Physiotherapist | Tigray

General

Under the supervision of the Education Cannot Wait (Education in Emergency) Project Manager, the Physical Rehabilitation Officer is responsible for leading, initiate, insure, coordinate and follow up of all activities related to Physical rehabilitation services (capacity building, medical referral, mapping of service provider outside Physical rehabilitation scope and distribution of mobility aids/devices) to pre-primary and primary school children and adolescents with disabilities.

Given the emergency nature of the programme and areas of intervention, the position holder will be expected to work outside the normal working hours. S/he will be based in Shire, Tigray, with frequent (80%) travel to the field.

Project Implementation:

• Train consortium member staff, teachers, PTSA, and Health Outreach Workers on basic identification of disabilities, basic rehabilitation practices, and referral.
• Together with the consortium member staff and health professionals, ensure that access to rehabilitation services is provided for children with disabilities through medical referrals and the provision of mobility aids/devices.
• Make an assessment of impairments for target school-age children with regard to impairments and physical functioning situation.
• Based on the assessment, identify the physical functioning needs of the child and specify the type of mobility aids with full specification.
• Fill in the purchase request with detailed information considering the local physical landscape and train condition,n and the specific needs of the child with functional impairment/s. Train key partner staff, including consortium member staff, teachers, and local health professionals on fitting and use of mobility devices, including wheelchairs, crutches, and other devices for pre-primary and primary school children and adolescents.
• Ensure good communication with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), local actors working with Persons with Disabilities, Organization of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) so that these actors support children with disabilities in school enrollments and retentions.
• Conduct assessment for visual, hearing, and speech impairments local service providers (private and government-owned) and facilitate referral linkage so children with hearing, visual,l and other sensory impairments can access the services.
• Facilitate with the sensory service provider to have a Memorandum of Understanding for the service they will provide to children with visual, hearing, and speech impairments impairment.
• Support CBO and give them the required support to them, including on-the-job coaching and quality advice.

Quality M&E and Reporting

• Ensure the high quality of activities implemented as indicated in the project proposal document.
• Participate in regular monitoring, midterm and final evaluation of the project in consultation with the PM and project partners, and documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and good practices to relevant bodies.
• Develop and implement a supportive supervision plan to CBOs and partners (health facilities, Organization of Persons with Disabilities, Education bureau/offices, etc).
• Work in close collaboration with the project PM and documentation, and communication Officer to monitor the project outcomes and results are as per the indicated performance indicators and contribute to the media material production.
• Implement the formalized tools and methods developed within the project framework.

Coordination and Representation

· Ensure a good level of communication and liaison with partners, CBOs, OPDs, as well as stakeholders operational in the project area, zonal and regional level, working on Persons with Disabilities and rehabilitation.

· Upon delegation by the PM, represent HI and attend cluster meetings with NGOs in the Tigray regional state.

In collaboration with the PM, coordinates meetings to share lessons learned, experience, and good practices of the project with partner bureaus and relevant NGOs, CBOs, and advocates for the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.

Qualification: BSc in physiotherapy degree from a recognized University with at least 5 years of Physical rehabilitation practice.

• Willingness and ability to work in remote locations
• Work experience with children with disabilities is added value.
• Experience in capacity building of partners in the identification of children with disabilities and referring children to service providers.
• Remote support to partner community-based organization on identification and enrollment of children with disability into to education system.
• Support the service provider to the community-based organization as per the signed MoU with the service providers.
• Resilient to stress

Local language skills:

• Knowledge of the local language, Tigrigna, is mandatory.