The Position: Under the supervision of the Rehabilitation Team Leader, the Outreach Rehabilitation Trainer will be responsible to train refugee rehabilitation workers to provide basic rehabilitation care in the blocks at the camp. He/she will ensure empowerment and capacity building of the refugees for efficient and effective community outreach.
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
Ensure compliance of training timeframe and objectives
2. Contributing to building the capacity of family and caregivers of persons with disabilities on basic rehabilitation for prevention of complications or secondary disability
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
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
Qualifications and skills required:
Professional Skills
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
Attributes
Good organizational skills
Team player
Clinical Physiotherapy skills
Training development and facilitation skills
Knowledge of project management and proposal development
Team management
Report and monitoring skills
Upholds high standards of integrity
Ability to work under pressure
Cross cutting skills
English, Kiswahili
MS Word
Ms Excel
MS Outlook
Internet
Electronic messaging system
