Position: Programme Coordinator – School Screening Programmes
Organization: Choice Foundation
Department: Programmes / Community Outreach
Location: Hyderabad / Field Locations,Rajahmundry
Reporting To: Programme Manager / Foundation Management
Experience: 2–5 years in programme coordination, school health programmes, NGO/community outreach, healthcare camps, or a related field.
Job Summary
The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and monitoring school screening programmes conducted by Choice Foundation. The role involves coordinating with schools, healthcare professionals, field teams, parents, and internal departments to ensure smooth and timely execution of screening camps and proper documentation and follow-up.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate school health screening programmes from scheduling to completion.
- Coordinate with schools, principals, teachers, and school management for programme arrangements.
- Prepare screening schedules, school-wise plans, team deployment, and daily activity plans.
- Coordinate doctors, nurses, psychologists, therapists, technicians, volunteers, and other field staff.
- Ensure all required screening equipment, forms, stationery, identification materials, and medical supplies are available before each programme.
- Conduct regular communication with schools regarding screening dates, timings, student strength, requirements, and logistics.
- Coordinate transportation and movement of screening teams to different schools and districts.
- Ensure smooth registration and student flow during screening activities.
- Monitor screening activities such as general health, vision, dental, developmental, psychological, nutritional, and other assessments as applicable to the programme.
- Ensure accurate collection and maintenance of student screening data and records.
- Verify daily screening reports and ensure timely submission of programme reports.
- Identify students requiring further assessment or intervention and coordinate appropriate referrals.
- Coordinate follow-up with parents/schools for children identified with health or developmental concerns.
- Maintain school-wise databases, screening statistics, referral records, and follow-up status.
- Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and programme-wise MIS reports.
- Monitor team attendance, punctuality, field performance, and adherence to programme schedules.
- Resolve operational issues during school visits and escalate major concerns to the Programme Manager.
- Maintain good professional relationships with school authorities and programme partners.
- Ensure compliance with Choice Foundation policies, child safeguarding requirements, confidentiality, and professional standards.
- Collect feedback from schools and screening teams and suggest improvements to programme implementation.
- Support awareness programmes, health education sessions, workshops, and community outreach activities when required.
- Travel to schools and other programme locations as required.
Coordination Responsibilities
The Programme Coordinator will act as the single point of coordination between:
- Choice Foundation Management
- School Management / Principals
- Doctors and Healthcare Professionals
- Screening and Therapy Teams
- Parents / Guardians
- Transport and Logistics Teams
- Data/MIS Team
- Partner Organizations
Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain school-wise screening records.
- Maintain daily team deployment and attendance records.
- Prepare screening and referral reports.
- Track students referred for further evaluation.
- Maintain follow-up records.
- Prepare programme performance reports and MIS.
- Maintain photographs and supporting documentation as per organizational guidelines.
- Ensure confidentiality and secure handling of children's information.
Required Skills
- Excellent coordination and communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-management skills.
- Good organizational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple school programmes simultaneously.
- Good MS Office/Google Workspace skills, especially Excel.
- Strong reporting and documentation skills.
- Problem-solving and team-management skills.
- Ability to work independently in field environments.
- Willingness to travel for school screening programmes.
- Ability to communicate professionally with school authorities, parents, and healthcare teams.
Educational Qualification
Bachelor's degree in any relevant discipline such as Healthcare Management, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Hospital Administration, Education, Life Sciences, or Business Administration.
A qualification in Public Health / Healthcare Management / Social Work will be an added advantage.
Experience
2–5 years of experience in any of the following:
- School health screening programmes
- NGO/community outreach programmes
- Healthcare camps
- Public health programmes
- School programme coordination
- Hospital outreach activities
- Child development or screening programmes
- CSR/community development projects
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Number of schools successfully coordinated.
- Number of students screened as per programme targets.
- Timely completion of scheduled screening programmes.
- Accuracy and timely submission of screening data.
- Referral and follow-up completion rate.
- School satisfaction and feedback.
- Team attendance and deployment efficiency.
- Effective utilization of programme resources.
- Timely submission of MIS and programme reports.
Personal Attributes
- Responsible and dependable.
- Child-friendly and compassionate approach.
- Professional and presentable.
- Proactive and solution-oriented.
- Strong field coordination capability.
- Flexible to travel and work according to programme requirements.
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Working Conditions
This is a field-oriented role requiring regular travel to schools and programme locations. The candidate should be comfortable coordinating multiple teams, working with children and school authorities, and managing programme activities within scheduled timelines.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From ₹25,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
