Health Educator

Aliases: Health Awareness Worker Industry/Sector: Public Administration

Industry/Sector(s): Public Administration

JOB DESCRIPTION

The tasks a Health Educator is expected to perform include:

Promoting, maintaining and improving the individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviours
Collecting and analysing the data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programmes that are epically designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments
Administering the fiscal resources for health education programmes
Collaborating with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services
Developing the goals for meeting health needs
Designating and conducting evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programmes
Developing and presenting the health education and promotion programmes such as training workshops, conferences and school or community presentations
Preparing and distributing the health education materials, including reports, bulletins and visual aids such as films, videotapes, photographs and posters
Providing the programme information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases
Conducting media campaigns and/or maintaining programme related web sites
Developing and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies

WORK ENVIRONMENT

It is a field job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is necessary
Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available
Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Offices usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from office to office
Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Minimum – Graduate in any stream with Diploma in Health Education (DHE)

KEY COMPETENCIES

Skilled in maintaining both, individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviours
Ability to collect and analyse data to identify community needs
Proficient in administering the fiscal resources for health education programmes
Skilled in taking up diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programmes
Skilled in undertaking health education and promotion programmes

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES

Not applicable

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES

Various government and private institutes across India

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

http://mhrd.gov.in/scholarships-education-loan-0

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

http://www.indiastudycenter.com/Other/Syllabus/IGNOU/IGNOU-Diploma-Programs/DNHE/default.asp

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH

Coming soon

Transfer option

India: Yes
Abroad: No

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EXPECTED EARNINGS

For candidates with experience - ₹ 4,000 to ₹ 12,500 per month

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum experience of 1 year in the relevant filed

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS

NGO’s
Health care centres
Hospitals

KEYWORDS

Health Educator

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	2635.0600	Health Educator
ISCO 2008	2635	Social Work and Counselling Professionals
NIC 2008	84121	Regulatory agencies relating to health
QP Reference	NA	NA
NSQF	NA	NA

REFERENCES

1	http://dget.nic.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/publication/Des-Div-2.pdf
2	http://socialjustice.nic.in/policiesacts3.php
3	http://www.fwtrc.gov.in/htmldocs/DHPE.htm
4	http://www.nhsrcindia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289&Itemid=683
5	http://www.placementindia.com/job-detail/health-educator-jobs-in-chennai-for-deepam-educational-society-for-health-346601.htm
6	http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/Public-Administration-in-India-as-a-mechanism-for-social-change-5309.asp#.VWhQUMWn88d http://employmentnews.gov.in/Current_Prospects_Social_Work_India.asp
7	www.censusindia.gov.in

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