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Posted Mar 9Block Coordinator, ASPIRE, Health System Strengthening (HSS)
at Path
On-site
Responsibilities
- Ensure quality of the outreach sessions for mental health awareness, screening, counselling, referral, follow-up, and youth engagement activities aligned with project protocols.
- Coordinate with Block Health Officers and Primary Health Centre- Medical Officers regularly for planning of ASPIRE activities and their review along with other health activities and report the outcomes to District Program Manager.
- Coordinate with RBSK teams in the block to implement youth outreach activities.
- Coordinate and undertake training sessions for Peer Educators, health staff, and other frontline stakeholders.
Requirements
- experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.
- experience in youth-focused programs and government systems in Karnataka, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to provide effective field-level implementation and liaison with block and district health authorities.
- Undertake follow-up of young people receiving services within ASPIRE Maintain timely, complete and accurate updates of all young people reached through the program using excel.
- qualifications: Bachelors or Advanced degree in social work, rural development, community health, psychology, psychiatric social work, health sciences with 2-3 years’
- Experience of working with local/block/district level government health department and other sectors related to youth development such as education. Technical knowledge and field
- experience of youth and health programs in Karnataka.
- Familiarity with Indian public health system at the local level - Ayushman Bharat – Ayushman Arogya Mandir, Mental Health Programs, and other initiatives related to adolescent health, youth empowerment, school health and wellness of Karnataka government.
- Skills / Abilities: Proven ability to collaborate work effectively with diverse stakeholders including government officials, local institutions, and others at all levels.
- Ability to work in community settings and schools/ colleges.
- Ability to work independently and plan and execute program activities independently.