Nutrition Counselor

Position Summary:

Nutrition Counselor, Provides comprehensive growth monitoring, nutrition counseling, and referrals for children under 2 and lactating mothers. Collaborates with community health teams to promote MIYCN practices.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties:

General

• Register and undertake Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) including measure weight, height, and age and check edema of all children under two years of age.

• Conduct GMP based counselling of mothers/caregivers of all children under two years of age on appropriate Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) practices and infection prevention.

• If the child is normal, Courage mother and counsel to reinforce and promote age appropriate MIYCN practices

• If child is suffering from Sever Acute Malnutrition (SAM), refer to the doctor/nutrition nurse of the clinic for giving adequate treatment and counselling.

• Counsel Mothers/ caregiver to bring their under two children for the continues monthly GMP visit

• If any Case finds like SAM, MAM refer to doctor of the clinic for adequate treatment.

• Check whether child has received Vitamin A supplementation during the previous NID, if no then refer to the administrator of Vitamin A in Clinic

• Conduct Complementary Feeding food demonstrations on monthly base.

Counselling on Maternal Nutrition:

• Measure lactating mothers MUAC, weight, height and find BMI and categories as normal. underweight, overweight and obese after the first PNC till the Mother Breastfeed her child

• Provide individualized Nutrition counselling on appropriate practices, based on the BMI finding

• Check whether lactating Mother receive adequate IFA tablets during three months after delivery

At the Community level:

• Work and coordinate with Community Health Supervisors (CHSs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) during the CHW monthly meetings to:

• To Share the GMP defaulter cases list with CHW and follow up

• To ensure that the GPM session conducted in community by CHW regularly.

• Mentoring CHWs on topics such as GMP, counselling skills, proper home visit

• Recording and Reporting:

• Maintain regular reports to monitor and track delivery of nutrition services.

•Using MCH handbook reporting in provinces the MCH handbook apply.

• Education:  Female, At least completed 9th grade, Graduate from religious school, Any potential women who have the basic reading and writing knowledge (in areas school student is not available) and can communicate in the local language.
• Experience: Previous experience in nutrition counselling in health facilities under BPHS is preferred.

Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently.
• Proficient in basic record-keeping and reporting.

Working Conditions:

• May involve working irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Exposure to various health conditions and potential hazards.

Gender: Female