Rehabilitation Therapist – Burao, Somaliland

Humanity & Inclusion

Rehabilitation Therapist – Burao, Somaliland

Job Description

Position: Rehabilitation Therapist

Responsible to: Project Officer                                 

Location: Burao (with regular field trips)

Duration of contract: 12 months (with possibility of extension)                                   

Closing date: 30th June 2022

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE POSITION

ROLE OF THE EMPLOYEE

Position will be based in Burao Office with frequent travel to Sool and Sanaag regions, under the direct line-management of Projection Officer, the Rehabilitation therapist contributes to the delivery of stimulation therapy services for malnourished children under 5 years in the target HI intervention areas. She/he will be responsible to:

MAIN TASKS

  1. Expertise
    1. Provides technical expertise for his/her component.
  1. Complies with international technical norms and standards when implementing stimulation therapy.
  2. Identifies the need to adapt documentation in accordance with international technical norms and standards.
  • Raises awareness of simulative therapy norms and standards amongst among caregivers and community.
  1. Is responsible for the technical quality and relevance of the stimulative therapy activities carried out within his/her area of expertise.
  2. Informs his/her technical authority about the identified technical needs
  3. Adjusts his/her activities according to specialist recommendations.
  • Improves his/her technical capacity by building on lessons learned and good practices identified from the project.
  • Respects the codes of ethics related to his or her profession and organization
    1. Contribute to professional development
  1. Identifies jointly with his/her technical authority his/her professional development plan
  2. Support stimulation therapy room set up for malnourished children.
  • Contributes to practice analyses with colleagues towards professional practice development
  1. Implementation and monitoring
    1. Ensures the implementation of stimulation therapy, in collaboration with the appropriate services and in accordance with international procedures and standards.
  1. Assesses the functional capacities and stimulation therapy needs of malnourished children under 5 years old.
  2. Defines personalized stimulative therapy action plans.
  • Provides stimulative therapy services (therapeutic education and care) to beneficiaries and their caregivers.
  1. Adapts treatment plans according to the progresses and needs of the beneficiaries and their caregivers.
  2. Adapts exercises and recommendations to ensure continuity in the home environment.
  3. Ensures that care is provided with respect for the person (safe environment, respect for safety rules, dignity, confidentiality)
  • Informs and trains caregivers on the stimulative therapy process and exercises and adaptations to be continued at home. Proposes appropriate home exercises and explain how to use daily life items or to create simple home-made toys.
  • Demonstrates awareness of relevant referral pathways. Identifies and reports referral needs.
  1. Updates beneficiaries’ files according to the activities carried out and observed changes in the situation.
  2. Keeps updated on beneficiary overall conditions and treatment plan. Collaborates with the other social, health and rehabilitation professionals involved in the beneficiary treatment plan.
  3. Ensures a daily quantitative and qualitative report on the activities, through the tools put in place.
    1. Contributes to team and project life
  2. Identifies and shares with the project team any situational changes that may have an impact on the target population and/or project
  3. Participates in the qualitative analysis of the project to adapt the activities according to the needs of the beneficiaries and the context.

This is to list as exhaustive as possible the duties related to this job. Nevertheless, the employee is expected to be flexible according to programme’s needs and to accept extra-duties, temporarily or permanently, in respect of working hours and workload.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Diploma, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
  • Experience (type and amount of experience): At least 2 years of experience
  • Skills (knowledge, abilities required for the position, refer to skills repository document): Expertise in physical and functional rehabilitation
  • Strong team collaboration Ability to work in a tensed and volatile context.
  • Previous experience with HI is an asset/or other local and international organizations.

Personal qualities:

  • Resilient to stress
  • Adaptability
  • Sens of teamwork
  • Ability to work under high pressure with a great level of personal organisation
  • Strong interpersonal and multicultural skills
  • High level of autonomy and initiative

Conditions

  • Status: Service contract with salary according to experience
  • Start: September 2022
  • Duration: 12 months (possible extension, linked to final confirmation on funding)

How to apply

If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an up-to-date CV + a cover letter (including 3 referees with their current official contacts) by email to: recruitment@somaliland.hi.org

Mandatory:

  • The email subject line should be marked: “Application for Rehabilitation therapist – Burao
  • Please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage.

If one of the mandatory topics above isn’t respected, the candidate will be disqualified

Only short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be contacted.

Humanity & Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers.

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and qualified and competent women and persons with disability applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

 

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