager and the fws Management team.

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