Job at Com.sol NGO Occupational Therapist

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Occupational therapist – Dar es Salaam

Com.sol is an Italian NGO founded in 2007 based in Rome (Italy).

It operates to promote networks of solidarity between North-South citizens and communities. Com.sol is active in

Tanzania since 2009, it focuses on actions in the fields of disability, education, agriculture and employability.

The interventions are planned to support vulnerable groups, especially children and people with disabilities, by promoting a Community based Rehabilitation (CBR) approach that implies activities of medical rehabilitation, economic empowerment, educational and social inclusion inside the communities to which the targeted people belong.

The interventions are developed to be replicated also in the surrounding areas, in collaboration with public and private local, Italian and international stakeholders, ensuring as much as possible sustainability.

In December 2016 Com.sol was awarded a grant from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation for the implementation of a project entitled “ALL INCLUSIVE: A multi-sectoral initiative fostering the inclusion of people with disabilities within the Dar es Salaam community – 10922/CEFA/TZA”.

The ALL INCLUSIVE project is meant to improve the livelihoods of people with disabilities (PwDs) in Dar es Salaam through a holistic action based on a Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) approach that combines medical rehabilitation, economic empowerment, social and educational inclusion.

Rehabilitation of PWDs, especially children, is one of the main goals of the proposed project, as demonstrated by the Action’s Expected Result 1 “To increase the Tanzanian health system’s effectiveness in addressing the challenges set by disability.”. In order to achieve such result, the proposed project foresees the construction of a Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Centre in Kawe District and the implementation of various services/activities that will be targeting PwDs, communities, health workers and local authorities mainly of Kinondoni Municipality.

JOB PROFILE

Position: Occupational therapist

Country: Tanzania

Duty station: Dar es Salaam

Duration: 12 months (renewable)

Starting date: May/June 2017

Reporting to: CBR Centre’s General manager and Vice-coordinator

Salary: to be defined according to qualifications and working experience

General competences:

The OT will develop, coordinate and supervise the activities in Health and Social rehabilitation Departments. He/she will have to ensure their timely implementation in accordance with the CBR Centre’s daily/weekly/monthly plans and deadlines.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The Occupational Therapist has to perform activities pertaining to the Community Based Rehabilitation centre with special emphasis on the following targeted areas:

·         Work with the staff and patients to identify mental and physical dysfunctions in relation to the occupational activities;

·         Ensure the implementation of high quality occupational therapies, to upgrade patients’ rehabilitation performance, at the CBR Centre’s or/and during the home visit service;

• Constant assessing and monitoring of patients’ autonomies progress;
• Working in team with the physiotherapists;
• Working in team and supervising the Community Rehabilitation Workers (CRWs);

·         Developing and reviewing Individual rehabilitation plan (IRP) in collaboration with therapists and Community rehabilitation workers, according to the evaluations and objectives established by the team;

• Advising other professionals about occupational therapy’s activities and techniques when are involved;

·         Plan daily outpatients and outreach activities in coordination with management, staff and secretary;

• Select and schedule patients and Rehabilitation treatments according to the CBR Centre’ management and staff’s common goals/priorities;
• Contribute to the planning and implementation of the outreach program’s activities;

·         Liaising with other healthcare personnel to supply and receive relevant information about the background and progress of the patients, as well as referring patients who require other specific medical attention;

·         Monitoring of persons referred to others health structures;

·         Disseminating information about disability to the communities and awareness raising activities at the CBR Centre and/or in the territory;  

·         Constant educating and advising patients and their caregivers about how to prevent and/or improve conditions;

·         Trainings’ activities for the staff, families and other stakeholders involved in the CBR Centre’s program;

·         Collecting and compiling weekly and monthly reports in relation to the CBR centre’s  activities (medical examination, trainings ...).

OTHER TASKS:

·         Taking care of the centre’s spaces, equipments available for the daily activities;

·         Collaborate with all the partners involved in the CBR centre, staff, local authorities, other stakeholders …;

·         Participate, when requested, to project’s coordination meetings organized by the leading agency and partners;

·         Any other activities assigned from the management, in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the CBR centre.

Skills and abilities required

 Diploma in Occupational Therapy;

 At least two years’ work experience in a similar sector;                      

 Ability to work in dynamic, multicultural environment by considering cultural and religious awareness and tolerance

 Flexibility as situation demand

 Self-discipline and punctuality at the working place

 Good interpersonal skills and teamwork

 Hygiene at the workplace

 Fluency in written and spoken English

 Good capacity to produce reports

Added values

·         Experience/knowledge about CBR Rehabilitation Centre’s activities

·         Good computer skills

• People coming from Residence area of Kawe District, Kinondoni Municipality

To apply are required CV, cover letter and certificates to be send to Kawe Road, P.O Box 60498, Dar es Salaam or by email to tanzania@solidalinelmondo.org

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