Learnership: Health Promotion Officers x 25 (12 Months Contract) Wits Health Hubb (WHH)

Main purpose of the job:

• The “Wits Health Hubb” (WHH) program 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 only: temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, and anthropometry

Minimum requirements for the application:

• Youth:  Between 18 – 30 years old
• Residing in Soweto
• Matric
• Basic Computer Literacy
• Not currently in employment, education, or training

Additional requirements:

• Not currently in employment, education, or training
• Learners must be willing to commit for the full duration of the program
• 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, counseling, 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.
• If you do meet the requirements and are shortlisted you will receive a LINK from AJ Personnel - Please re-apply on the link to go through to the next round of the selection process for these positions.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
• 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: 02 September 2022.
• 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.

Please note:

• Our Client, WHC - WHH, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.
• WHC, in accordance with its 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.
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.