Center-Based Rehabilitation Trainer

Position: Center-Based Rehabilitation Trainer

Responsible to:- Rehabilitation Team Leader

Location: Kakuma – Non family duty station 

Closing date: - 8th June, 2014

THE ORGANIZATION

Handicap International is an INGO specializing in the field of disability and development. A strong emphasis is placed on empowering people with disabilities through their integration into mainstream development activities and the provision of appropriate health and rehabilitation services to ensure equal opportunities for all.

THE POSITION

Under the supervision of the Rehabilitation Team Leader, the Center-based Rehabilitation Trainer will be responsible to train refugee rehabilitation workers to provide basic rehabilitation care at the rehabilitation centers in the camp. He/she will ensure empowerment and capacity building of the refugees for sustainable overall management of center-based rehabilitation services.

S/he will be responsible for

1. Basic rehabilitation training of refugee rehabilitation workers

 In close coordination with the rehabilitation team leader, develop a rehabilitation  training plan and facilitate sessions for refugee staff working in the rehabilitation centers.

 Ensure compliance of training timeframe and objectives.

2. Contributing to build the capacity of family and caregivers of persons with disabilities on basic rehabilitation for prevention of complications or secondary disability by

 Preparing the content, material and tools for sensitization sessions

 Providing sensitization sessions on prevention measures to families and caregivers of persons with disabilities

3. Conducting rehabilitation sessions with refugee workers for complicated cases by

 Conducting rehabilitation sessions for complicated cases, with refugee workers, according to the defined protocols.

 Communicating with persons with disabilities and families for transfer of skills and capacity building of day to day rehabilitation management of the disabling conditions.

 Ensuring proper documentation and filing of assessment notes, treatments and progress records and monitor data collection.

Qualifications and skills required:

Essential

Education

Diploma or Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy Experience Minimum of 2 years practical experience in related discipline, particularly in development or humanitarian context

Knowledge of disability and community based rehabilitation an added advantage

Skills required 

 Fluent in English & Kiswahili

 Ms office

 Clinical Physiotherapy skills

 Training development and facilitation skills

 Knowledge of project management and proposal development

 Team management

 Report and monitoring skills

Attributes

 Organizational skills

 Team Player

 Decision making

 Excellent communication skills

 Ability to multitask

 Innovative

 Problem solving skills

If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an up-to-date CV(including 3 referees with their current OFFICIAL contacts) by email to :- recruit06@handicap-international.or.ke . The email subject line should be marked:  “Application for Center Based Rehabilitation Trainer Position”.

Please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage.

Please note that due to the urgency of the position, applications will be processed as they are received and interviews shall be conducted on short notice.

Only short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be contacted. Handicap International is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply