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The County Government of Kitui
 

Kitui County Public Service Board
 

Advertisement for Community Health Volunteers (CHVs)

in the County Ministry of Health & Sanitation
 

The Kitui County Ministry of Health

& Sanitation is focused on promoting well-being of the county citizens

through a Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) programme. 

This is a community driven initiative

whose main objective is to promote and enhance preventive health care in the

county.

The Community Health Volunteers will

be identified and selected to provide voluntary services in each of the 247

villages in the County. 

Interested persons willing to offer

free services in the said programme should meet the following requirements:

1.   
Must be a permanent resident of the

village;

2.   
Should be in possession of a minimum

of KCPE certificate;

3.   
Should be aged 30 years and above;

4.   
Should be willing to provide

voluntary services to the community;

5.   
Should be a person of high integrity,

respectable and a role model to the community;

6.   
Should possess mobilization ad

communication skills;

7.   
Must NOT occupy any public or

elective position or hold any office as a leader of any other community based

group;

8.   
Should be a law abiding citizen with

no previous criminal record;

9.   
Meet the requirements of Chapter Six

of the Constitution on leadership and integrity.

Community Health Volunteers functions

• Sensitising the community for uptake of
  
  quality health services;


• Tracing defaulters to ensure compliance with
  
  health interventions e.g immunization; tuberculosis treatment, malaria
  
  control, antiretroviral therapy, malnutrition, antenatal care among
  
  others;


• Conducting community health diagnosis and
  
  recommending suitable interventions;


• Referring health cases to appropriate health
  
  facilities;


• Coordinating community health activities such
  
  as community dialogue, community action and celebration days;


• Facilitating planning activities at the
  
  community level;


• Mobilizing resources for community health
  
  activities;


• Identifying and recommending appropriate
  
  action concerning children not in school; hidden persons living with
  
  disabilities, drug and substance abusers, gender based violence survivors
  
  and facilitate them to access and exercise their rights;


• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on
  
  community health matters;


• Any other duty as may be assigned by a
  
  competent authority.

Interested persons who meet the above

requirements are requested to present themselves for registration at their

respective ward Administrator’s office by 17th February 2016. 

Original Copies and photocopies of

Identity Cards and Academic Certificates must be presented during registration.

The County Government of Kitui does not charge fees nor use agents for its

recruitment services.

Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.

Chairperson
Kitui County Public Service Board
Kitui County Public Service Board Opposite KEFRI
P. O. Box 33 – 90200, Kitui

Email: kituicpsb@kitui.go.ke

Telephone: +254711 398 533, +254711

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