Keyword

Health Educator

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

Minimum experience of 1 year in the relevant filed

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

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

Not applicable

Attention to detail

Disciplined

Good interpersonal skills

Good communication skills

Good team management skills

Positive work attitude

Honest

Hardworking

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?
No

This job is not considered hazardous or dangerous

One may develop occupational hazards such as stress on eyes, mental and physical strain, joint pains, etc. if not taken care of

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

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Public Administration in India

Public administration in India plays a very important role, not only as an instrument of governance but a mechanism for social change and progress in the country. It not only protect its citizens from internal and external damages, but take an active role in the social, political, economic and cultural development of the country.

Helping in this area of public administration is are social workers. Social workers help people to overcome some of life?s most difficult challenges: poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disability, and mental illness. They help prevent crises and counsel individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life.

At present the development sector is largely controlled and managed by the welfare or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)?who are doing the pioneer work towards the overall development of the society. A person with a degree (preferably a Master degree) in Social Work is highly preferred in developmental agencies and NGOs. In other words, it can be said that NGO sectors as well as the development sectors are being dominated by the professional social workers and there is a lot of demand for them. Considering these facts it is safe to say that there will always be demand for a Health Educator for continuous and proper public administration in India.

NGO?s

Health care centres

Hospitals

Cities and towns across India