Humanity and Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) is an independent and impartial aid organization working in poverty and exclusion, conflict, and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our actions and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs and improving their living conditions. HI is a non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making organization.

Mission

OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION:

Reporting to the Rehabilitation Supervisor, the physiotherapist/occupational therapist contributes to delivering physical and functional rehabilitation care to patients targeted by the HI intervention.

 MAIN TASKS

1. Expertise

1. Provides technical expertise for his/her project

  i.   Complies with international technical norms and standards when implementing clinical activities within his/her area of expertise

   ii.  Identifies the need to adapt project documentation by international technical norms and standards.

   iii.  Raises awareness of rehabilitation norms and standards amongst members of multidisciplinary teams

    iv. Is responsible for the technical quality and relevance of the therapeutic activities within his/her area of expertise.

     v. Informs his/her technical authority about the identified technical needs

     vi. Adjusts his/her activities according to audit recommendations

     vii. Improves his/her technical capacity by building on lessons learned and good practices identified from the project

    viii. Respects the codes of ethics related to his or her profession and organization

b.Contribute to professional development

     i. Carries out self-assessment of his/her clinical practice and identifies strengths and  areas of needed improvement toward professional development

        ii. Identifies jointly with his/her technical authority his/her professional development plan

       iii.  Attends selected activities proposed for professional development and according to the professional development plan designed with technical authority

          iv Contributes to practice analyses with colleagues toward professional practice development

2. Implementation and monitoring

     a.  Ensures the implementation of therapeutic activities, in collaboration with the appropriate services and accordance with international procedures and standards.

                  i. Assesses the functional capacities and rehabilitation needs of beneficiaries and their caregivers

                  ii.  Defines personalized therapeutic action plans

                  iii.   Provides rehabilitation services (therapeutic education and care,  and technical aids) to beneficiaries and their caregivers

                  iv.  Adapts treatment plans according to the progress and needs of the beneficiaries and their caregivers.

                   v.  Adapts exercises and recommendations to ensure continuity in the home environment. Proposes related home adaptations if needed.

                  vi. Ensures that care is provided with respect for the person (safe environment, respect for safety rules, dignity, confidentiality)

                 vii. Informs and trains beneficiaries and  caregivers on the rehabilitation process, and exercises and adaptations to be continued in the home

                viii. Demonstrates awareness of relevant referral pathways. Identifies and reports referral needs

                ix. Provides public health-relevant messages to households and communities, linked to rehabilitation specificities

                 x. Updates beneficiaries' files according to the activities carried out and observed changes in the situation.

                xi. Keeps updated on beneficiary's overall conditions and treatment plan. Collaborates with the other social, health, and rehabilitation professionals involved in the beneficiary treatment plan.

               xii. Ensures a daily quantitative and qualitative report on the activities, through the tools put in place

     b. Contributes to team and project life

                 i. Identifies and share with the project team any situational changes that may have an impact on the target population and project

                  ii. Participates in the qualitative analysis of the project to adapt the activities according to the needs of the beneficiaries and the context.

Contract Duration- 6 months with the possibility of extension based on the availability of funding 

Job Requirements

Essential

Preferable

Qualification(s):

State diploma, Bachelor's or Master's degree in physiotherapy or occupational therapy

Experience (type and amount of experience) :

At least 2 years of clinical experience

Previous experience with HI is an asset

How to Apply

Women and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should fill in the attached application form Job application form.docx and submit it with a 1-page motivation letter through ethiojobs or email it to recruitment@ethiopia.hi.org on or before the above-mentioned deadline.

Please clearly state the position you apply in the subject of your email and also for which duty station. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for exam/interview no phone calls, please. 

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign a self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers. 

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes women and persons with disabilities to apply.