Accredited Social Health Activist: Voluntary health worker engaged at village level in implementation and support of National health programmes
Brief Job Description: Individuals in this job provide support to Allied health workers engaged in National health programmes, act as health counsellors to local communities and provide healthcare services.
Job Role
Provide support to frontline workers involved in healthcare and healthcare related activities, act as health counsellors to local communities and provide healthcare services.
Minimum Educational Qualifications : Must have at least passed Class VIII and should be functionally literate.This may be relaxed only if no suitable person with this qualification is available.
Maximum Educational Qualifications : Not Applicable
Minimum Job Entry Age : Not Applicable
Experience : Not Applicable
Personal Attributes
The job requires individuals to be well embedded within local communities and be comfortable in interacting with all sections of the community. The individual should be comfortable with providing support to community members at odd hours and should be reassuring and accessible to all community members.