Rehabilitation Officer

Job Description

Title: Rehabilitation Officer

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

Vacancy: 01

Age: At most 45 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 66500 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2024-09-01

Application Deadline: 2024-09-07

Education:

• B. Sc in Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy with a mandatory one-year internship completed at any reputed institution.

• Age At most 45 years

• Ability to take initiative and generate ideas for complex situations.

• Knowledge of humanitarian architecture, disability inclusion standards, accessibility etc.

• Creativity and ability to generate new ideas to improve rehabilitation services.

• Knowledge of accessibility and reasonable accommodation.

• Experience in humanitarian context/ Cox’s Bazar context to provide rehabilitations services will be added extra value.

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 now recruiting for the mentioned position under the project titled, ‘Ensure the well-being of people with disabilities by accessible healthcare services in Cox's Bazar’ to be implemented with the support of CBMG. The duration of the project is till 30th September 2025. 

  Job Description:

• Door to door clients/Persons with disabilities screening and assessment of Rohingya and host community people with therapeutic intervention.

• Preparation of treatment plan and conduct therapy sessions in client home/shelter.

• Selection of appropriate assistive device for clients.

• Conduct accessibility assessment, conduct Home/shelter Modification for better accessibility for Persons with Disabilities considering universal design.

• Client referral to other professionals for medical and other need based services and follow up.

• Documentation of client files and other related information about service delivery.

• Liaise, coordinate with relevant authorities to plan, organize and follow up of Hearing & Visual out-reach camps.

• Work with Rehab Coordinator for maintaining liaison with CIC Office, and other relevant authorities, attend monthly coordination meeting at CIC office.

• Developing case studies, lessons learned and representing in appropriate forum.

• You will also perform additional work according to the project’s need and as being assigned by the CDD authority.

• T/A,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance

• Prorata basis festival bonus.