Purpose of the position
The Occupational Therapist will support the
improvement of services and environmental access to Children with Disabilities
(CWDs) to enhance inclusive education through assessment, placement, and
rehabilitation. In addition, provide capacity building to parents, caregivers
and community workers on basic care and rehabilitation of Persons of Concern
(POCs).
Job Description:
Identification, evaluation and planning:
Assessing and formulating patient treatment plan for
the children with disabilities.
To develop individualized Education programming (IEP)
through professional judgement and clinical knowledge based on occupational
performance deficits in the areas of personal care, Learners role, interaction
skills, process skills, play, community integration/work, and communication.
Collaborates with other professionals to ensure team understanding of learner’s occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
Evaluates the learner’s ability and formulates the
learner’s occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and
standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and
interviews.
Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive
written report which reflects strengths and barriers to learner’s participation
in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides
evidence-based intervention.
Develops occupationally based intervention plans
based on learners needs and evaluation results.
Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review
evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer
recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans
to achieve IEP goals.
Coordinates with the IEP team for the purpose of
determining appropriate treatments, etc. To meet the needs of specific learners
and attends IEP Team Meetings.
Service delivery:
Conducts Assessment, referrals, school placements for
Children with disabilities
Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic
intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance
within the school environment.
Consults with the center-based team to achieve
learner’s outcomes.
Adapts and modifies the environment including
assistive technology and training teachers & parents to meet individual
needs and to help learners’ function as independently as possible.
Educates learners, educational personnel, and family
to facilitate skills in areas of occupation as well as health maintenance and
safety.
Monitors and reassess the effects of occupational
therapy intervention and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue
intervention
Documents occupational therapy services to ensure
accountability of service provision
Program Administration and Management
Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently.
Manages inventory of therapeutic equipment and
assessments, and project needs for budget planning.
Maintains clinical and administrative records in
accordance with professional standards, guidelines, and school system policy.
Adheres to Government regulation, Kenya Occupational
Therapy Association and Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya regulation and
policies that relates to occupational therapy practice.
Reviews occupational therapy services for quality
improvement and makes changes as needed to ensure quality of services.
Monitoring, Evaluation reporting and Learning
Monitors, and collaborates with Inclusive educational
personnel, community structures, parents, and learners to increase
understanding of the leaner’s occupational performance.
Provides continuing education and in-services for
inclusive educational personnel, parents, and community-based service
providers.
Provides community-based education and supervision
for community mobilizers
Works collaboratively in a professional learning in
addressing the needs of learners, developing effective practices and
implementing best practices.
Plan, budget, implement, and evaluate Occupational
therapy services at the centers
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
A bachelor’s degree is an added advantage
Proven experience of minimum 2 years working with
humanitarian and development programme.
Certification and membership to professional body
An impeccable professional standard of ethics as well
as the willingness and ability to implement accountability activities within
the LWF World Service essential.
Competencies
Excellent computer skills in word processing,
spreadsheets, use of internet and email
Excellent analytical, facilitation and documentation
experience with humanitarian programmers.
Excellent communication skills including influencing
negotiation and pragmatism.
Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to liaise
with a variety of people successfully and effectively in a multicultural set
up.
Ability to work independently.
Fluent in written and spoken English.
Personal Attributes
High level of integrity, commitments and professional
responsibility.
Ability to tolerate and respect for cultural,
education and religious diversity in the work place.
Good communication, organization and presentation
skills.
A good team player with high degree of initiative,
flexibility and tolerance
How To Apply