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