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ZIYANDA PATIENCE NDAMASE

Health Promoter
Johannesburg,GP

Work Preference

Desired Job Title

Mental Health InterviewerHealth Promotion OfficerHealth Promotion PractitionerBranch AdministratorResearch Assistant

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig WorkConsultingVolunteerSeasonal Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemote
Location: Johannesburg, GP, ZAJohannesburg, GP
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

45000/yr - 200000/yr

Important To Me

Career advancementPersonal development programsTeam Building / Company Retreats

Summary

Dedicated professional with strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Delivered high standards of customer service while maintaining composure under pressure and meeting strict deadlines. Demonstrated proactive problem-solving and resourcefulness, contributing positively to team dynamics and overall goals.

Overview

3
3
Languages
13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Mental Health Interviewer

North West University, Potchefstroom
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Key performance areas included:
  • Facilitating positive relationships and rapport building with participants (older adults 35 years and above).
  • Administering mental health data collection questionnaires to participants (PHQ-9, MHC-SF, AFM-2, etc.).
  • Conducting performance assessments and screening for mental health referrals and linkages to primary health care (PHC) services.
  • Timely conceptualization and review of data collection tools.
  • Reporting to the Mental Health Project Coordinator and deputizing for them when necessary.
  • Conducting ethnographic observation and reporting on specific mental health participant questionnaires.
  • Coordinating referral emergency management in collaboration with the district hospital.
  • Collaborating on the mental health referral pathway with clinics and the district Department of Health in Mt. Frere, Kokstad, and Bhisho.

Health Promotion Officer

Wits Health Consortium
04.2022 - 05.2022
  • My key responsibilities included:
  • Designing, managing, and promoting health improvement programs.
  • Raising awareness of good health, diet, and exercise through training and workshops.
  • Facilitating and supporting the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
  • Implementing Health Promotion Awareness campaigns according to provincial priorities.
  • Advising community members and social groups on programs that promote healthy lifestyles.
  • Developing health policies and schemes for assessing health needs.
  • Liaising with communities, supporting the work of Community Health Workers (CHWs), and providing expert advice to voluntary, charity, and statutory organizations.
  • Managing health promotion projects and staying up to date with current health promotion trends.

Health Promotion Practitioner

Department of Health District Office, Mhlontlo
06.2020 - 12.2021
  • My key responsibilities included:
  • Designing, managing, and promoting health improvement programs.
  • Raising awareness of good health, diet, and exercise through training and workshops.
  • Facilitating and supporting the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
  • Implementing Health Promotion Awareness campaigns according to provincial priorities.

Branch Administrator

Cash Paymaster Services – Money Line Financial Services
10.2015 - 05.2020
  • Key Performance Areas:
  • Balancing and reconciling loans and burial deductions.
  • Receiving CIT and handling pension queries.
  • Maintaining registers, performing routine personnel administrative duties, and managing general office, finance, auditing, and administrative filing.
  • Handling petty cash, strictly controlling telephone costs, and preventing private usage.

Research Assistant

Walter Sisulu University
03.2010 - 01.2014
  • As a research assistant at the above institution under the supervision of Professor Mayende, my key performance areas included:
  • Collected field data from Mhlontlo Municipality communities to support research objectives.
  • Captured and cleansed data through in-depth interviews with participants, enhancing follow-up research accuracy.
  • Conducting interviews and meetings, and attending workshops and seminars.
  • Coordinating curriculum benchmarking workshops, assisting in implementing Workshop resolutions, conducting surveys, capturing data, and analysing data Using SPSS.
  • Serving as a Personal Assistant at the Center for Rural Development under Professor Goduka, following the project's guidelines.
  • Serving as a Personal Assistant at the Center for Rural Development under Professor Goduka, follow the projects guidelines.
  • Coordinated curriculum benchmarking workshops, implemented workshop resolutions, conducted surveys, captured and analyzed data using SPSS to inform program development.

Education

Master's - Public Health

Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, Eastern Cape
01-2027

Post Graduate Diploma - Public Health

University of Pretoria
Pretoria
01-2025

Bachelor of Science - Health Promotion

Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, Eastern Cape
01-2011

Skills

Interviewing clients

Case documentation

Crisis intervention

Data collection

Client engagement

Effective communication

Active listening

Attention to detail

Time Management

Meeting deadlines

Teamwork

Bilingual proficiency

Ethical Conduct

Computer Literacy

Timeline

Mental Health Interviewer

North West University, Potchefstroom
05.2023 - 08.2023

Health Promotion Officer

Wits Health Consortium
04.2022 - 05.2022

Health Promotion Practitioner

Department of Health District Office, Mhlontlo
06.2020 - 12.2021

Branch Administrator

Cash Paymaster Services – Money Line Financial Services
10.2015 - 05.2020

Research Assistant

Walter Sisulu University
03.2010 - 01.2014

Master's - Public Health

Walter Sisulu University

Post Graduate Diploma - Public Health

University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Science - Health Promotion

Walter Sisulu University

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