Rehabilitation Officer

Job Description

Title: Rehabilitation Officer

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development

Vacancy: 7

Age: 18 to 45 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 66000 - 66000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 1 to 2 years

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)

• 1 to 2 years

• Age 18 to 45 years

• At least 1 - 2 years of experience in the relevant field (Home based Rehabilitation or experiences in Hospital Settings or similar field)

• 01-year of internship experience as an Intern Physiotherapist

• Working experience in Cox’s Bazar district / Rohingya response will be preferable

• Excellent facilitation skills.

• Ability to work independently within a Team

• Ability to work under specific deadline

• Persons with disabilities and Gender sensitive

• Familiar with humanitarian principle

• Ability to communicate in a courteous and professional manner with project stakeholders

• Ability to work with camp management with excellent coordination.

• Ability to manage a small team in a camp context.

• Good written & spoken communication in English and Bengali.

• Excellent in time management and ability to take on multi-tasks.

• Ability to prepare activities report (weekly, monthly and quarterly)

• Excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of cultural sensitivity is highly desirable.

• Team Working, planning and organizing

• Willingness to undertake an extensive field trip

• Considering the humanitarian setting is mentally prepared to work for long hours and if necessary during holidays.

• Experience online data entry as per project needs.

• Have time management, leadership, communication, and presentation skill.

• Assist to program intervention in the camp level according to the project work plan

Job Description:

• Assessment and provide physiotherapy interventions for vulnerable persons including persons with disabilities through the Static point and Homebased Rehabilitation (HBR) in the Rohingya camps / host community.

• Prescription for required customized assistive device (e.g., wheelchair, crutches, special seat chair, etc) of the clients through appropriate measurement and provide device on time to the BNF.

• Organize P&O camp (assessment and fitting -gait training) at host / Rohingya camp

• Provide caregivers training on continuing home exercise and related therapeutic activities.

• Home modification work at Rohingya camps and host community (as per assessment and design) such as installation of ramp, handrails etc.

• Ensure the qualitative and timely implementation of targeted services in collaboration and coordination with CDD team, HI technical unit, and relevant stakeholders

• Participate in internal and external coordination and external representation.

• Close monitoring of activities to make sure they are in line with sectoral quality standards, CDD, HI, and donor requirements.

• Ensure that team members are strictly following internal and external referral pathways, and record the referrals accordingly.

• Responsible for the external coordination of the activities at the field level

• Establish networking with relevant stakeholders, represent CDD in the camps, and liaise with relevant stakeholders.

• Design, Conduct, and supervise Therapy Assistants / community volunteers for Conducting Awareness raising sessions for community people and related stakeholders in the Host / FDMN Community on SRH, MHPSS, Disability Prevention, Disability Rights, Disability Etiquette, and other related issues.

• Refer the clients to appropriate internal and external facilities and services, including medical services.

• Refer the clients to other mainstream organizations at the field level for unmet mainstream services (e.g., food, WASH, protection, education).

• Gather and analyze the unmet need data to do the advocacy at the related government and nongovernment offices for ensuring available mainstream services for people with disabilities.

• Provide training and onsite technical support to related organizations on various aspects of Disability Mainstreaming and Inclusion.

• Support to produce reports (e.g., case studies, lesson learned reports, client's progress report) on short notice.

• Any other task/s, as delegated by line manager.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants.

• Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project.

• Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.

Additional responsibilities:

• Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.

Job Context:

• The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.

• CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.

• The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.

• CDD is accepting application for the position of ‘Rehabilitation Officer’ under a project named ‘Ensuring Essential Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Support for the Most Vulnerable in Cox’s Bazar’ supported by HI. The duration of the project is till 30th April 2026.

• T/A,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays

• Prorata basis festival bonus.

• Limited Life and Health Insurance.