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About Women's Activities & Social Services Association (WASSA):

Women Activities & Social Service Association (WASSA) was established in 2002 in Afghanistan as a non-governmental organization, committed to seeking ways for women's empowerment in Afghanistan. WASSA aims to promote women's equal participation in socio-economic sectors of the country. WASSA works directly with communities to bring change in the social attitude of the community regarding women.

An envision “Equal participation of women & men in all sectors of the country.

• Equal Opportunities: WASSA is dedicated to offering equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, or disability.
• Safeguarding and Conduct: WASSA will contact previous employers to inquire about any history of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during the candidate's employment, including incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left. Job offers are conditional on satisfactory reference checks. By applying, candidates confirm they understand and accept these procedures.
• Final Selection: The selected candidate must pass a background check and reference check. They will also be required to sign WASSA's Code of Conduct, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), Safeguarding, and other relevant policies before receiving a final job offer/contract 
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Responsible for the delivery of high-quality midwifery care through modelling, education, observation, crisis intervention, problem solving, clear communication and team work in the hospital. Monitor and maintain compliance with midwifery standards.

Midwives provide advice, care and support for women and their partners and families before, during and after childbirth. They help women make their own decisions about the care and services they access. They care for new-born children, providing health education and parenting support for the first 28 days. Midwives are personally responsible for the health of both mother and child and only refer to obstetricians if there is any complication.

• Work to improve positive work environment among colleagues.
• Provide respectfully maternity care to patient.
• Report to work promptly, for day shift and night shift.
• Participate in morning report
• End-of-shift midwives must give a full report to on-coming midwives on the patients and events that occurred during the shift.
• Night shift midwife should stay till end of the morning report.
• Stay on-duty until the relieving shift arrives and has been fully updated.
• Keep patient’s medical record thoroughly and accurately updated and filed neatly.
• Keep the patient board up to date and posted with relevant information
• Identifying high risk pregnancies and emergency cases and making resuscitation interventions and immediately refer to the linked hospitals.
• Supervise and assisting mothers in labour, monitoring the condition of the foetus and using knowledge of labour support and pain management skills according to advance midwifery care protocol and procedure.
•  Assess continuously labour progress, which includes, taking vitals, pelvic exams foetal heart rate monitoring and charting on the partograph.
• Identify the Major complication and refer to tertiary hospital.

• Skills and Behaviors: AMA Values in Practice

  Competencies

  - Commitment to WASSA Values: Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts WASSA values

  - Cross-cultural Awareness: Demonstrates an open attitude

  - Behavioral Flexibility: Adapts behavior to the needs of the situation

  - Stress Management: Manages own stress

  - Results and Quality Orientation: Performs his/her work

  - Service Orientation: Responds empathetically to clients and understands their concerns/needs

  - Planning and Organizing: She organizes her work

  - Teamwork and Cooperation: Acknowledges the importance of teamwork and cooperation

  Accountability:

  ·        Ensure that you work to the best of your ability and demonstrate high levels of commitment to WASSA Afghanistan in order to ensure the objectives of your role.

  Ambition:

  ·        Ensure the effective and efficient use of WASSA resources in order to keep costs low and ensure safety in the workplace

• Interested, qualified candidates should submit their information/request through the link (https://airtable.com/appBZIOauJ3oOzsD0/shrJRj8GS9YUARUxf)
• Academic certificates or references do not need to be submitted at this time. These will be requested if an interview is called for.
• Only short-listed candidates will be invited for the written test and interview upon project approval

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