Lutheran
World Federation / Department for World Service Kenya Program is seeking to
recruit a Kenyan national for the following positions based in Dadaab Refugee
camp:
1. Educational Audiologist
Duties
and Responsibilities:
- Provide hearing
evaluation and consultation services to facilitate the personal, social,
and intellectual development of learners.
- Establish a
positive learning environment and respond to the individual needs of
learners.
- Communicate
effectively with all members of the inter disciplinary committee
- use specialized
instruments and electronic equipment to test and measure hearing abilities
and balance disorders
- determine the
degree, type and location of hearing or balance problems
- recommend,
select, fit or teach the learner how to use appropriate assistive
listening devices (for example, hearing aids, cochlear implants, telephone
adaptors, visual alarms)
- help parents and
others facilitate communication for people who have hearing impairments
- maintain the
learners records
- consult with and
advise other health professionals
- Prepare reports,
records, and materials required.
Qualifications:
- Diploma from
KMTC or its equivalent
- Have 4 years working
in an EARC or any related field.
- Previously
worked in a hardship or marginalized area.
2. Braille Transcriber
Duties
and Responsibilities:
- Prepares and
adapts materials in support of blind or visually impaired students
- Transcribes
instructions, tests, classroom materials maps, textbooks, charts and other
instructional materials into Braille
- Prepares a
variety of other tactile and/or enlarged materials for students’ use,
using a thermo phoning machine
- Translates
(interlines) Braille print for the benefit of classroom teacher, parents,
specialists, and others
- Operates an
enlarging copying machine in duplicating Braille material
- Consults with
classroom teacher on material us and determines appropriate adaptations
for individual students
- Assists TVI and/or
classroom teacher by providing the and in support of Orientation and
Mobility (O&M) instruction
- Observes
performance of learners.
- Assists with
assessments to monitor areas of needs and concerns and reports to
classroom teacher.
Qualifications:
- Certificate in
Braille Transcription from KISE or KIB
- Demonstrated
certification and fluency in Grade II Literacy Braille preferred
- Five years of
experience transcribing in the blind community or in an educational
setting with visually impaired learners
- Demonstrated
knowledge of basic child growth and development
- Demonstrated
knowledge of effective learners behavioral management strategies and
techniques
- Demonstrated
ability in effectively operating a Braille writer, with keyboarding skills
at 40 words per minute(wpm) keyboard, and other office machines and
equipment
3. Occupational Therapist
Duties
and Responsibilities:
- Carrying
individualized evaluation to determine occupational performance and
prioritize on the functional rehabilitation.
- Doing
therapeutic intervention to improve the client’s ability to perform daily
activities and reach his/her rehabilitation goals.
- Modification of
therapeutic techniques and development of new strategies to compensate for
functional limitations.
- Working in
collaboration with others to promote independence in all aspects of life.
- Advises on the
need of disability and inclusion in participation in the community
activities.
- Making referrals
to appropriate medical implementing partners
- Collecting and
proper maintenance of data according to the requirement of the
organization
Qualification
- Diploma in
Occupational therapy from KMTC or a disability oriented field from any
other reputable institution.
- Registered and
Licensed by K.O.T.A
- 4 years Minimum
Practical Experience
- Experience conducting
assessments and coordinating placement at EARC centers, SNE units is a
plus advantage.
- Previous work
experience in hardship, marginalized areas or emergency setting.
- Working
experience in rehabilitation/inclusion of children with disabilities is an
added-advantage.
4. School Counselor
Duties
and Responsibilities;
- Establish and
manage counselling services within the LWF schools set up.
- Work with
teachers in various schools in identifying pupils who require counselling.
- Offer psycho-
social needs to pupils in schools.
- Arrange for
regular training workshops for staff on tips for counselling.
- Provide regular
reports to school management on progress of each child under counselling.
- Provide follow
up of children who have benefitted from the counselling programme.
- Keep counselling
records confidentially and ensure child/client protection policies are
adhered
Professional
Qualification;
- Degree in social
sciences preferably psychology or higher diploma in the same field.
- At least 3 years
of proven work experience in a similar position.
- Valid
certificate of practice
Skills
set required;
- Ability to
identify pupils who require counselling support.
- Ability to offer
psycho-social needs to pupils who require the same.
- Ability to train
staff in basic counselling skills and how to identify pupils in need of
counselling.
Applications
and detailed CV must include email address and telephone contacts of 3
referees, one of whom must be your supervisor in your current/former
employment.
They
should reach the undersigned by close of business on 24th July, 2013:
HR
Officer/Administrator
P.O Box 40870-00100, GPO,
P.O Box 40870-00100, GPO,
Nairobi
Or
e-mail to: lwfddbeducation@gmail.com
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For
more details, visit: www.lwf-kenya.org