Speech and Language Therapist

Job Description

Title: Speech and Language Therapist

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in Speech & Language Therapy
∎ Skills Required: Computer skill

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO/ Other Services
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ The Speech and Language Therapist will identify, assess and provide intervention to children with speech & language therapy related intervention in community setting and home based by mobilization of local resources and follow HI approaches on disability issues, build up capacity of community workers and relevant staff.
∎ The Speech and Language Therapist will maintain collaboration and linkage among other technical staff. S/he will plan, implement and report activities to the Deputy Program Manager and other relevant department in HI. S/he will take part in capacity building training and/or provide necessary training as guided by Technical Unit.
∎ Reports to: Senior Project Officer
∎ Interacts with:
∎ Internally:
∎ 1. Technical Advisors
∎ 2. Project Manager
∎ 3. Deputy Project Manager
∎ Externally Linkage
∎ 1. Service providers for external referrals
∎ 3. Other NGOs in the related field
∎ 4. Consortium Partners
∎ 5. Experts, professional networks
∎ 6. Government department in the area

Job Responsibilities:
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 1: SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES
∎ Develop individual profile for the target people, identification and conduct assessment of children who have speech and language related difficulties and set up rehabilitation plan.
∎ Provide rehabilitation therapy for children with disabilities which includes speech and language therapy, functional training, group therapy, alternative communication development
∎ Conduct regular and frequent support visits to the beneficiaries' house, school to provide continuous follow-up services throughout the project duration.
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 2: SUPPORT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, CONSORTIUM PARTNERS AND OTHER RELEVANT ACTORS
∎ Supervise community volunteers who are engaged in relevant intervention.
∎ Provide training to HI staff, community volunteers and consortium partners on identification of speech and language therapy related problem in early stages and establish internal and external referral or connected services for people with disabilities.
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 3: FOLLOWING ON REFERRAL MECHANISM THAT IS IMPLEMENTED
∎ Explore the existing stakeholders who are providing rehabilitation support; formal and informal stakeholders, including traditional healers; support the creation of a service mapping.
∎ Strengthen referral links with rehabilitation actors.
∎ Develop functional linkage among external actors and relevant stakeholders.
∎ Ensure comprehensive and inclusive services.
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 4: AWARENESS RAISING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
∎ Contribute in developing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials and its dissemination; ensure inclusion of mental health and psychosocial related information.
∎ Respect Donor/project communication and visibility guideline in materials created.
∎ Support in finding creating ways of dissemination of information.
∎ Working with community leaders, community volunteers for dissemination of information.
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 5: NETWORKING AND COORDINATION
∎ Attending coordination and networking meetings as directed by line manager
∎ Assist other team members to develop linkages and maintaining regular contact and working relation with all relevant stakeholders including relevant Government departments and humanitarian actors as needed.
∎ Assist Project Team in establishing network with various organizations working in the field of disability, protection, psycho-social and mental health issue. Exchange experiences and lesson learning with the network organization to better guide our service mechanism.
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 6: REPORTING
∎ Provide weekly and monthly reports
∎ Ensure that all activities for speech and language benefeceries are captured in the survey CTO
∎ RESPONSIBILITY 7: CONDUCT
∎ Be caring, compassionate and maintain good communication with beneficiaries at all times
∎ Demonstrate an ethic and professional practice
∎ Respect beneficiaries' confidentiality.
∎ Respect and promote HI's Policies and report to your line manager any breach of HI's policies amongst the teams or partners.
∎ Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
∎ Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers
∎ Always ask the permission to touch or to apply any treatment or mobilizations to someone.
∎ Always respect a refusal of treatment.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Experience of working with INGO/NGO is an asset
∎ Good planning skills
∎ Good oral and written communication skills in Bengali (English is an asset)
∎ Computing skills (MS office package- both in English and Bangla) desired
∎ Knowledge of working with people with disability is an asset
∎ Experience in contributing to data collection and field assessment is an asset

Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ As per organizational policy.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ As per organizational policy.

Application Deadline: August 17, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ Address : House # 3/A, Road # 36, Gulshan , Dhaka-1212
∎ Business : Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specialized in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit making, it works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organisation has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergency situations. It operates as a federation made up of a network of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) which provide human and financial resources, manage projects and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services for all whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for persons with disabilities. HI works not only with persons with disabilities but also with their families, their communities, and the society. The main office is based in Dhaka, and presently there are 3 site offices in Sitakundo, Kurigram and in Cox’sbazar.

Presently HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extreme poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities;, capacity building of professional associations; and support to Disabled People`s Organizations; among others.”

Category: NGO/Development