Background

PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF GOD WEST LANGO PASTORATE in partnership with Compassion International seeks for suitable applicants for a ministry vacancy that exist in the Pastorate as below:

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors home-based care and parenting programs that promote holistic child development within the family unit.


• Trains and mentors caregivers on child protection, nutrition, hygiene, early childhood stimulation, and positive parenting practices.


• Conducts regular home visits to assess the living conditions, safety, and well-being of registered children and their families.


• Identifies vulnerable households and designs appropriate interventions to address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children at home.


• Facilitates the formation and strengthening of community support groups and caregiver networks for sustainable child care.


• Maintains accurate records of home visits, assessments, and interventions, and prepares timely reports for the project director.


• Collaborates with health, education, and sponsorship teams to ensure integrated support for children and families.


• Organises community awareness campaigns on child rights, family values, and household economic strengthening.

He/she reports to the project director

Core duties and responsibilities:

Shall include and not limited to the following:

1- Serves as an advocate for children and caregivers.

2- Initiate and generates the annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with emphasis on disease prevention among the project beneficiaries.

3- To identify illness and sickness in children and do referrals to a nearby health care services.

4- To carry out child assessment and do possible intervention to the beneficiaries.

Qualifications

- Must be a mature born-again Christian with a sound testimony (If married, attach the wedding certificate)

- Must have a bachelor degree or a diploma in any of the followings: social works and social administration, social sciences, developmental studies, education, communication, Guidance and Counselling, records management, nursing, community primary health care and any related disciplines.

- Must be computer literate.

- Must have good interpersonal skills.

- Good written and verbal communication skills.

- The willingness to adjust to the local language will be an added advantage.

- Age bracket 22-35.

Additional Notes

Note: only short-listed applicants will be contacted to come for interviews.

• Develops, implements, and monitors home-based care and parenting programs that promote holistic child development within the family unit.
• Trains and mentors caregivers on child protection, nutrition, hygiene, early childhood stimulation, and positive parenting practices.
• Conducts regular home visits to assess the living conditions, safety, and well-being of registered children and their families.
• Identifies vulnerable households and designs appropriate interventions to address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children at home.
• Facilitates the formation and strengthening of community support groups and caregiver networks for sustainable child care.
• Maintains accurate records of home visits, assessments, and interventions, and prepares timely reports for the project director.
• Collaborates with health, education, and sponsorship teams to ensure integrated support for children and families.
• Organises community awareness campaigns on child rights, family values, and household economic strengthening.
• Serves as an advocate for children and caregivers.
• Initiate and generates the annual health work plan and coordinates its implementation with emphasis on disease prevention among the project beneficiaries.
• To identify illness and sickness in children and do referrals to a nearby health care services.
• To carry out child assessment and do possible intervention to the beneficiaries.

• Computer literate
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to adjust to the local language

• Mature born-again Christian with a sound testimony (If married, attach the wedding certificate)
• Bachelor degree or a diploma in social works and social administration, social sciences, developmental studies, education, communication, Guidance and Counselling, records management, nursing, community primary health care and any related disciplines.