Community Health Workers (x2 29 months contract Wits Health Consortium)

Ajpersonnel; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking candidates for a data collection role in a clinical study based in Soweto. This position involves recruiting participants, collecting vital health data, and providing research support. Candidates must have a Matric qualification and one year of relevant experience. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential, as well as a strong commitment to research ethics.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in data collection - qualitative and quantitative data.
• Capable of speaking local languages and willing to work irregular hours.

Responsibilities

• Collect and capture qualitative and quantitative data accurately.
• Recruit participants and maintain a good working relationship.
• Perform informed consent procedures and data collection in line with the study protocol.
• Provide written reports to the study coordinator and perform fieldwork activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Education

Matric

Job description

Background :

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (WHC) is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

Main purpose of the job :

To collect and capture qualitative and quantitative data accurately; deliver intervention and material; provide administrative tasks and overall research support for Soweto home-based screening clinical breast examination study

Location :

Soweto Gauteng

More Info :

• The role requires candidates to have a professional work ethic due to the sensitive nature of some of the topics covered
• Candidates should be non-judgemental approachable have good interpersonal and communication skills
• Furthermore candidates should be passionate about imparting breast cancer prevention and early detection information to women 40-65 years of age and in performing home-based screening clinical breast examinations

Key performance areas :

• Recruitment of pre-screened participants into the feasibility and acceptability pilot study
• Recruitment of community and clinic stakeholders
• Maintaining a good working relationship with participants
• Scheduling of appointments
• Perform informed consent procedures and data collection in line with the study protocol
• Deliver intervention material and procedures in line with study protocol
• To do study related duties as specified by the protocol
• Ensure compliance with study specific standard operating procedures
• Collect qualitative needs assessment data as directed by the project coordinator
• Communicate routinely with the study coordinator and principal investigator
• Do proper filing of results and any other study related documents in the relevant assigned place
• Capture study data into REDCap or any other system
• Provide written reports to the study coordinator
• Perform ad hoc tasks as and when required
• Transport the study staff documents and any study related material to required site
• Perform fieldwork activities as required
• Assist research team with tasks as needed

Required minimum education and training :

Matric

Required minimum work experience :

1 years experience in data collection- qualitative and quantitative data.

Desirable additional education work experience and personal abilities :

• Must possess strong organisational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Must be detail orientated
• Must be able to work as a member of a team
• Speak local languages
• It is expected that s / he will apply consistent adherence to research and GCP practices
• Empathetic with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer literate
• Be tactful respectful and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work independently and work as part of multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work well under pressure and maintain effectiveness in changing conditions
• Keen interest to work with middle aged women (40-65 years of age)
• Willingness to work irregular hours and some Saturdays
• Non- judgmental attitude
• Communicate effectively with the research team participants stakeholders clinic and support staff

TO APPLY :

• Only if you mee t the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above you may submit a detailed updated CV
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
• However you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date : 14 November 2025
• Note : No CV will be accepted after the closing date

Please note :

• WHC in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1