James Ruth
FCT, Abuja,Nigeria
Summary
My Experence as a Community Health Worker:
Over the year as a community health work. I have developed the ability to provide adequate and quality care plan to patient within my community and I have also help NGO develop care plan to be able to provide good health care. Below are examples of what I have done and have experience of during my years as a community health support worker
- Increased health and screening to easily identify disease
- Better understanding between community members and the health and social service system.
- Enhanced communication between community members and health providers.
- Increased use of health care services.
- Improved adherence to health recommendations.
- Reduced need for emergency and specialty services.1
- Help families understand their risk for developing heart disease.
- Help community members get appropriate screenings and referrals for health and social services.
- Track an individual’s progress toward meeting health goals.
- Hold workshops and group discussions to learn about ways the community can promote heart health.
- Teach people how to prepare heart healthy meals, get more physical activity, and stop smoking.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Community Support Worker
General T Y Primary Health Care
Taraba, Takum, Taraba
01.2021 - Current
As a community health worker, I am able to relate to people from a wide range of backgrounds and to engage with target groups. Other skills include:
- an in-depth understanding of policies that affect target groups
- excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing
- commitment and enthusiasm
- good leadership, motivational and organisational skills
- the ability to work both on your own and in a team
- sincerity, patience, tact and the ability to earn the trust of others
- excellent listening skills and confidence in talking to people both in groups and on a one-to-one basis.
Education
A-Levels -
Kwadon Central Primary School
Gombe 05.2005 - 06.2011
GCSEs - School Certificate
JC Secondary School
Otukpo, L.G.A Benue /2011 - /2017
Higher National Diploma - Community Health Support Worker
Taraba State College of Health & Techology
Takum, Taraba State /2019 - 03.2022
Skills
- Experience working with community groups to explore their needs and abilities, and to agree on solutions
- providing projects to support sections of the community with issues such as mental health or drug use
- helping communities to share knowledge and resources effectively, setting up new services
- raising public awareness about important issues
- assessing the different needs of a community and setting up resources to meet them
- recruiting and training paid and voluntary staff
- attending meetings and presenting verbal and written reports, managing finance and payroll
- making funding applications
- excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing
- commitment and enthusiasm
- good leadership, motivational and organisational skills
- the ability to work both on your own and in a team
- sincerity, patience, tact and the ability to earn the trust of others
- excellent listening skills and confidence in talking to people both in groups and on a one-to-one basis
Languages
English
Advanced
Timeline
Community Support Worker
General T Y Primary Health Care
01.2021 - Current
A-Levels -
Kwadon Central Primary School
05.2005 - 06.2011
GCSEs - School Certificate
JC Secondary School
/2011 - /2017
Higher National Diploma - Community Health Support Worker
Taraba State College of Health & Techology
/2019 - 03.2022
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