Health Screening Assistant

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Associate/Programme Associate (Migration Health) and the direct supervision of the Team leader/Medical Doctor in the health facility, the Health Screening Assistant will support health promotion activities, including nutrition screening, risk communication, data entry, and community engagement. He/she is expected to carry out his/her duties in accordance with the strictest ethical standards and with due respect for gender and socio-cultural sensitivities. Deployment areas may include IDP settlements in rural or remote areas within the project scope.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

• Support primary public health screening of migrants, returnees, and travelers at Points of Entry and mobility points, including observation for symptoms and Event‑Based Surveillance (EBS) signals.

• Assist screening activities during high‑risk or epidemic situations in line with MoPH/WHO guidance.

• Identify and flag suspected priority diseases or public health alerts and complete standard reporting forms for escalation to clinical or surveillance teams.

• Apply infection prevention and control (IPC) measures and personal protection protocols during screening, outreach, and community activities.

• Deliver individual and group health education sessions on communicable diseases, immunization, maternal and child health, nutrition, and WASH.

• Actively support health, nutrition, and immunization activities in line with MoPH/WHO strategies, including identification and referral of eligible individuals.

• Assist clinical staff during mobile and static outreach activities, including basic screening support and review of medical or screening information, as required.

• Accurately enter screening, health, and vaccination data into Kobo or other approved systems and support routine data quality checks.

• Support data quality assurance, including verification of registers, basic data cleaning, and maintenance of records for fixed and mobile activities.

• Manage patient flow activities, including queue management, crowd control, patient orientation, and guiding beneficiaries through registration, screening, service points, and referral pathways to ensure orderly and efficient service delivery.

• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the line supervisor.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Midwifery, Laboratory, Pharmacy, or related field from an accredited academic institution with at least one year of relevant working experience.

          Or

• High School diploma with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience

Experience:

• At least one year of experience in a relevant field after graduation.

• Previous experience in an international organization is an advantage.

• Experience working in a medical emergency / Trauma department will be considered an advantage.

• Previous experience in providing Psychosocial First Aid will be advantageous. 

• Previous experience conducting basic screening /triage, IPC adherence, data collection, data entry, and health education delivery

Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data entry, basic formulas, data management, and analysis.

• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure, rapidly changing environments.

• Strong communication and facilitation skills. Ability to communicate health information clearly and respectfully.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with partners and beneficiaries.

• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary.

Languages:

• For all Applicants, fluency in Dari and Pashto is required (oral and written).

• Working knowledge of English is required.

• Fluency in all national language(s) are highly advantages.

Note: Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Associate/Programme Associate (Migration Health) and the direct supervision of the Team leader/Medical Doctor in the health facility.

• VALUES – All our client staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:
  Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.

• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and treated.
  
  

CORE COMPETENCIES - Behavioral indicators:

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration between and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explaining complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

This role has no team management responsibility.

• Interested candidates are required to apply through Tayo. Also, please take note that CTG does not accept applications in hard copies.

• Before applying the candidate must carefully read the advertisement.

• Applicants are advised to fill in all mandatory fields otherwise they will not be able to apply and should fill in their correct and active e-mail address in the online application as any correspondence will be made by CTG through e-mail only.

• Due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address and phone number that you will indicate are accurate.