COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES
(HSC/HS 4)
Westmoreland Health Services
(Salary Scale: $1,545,377.00 – $1,836,968.00 per annum)
The Community Health Aides will be expected to:
Core Responsibilities:
- Conduct home visits
- Provide care for the elderly including meeting their hygiene, physical, emotional and psychosocial needs/ provide care and support
- Identify mobility needs and assist clients as required
- Observe, detect and respond to signs of abuse
- Conduct periodic house to house survey of persons within the assigned area to obtain data on age groups and their health status
- Refer clients with health problems to members of the health care team and other agencies
- Assist Public Health Nurses & District Midwives in identifying all expectant and postnatal mothers in assigned area and ensuring that they attend clinic early and regularly to receive adequate prenatal and postnatal care
- Assist with the care of persons with mental and psychological disorders
- Demonstrate knowledge of the stages of child development
- Guide parents and guardians to understand their roles and responsibilities
- Provide basic information and strategies in sexual health for men and women
- Facilitate the provision of information to clients (males and females) on sexual and reproductive health
- Encourage regular attendance at Child Health Clinic to facilitate the immunization of children in a timely manner
- Assist the Public Health Nurse in mass immunization programmes e.g. documentation and crowd control
- Identify signs of environmental risk factors due to mosquito, rodent and other pests as well as improper solid waste management and refer to appropriate personnel
Specific Knowledge/Skills Required:
General ability to read and write well
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Qualification & Experience:
Two (2) ‘O’ Level/CXC subjects; English Language compulsory
Successfully completed a minimum of eight (8) weeks training approved by the Ministry of Health or HEART TRUST Certification in Community Health Aide/ Healthcare Assistant
Application letter should be addressed to:
Manager, Human Resource Management and Development
Westmoreland Public Health Services
Barracks Road
Savanna la Mar
Westmoreland
Deadline for submission is:
March 19, 2026
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted