About the position
Learnership description:
- The “Wits Health Hubb” (WHH) programme aims to provide meaningful professional work experience, training, and qualification in the healthcare space for formerly unemployed youth; to activate health consciousness and personal wellbeing amongst youth; and to expand community access to healthcare
- At the end of 12 - months trainees will obtain an NQF, level 3, Health Promotion Officer (HPO) qualification (SAQA ID No: 94597)
Location:
- Jabulani Dlab Precinct, 0229 Isikwama Street, Jabulani, Soweto - Johannesburg
Key performance areas:
- Carrying out basic health assessments for households in Soweto
- Providing basic health education and referrals for a limited range of services
- Supporting and assisting in navigating the health and social services system
- Gathering research data for national and international studies
- Taking measurements of vital signs in adults: temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, and anthropometry
Minimum requirements for the application:
- Youth: 18 – 29 years old
- Residing in Soweto
- Matric
- Basic Computer Literacy
Additional requirements:
- Not currently in employment, education, or training
- Learners must be willing to commit for the full duration of the programme
- Learners must be adequality mobile to execute work within the Community
- Learners must have adequate visual and hearing capacity to master the envisaged skills
- Previous experience in health, counselling or community work is advantageous but not a requirement
TO APPLY:
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please Apply Online.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications: 22 September 2023.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note:
- AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
Desired Skills:
- Communication
- Computer Skills
- Computing
- Healthcare
- Medical
- Public / Non-Profit Administration
About The Employer:
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities in order to assist with the management thereof.
