Therapy Assistant

Job Description

Title: Therapy Assistant

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Chakaria, Ramu)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy from reputed institution.
∎ 2-3 years working experiences on relevant field.

Job Context:
∎ 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 for the position of Therapy Assistant under the project of "Integrated comprehensive support to persons with disabilities and vulnerable people while strengthening inclusion capacities of humanitarian actors", supported by Handicap International (HI) Humanity and Inclusion and located at Cox`s Bazar (Ramu and Chakaria).

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Door to door clients/ Persons with disabilities screening and assessment in the Host community. S/he will be also assigned to work in Hospital Based Services, Homebased Rehabilitation (HBR) and Rehabilitation Camp approach at the homes of the clients and various spots (e.g., Union Parishad, Schools, Community Clinics) in the unions of Ramu/ Chakaria.
∎ Provide treatment guided by the physiotherapist/ occupational therapist.
∎ Assist in 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,
∎ Supervise the activities of the volunteer/ community mobilizers.
∎ Perform additional work according to the projects need and as being assigned by the CDD authority
∎ Any other relevant task/s, as delegated by line manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Ability to communicate in a courteous and professional manner with project stakeholders
∎ Good written & spoken communication in English and Bengali.
∎ Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.
∎ Ability to work independently and in a team.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of cultural sensitivity is highly desirable.
∎ Willingness to undertake extensive field trip
∎ Prepared to work for long hours in case of emergency in challenging humanitarian context.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 42000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Prorata basis festival bonus

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Oct 2022

Company Information:
∎ 26 Sep 2022
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ Address : A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ Web : www.cdd.org.bd
∎ Business : 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.

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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