Role & Job Responsibilities of an Aww and Helper

A.Planning For Implementation of ICDS Programme


1. Village Mapping

2. Rapport Building with Community
 
3.Conducting Community Survey and Enlisting Beneficiaries
  - Children 0-6 years
  - Children 'At Risk'
  - Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Adolescent Girls

4.Birth and Death Registration



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B. Service Delivery


1. Preparation and Distribution of
Supplementary Nutrition

- Children 6 months to 6 yrs.
-
-Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children and Mothers 'At Risk'

2. Growth Monitoring Promote Breast feeding and counsel mothers on IYCF
 
3. Assisting Health Staff in Immunization and Health

4.Check-up of Children and Mothers

5.Referral Services

6.Detection of Disability among Children Providing Treatment for Minor Ailments and first aid.

7. Management of Neenatal and Childhood Illnesses
 
8. Health and Nutrition Education to Adolescent Girls, Women and Community

9. Organising Non-formal Preschool Education Activities

10.Depot holder of medicine kit contraceptives of ASHA and under ICDS

11.Counseling Woman on Birth
Preparedness

12.Assist CDPOs/Supervisors in implementation of KSY and NAG


C.Information, Education and
    Communication

1. Communicating with counselling Parents, Families and Communities etc.

2. Organising Awareness Campaigns, Street Plays, etc.

3. Prepare Communication and
Educational Material

D.Community Contact

1. Mobilise Community & Elicit
Community Participation
2. Maintain Liaison with Panchayat, Primary Schools, Mahila Mandals and Health Functionaries etc.

E.Management and  Organisation


1. Management of Anganwadi Centre

2. Maintenance of Records, Registers and visitor's Books

3.Preparation of MPR
   monthly progress reports




AWW


-Home Visits-Once a month during pregnancy, Once in the first week of delivery.

-Second visit in second or third week as per the need.
Counsel women on birth 
pre-pareaness

-Guide/Counsel women on safe/institutional delivery.
Nutrition & Health Education
Promote breastfeeding of Infant & Young Child Feeding
Practices.

-Share available information with the Village Registrar of
Births & Deaths.

Role & Job Responsibilities of a Helper


• In an Anganwadi, a Helper assists an AWW for the following activities:



General Duties


1. Assisting Anganwadi Worker in conducting all the activities of the Anganwadi Centre, such as:

a. Counselling mothers and other caregivers of beneficiary children.
b. Pre-school education activities.
c. Health check-up, weighing of children, immunization of children / mothers.
d. Mothers / community meeting.
e.Maintenance of discipline among children.

Specific Duties


~Cleaning premises of Anganwadi Centre and surrounding area.

~Fetching drinking water for daily use. 

~Cooking and serving supplementary nutrition for beneficiaries.

~Inspection of cleanliness of children and assisting them in grooming themselves.

~Preparation of preschool teaching aids under the guidance of an Anganwadi Worker.

~Collection and storage of items received for supplementary nutrition. 

~Collecting and dropping small children.

~Contacting beneficiaries, parents and others in the community to attend meetings or for conveying messages.

~Opening and closing of an Anganwadi Centre under supervision of an Anganwadi
Worker.

~Performing all the duties of an Anganwadi Worker when she is sick, absent or away

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