Rehabilitation Officer
Job Description
Title: Rehabilitation Officer
Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
Vacancy: 01
Age: at most 45 years
Location: Bagerhat (Sarankhola)
Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 4 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 30 Apr 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ Minimum Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy;
∎ Relevant Master degree will be given preference;
∎ Minimum Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy;
∎ Relevant Master degree will be given preference;
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with local authorities, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
∎ Collaboration with other organizations working in the WASH sector for synergy and shared resources.
∎ Deep professional and technical understanding of health and rehabilitation service for diversified types of disabilities;
∎ Proficient and experienced in planning, monitoring, and reporting of disability based healthcare and rehabilitation support.
∎ Advanced IT skills, Advanced knowledge of MS word and excel.
∎ Experienced in tracking the rehabilitation based progress.
∎ Previous working experience in WASH projects.
∎ Excellent command of the most common methodologies to identify, assess and monitor access and mobility relevant to disability and WASH services,
∎ Experience working with marginalized community including persons with disabilities, representatives of local government and local administration,
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills,
∎ Ability to work as part of a team.
∎ Willingness to work in remote areas with self driven approach under minimum supervision.
∎ Excellent level verbal and writing communication skill in English and Bangla Language,
∎ Computer skill (MS Word, Excel, Internet Operations etc.)
∎ Knowledge in Environmental Screening will add an extra value but not mandatory.
∎ Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with local authorities, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
∎ Collaboration with other organizations working in the WASH sector for synergy and shared resources.
∎ Deep professional and technical understanding of health and rehabilitation service for diversified types of disabilities;
∎ Proficient and experienced in planning, monitoring, and reporting of disability based healthcare and rehabilitation support.
∎ Advanced IT skills, Advanced knowledge of MS word and excel.
∎ Experienced in tracking the rehabilitation based progress.
∎ Previous working experience in WASH projects.
∎ Excellent command of the most common methodologies to identify, assess and monitor access and mobility relevant to disability and WASH services,
∎ Experience working with marginalized community including persons with disabilities, representatives of local government and local administration,
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills,
∎ Ability to work as part of a team.
∎ Willingness to work in remote areas with self driven approach under minimum supervision.
∎ Excellent level verbal and writing communication skill in English and Bangla Language,
∎ Computer skill (MS Word, Excel, Internet Operations etc.)
∎ Knowledge in Environmental Screening will add an extra value but not mandatory.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Door to door clients / Persons with disabilities screening and assessment of target community people with therapy intervention.
∎ Preparation of treatment plan for follow up physiotherapy services.
∎ Provide Physiotherapy interventions in client home.
∎ Home Modification for better accessibility for Person with Disabilities
∎ Client referral to other professionals for medical and rehabilitation services.
∎ Selection of appropriate assistive device for clients.
∎ Documentation of client files and other related information about service delivery.
∎ Maintain therapy equipment,
∎ Assist the project team in Environmental Screening process in the project location.
∎ Assessing the accessibility in the WaSH structures both and target households and institutions to prepare plan for relevant construction activities under the project.
∎ Contribute to prepare IEC materials related to accessible WaSH and disability inclusion to be used in community awareness.
∎ Supervise the activities of the Rehab Assistant, Field Facilitators and the Community Interns;
∎ Support the WaSH officer in developing the PIP, Monthly and Quarterly action plan as well as reports.
∎ Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants.
∎ Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project.
∎ Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.
∎ Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
∎ CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
∎ The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
∎ CDD is accepting application for the position of ‘Rehabilitation Officer’ under a project named ‘Strengthening local climate-sensitive and universal WASH capacities using and disseminating the Green Humanitarian Aid approach’.
∎ The Rehabilitation Officer will play a key role in the implementation of the healthcare and rehabilitation services under the WASH project. The successful candidate will be responsible for community engagement, project coordination, and ensuring the effective delivery of healthcare, rehabilitation and WASH activities on the ground. The duration of the project is till 31st October 2026.
∎ The selected candidate will initially be hired for a three-month probationary period. Upon successful completion of this period, his/her employment contract will be renewed on an annual basis.
∎ Safeguarding Responsibilities:
∎ Additional Responsibilities:
∎ Job Context:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Prorata basis Festival Bonus
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Bagerhat (Sarankhola)
Read Before Apply:
CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women, older persons, all sex, indigenous community and persons with disabilities. CDD complies with its child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and code of conduct. All staff of CDD must sign and adhere to this code of conduct.
Persons with Disabilities, Women, Third Gender and candidates from indigenous communities who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply. Requirements may be relaxed for candidates belonging to these groups.
CDD reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.
You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement does not match your expectation.
CDD is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of personal persuasion, e-mail or phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.
Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process.
Company Information:
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Address::
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Application Deadline: 6 May 2025
Category: NGO/Development
