Child Care Assistant Job at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Kisumu
About KEMRI
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, which has since been amended to Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013. The 1979 Act established KEMRI as a National body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.
Position: Child Care Assistant
Location: Kisumu, Kenya
Institution: Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high quality care of study participants' children and consult with parents, children and clinic staff
- Ensure a safe and good hygiene standards environment for participants' children within the clinic environs
- Ensure children dedicated equipment such as baby coats are in good condition, well maintained, and safe to use
- Ensure comfort, observe and report any matters that require attention such as accidents or emergencies
- Listen to, encourage, enable, engage, motivate, and stimulate participants' children
- Change baby nappies and ensure their comfort
- Provide a range of play activities, both indoors and outside
- Regularly replenish children supplies and provide refreshments for children and their parents
- Ensure appropriate communication methods with children, parents, and fellow staff
- Ensure children feel secure, safe, warm, comfortable and well fed
- Work with other staff within the study clinic
- Perform variety of unskilled tasks as helper in the clinic
Requirements:
| Description | Requirement Type |
|---|---|
| Minimum o-level; with short trainings such as ECD, First Aid or any other related courses | MANDATORY |
| At least 1 year of work experience preferably with a busy medical organization | MANDATORY |
| Knowledge of HIV prevention and treatment and family planning services | ADDED ADVANTAGE |
| Build and maintain positive professional relationships with parents/carers and children | MANDATORY |
| Good listener, self-driven, flexible and confidential at all times | MANDATORY |
| Patient and with sense of humor to listen and engage children in conversations | MANDATORY |
| Appropriate communication skills and good role model for children | MANDATORY |
| Have repertoire of songs, rhymes and stories to share with children | MANDATORY |
How to Apply:
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