Rehabilitation Officer - Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Title: Rehabilitation Officer - Occupational Therapist

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 66500 (Monthly)

Published: 30 Jul 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy with a mandatory one-year internship completed at any reputed institution.
∎ Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy with a mandatory one-year internship completed at any reputed institution.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Ability to take initiative and generate ideas for complex situations.
∎ Knowledge/understanding of humanitarian architecture, disability inclusion standards, accessibility etc.
∎ Diplomacy skills and ability to understand and handle multiple perspectives.
∎ Ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment and handle stress with limited supervision.
∎ Excellent oral and written English and Bangla and capacity to produce learning documents and products.
∎ Experience in the humanitarian context/ Cox’s Bazar context to provide rehabilitation services will add extra value.
∎ Effective communication, conflict management and problem-solving skills.
∎ Excellent team management skills.
∎ Ability to take initiative and generate ideas for complex situations.
∎ Knowledge/understanding of humanitarian architecture, disability inclusion standards, accessibility etc.
∎ Diplomacy skills and ability to understand and handle multiple perspectives.
∎ Ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment and handle stress with limited supervision.
∎ Excellent oral and written English and Bangla and capacity to produce learning documents and products.
∎ Experience in the humanitarian context/ Cox’s Bazar context to provide rehabilitation services will add extra value.
∎ Effective communication, conflict management and problem-solving skills.
∎ Excellent team management skills.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Door to door clients/Persons with disabilities screening and assessment of Rohingya people with Occupational Therapy intervention.
∎ Preparation of treatment plan for follow up Therapeutic services.
∎ Provide follow up Occupational Therapy sessions in client home/shelter.
∎ Selection of appropriate assistive device for clients.
∎ Conduct accessibility assessment, conduct Home/shelter Modification for better accessibility for Person 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 projects need and as being assigned by the CDD authority.
∎ Door to door clients/Persons with disabilities screening and assessment of Rohingya people with Occupational Therapy intervention.
∎ Preparation of treatment plan for follow up Therapeutic services.
∎ Provide follow up Occupational Therapy sessions in client home/shelter.
∎ Selection of appropriate assistive device for clients.
∎ Conduct accessibility assessment, conduct Home/shelter Modification for better accessibility for Person 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 projects need and as being assigned by the CDD authority.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
∎ Prorata basis festival bonus
∎ Prorata basis festival bonus

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

• CDD respects the rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women, older persons, all sex, indigenous communities and persons with disabilities. CDD complies with its child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and code of conduct. All staff of CDD must sign and adhere to this code of conduct.

• Women, Persons with Disabilities and candidates from indigenous communities meeting the requirements are especially encouraged to apply.

• CDD reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis to identify an appropriate candidate asap. Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview. All applications will be treated according to merit and with strict confidentiality.

• You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations.

• CDD is an equal-opportunity employer. Any form of persuasion in the selection process will automatically disqualify the candidacy.

• Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background-checking process.

Company Information:
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ 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 a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Address::
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ 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 a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Application Deadline: 6 Aug 2024

Category: NGO/Development