Ntcheu District Council
NTCHEU DISTRICT COUNCIL
VACANCIES
Ntcheu District Council is inviting suitable qualified Malawians to fill the following vacant posts that exist at Ntcheu District Council as follows:
1. PAINTER
GRADE: HP/M13
NO. POSTS: 2
SALARY: Within the Grade HP/M13 Salary Scale Segment
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have a certificate in painting or equivalent from a well-recognized institution and those with relevant work experience will have an added advantage.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
All the prospective candidates will be required to perform the following duties:
- Should have a certificate in painting from a well-recognized and those relevant work experience will have an added advantage.
- Paint interior and exterior of buildings; equipment and surfaces including athletic courts and fields; and stripe parking lots.
- Stain or paint cabinets, doors and other furniture and fixtures such as lockers, fences, and other equipment.
- Recommend the selection of colors and purchases paint for district needs.
- Performs wallpapering.
- Prepares cost estimates.
- Prepare various interior and exterior surfaces such as wood, concrete, metal, glass, plaster, brick and cement for painting.
- Operate and maintain appropriate equipment and tools for painting, removing paint or graffiti, patching holes, sanding or roughing slick surfaces.
- Use and maintain brushes, rollers or spray guns to apply a variety of surface coverings such as paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, lacquer or other protective or decorative finishes.
- Mix paints to match, blend, coordinate or contrast colors.
- Erect, move and work from ladders, scaffolding and platforms.
- Apply primer, undercoats and finish coats as needed.
- Plan, organize and layout assigned tasks; prepare and maintain records and reports related to materials used and graffiti incidents; order and obtain supplies and materials as needed.
- Serve in a lead capacity on painting projects and as a member of a crew on other maintenance projects as needed and as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned
2. MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER
GRADE: N/M12
NO. POST:4
SALARY: Within Government grade N/M12 salary scale segment.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have a valid Driving License and be a holder of Junior Certificate of Education. Candidates with a Motor Vehicle Mechanics Trade Test Certificate Will have an added advantage. Serving officers who have a Valid Driver’s License with a minimum of 8 years working experience are encouraged to apply.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Driving government vehicles with staff on tarmac roads and off roads
- Cleaning government vehicles.
- Making sure that the vehicle has all valid papers.
- Reporting of any fault to the transport officer
- Carrying out minor maintenance of the vehicle.
- Any other duties assigned
3. HOSPITAL ATTENDANT
GRADE: HP/M13
NO. POSTS : 2
SALARY: Within the Grade HP/M13 Salary Scale Segment
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must be holders of Junior Certificate of education.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Sweeping, mopping and dusting in the wards and offices
- Serving food to patients.
- Collecting and delivering drug issues from pharmacy.
- Escorting referred cases to hospital centres or units or areas.
- Any other duties deemed reasonable for the post.
4. SECURITY GUARD
NO. POST: 18
GRADE:P
AGE:30 to 40 years
REPORTING: Head Security Guard
SALARY: Within grade P salary scale segment
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must be a holder of JCE.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Guard office premises and its surrounding
- Ensure proper handover and takeover of office premises
- Report any security of personnel and property
- Report any security breach to the Human Resource Officer
- Clean office surrounding as may be directed by the supervisor
- Any other duties assigned from time to time
5. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
GRADE:M
NO. POST:5
AGE: 25 to 35 years
SALARY: Within grade M salary scale segment
QUALIFICATION
Applicants must be a holder of Certificate in Community Development or Certificate in Social Work obtained from well recognized institution.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Control and supervise adult literacy classes
- Train community leaders, adult literacy instructors project management and other development committee in an area.
- Monitor and supervise self-help projects and other community development projects
- Facilitate organization of adult literacy classes, presentation of certificates, information of adult literacy committee and establishment of rural community information centres
- Prepare reports and submit to the district community development officer
- Assist community leaders in planning, organizing and implementation of self-help projects
- Organize and mobilize communities for community development activities
- Organize, train and supervise business VSL/COMSIP group or clusters
- Plan, organize and implement home management and nutrition activities
- Assisting in appraising the performance of a cluster supervisors, adult literacy instructor, community-based teachers and other community volunteers
- Coordinate and collaborate with other extension workers in the area
- Facilitate formation and training of development structure at community level e.g., village development committee, village civil protection committee, village nutrition coordinator committee and area development committee.
- Work hand in hand with community volunteer in execution of community programs
6. DISEASE CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE ASSISTANT
GRADE: HM/M11
NO. POSTS : 5
SALARY: Within the range of Grade HM/M11 salary Scale.
AGE: 18-35 years
QUALIFICATION:
Malawi School Certificate of Education with a minimum of two credits in any Science Subjects which includes Mathematics, Biology, Physical Science, Chemistry and Agriculture.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as link between fixed District Health Services and the community and works directly with village/community leaders, workers and other volunteers and providing environmental and personal health services in collaboration with Medical Assistant, Health Assistant and Enrolled Community Health Nurses
- Conducts community assessments, village inspections, monitors growth and reports disease outbreak
- Participates with others in providing immunization, maintaining equipment and improving the quality of water by protecting shallow wells and chlorinating untreated water
- Treating minor ailments and facilitates formation and training of Village Health Committees (VHCs) and Volunteers
- Supervises VHCs and volunteers and refers patients and suspect to nearest health unit
- Record data in relevant registers and instruments using HMIs guidelines
- Disseminate to respective Village Health Committee, and report to the designated supervisor
- Prepares monthly work plans
- Provides feedback to the community
- Any other duties deemed reasonable for the post
7. SENIOR HEAD HOSPITAL ATTENDANT
GRADE:N
POST:1
SALARY: Within grade N salary scale segment
QUALIFICATION
Serving officers with not less than four years at Grade HO.
DUTIES
- Supervises subordinates
- Mops wards and corridors
- Removes cobwebs
- Receives handover from the knocking of staff
- Prepares and sends lines to laundry
- Assists patients with bed pan when necessary
- Dump dusting/scrubbing walls, window cleaning
- Assists with Infection Prevention activities e.g. preparation of Chlorine, decontamination of instruments, emptying of bins/ sharps container
- Decontamination of wheel chairs and patient trolleys
- Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
8. HEAD HOSPITAL ATTENDANT
GRADE:0
POST: 2
SALARY: Within grade O Salary Scale
LOCATION: Various Health Centers
QUALIFICATIONS
Must be serving Hospital Attendant with 4 years experience and must be under
Ntcheu District Hospital.
DUTIES.
- Allocation of duties to hospital attendant
- Preparing and monitoring of duty roster for hospital attendants.
- Daily supervision of Hospital attendants.
- Sweeping, mopping and dusting in wards and offices.
- Collection and delivering drugs from the pharmacy upon instruction.
- Washing and changing beddings for the patients.
9. ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
GRADE: M/M9
NO. POSTS : 14
SALARY : Within the Grade M/M9 Salary Scale Segment
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have a diploma in accounting or business studies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare expenditure cashbook
- Check ledgers
- Post transactions
- Any other relevant duties as assigned from time to time
Method Of Application
Applicants should submit their application letters attaching copies of Certificates, National Identity Card, and Curriculum Vitae to:
The Chairperson,
Appointments and Disciplinary Committee,
Ntcheu District Council,
Private Bag 1, Ntcheu.
Applicants must clearly indicate the POST and GRADE which are applying for on the envelope.
Closing date for receiving applications is 18th November, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged and invited for interviews.