JOB VACANCIES

 WIKWIHEBA MWANA CENTER is a registered local NGO with reference number N98/RGB/NGO/2017 located in Gatsibo District, which started its activities in April 2007 and was created under the initiative of one of the parents with three children suffering from epilepsy, it was initially an association of parents of children with various types of disabilities.

In accordance with the Government policy to ensure that, every child is raised within a family, children have been reintegrated with their respective families and others were welcomed in family-based alternative care. The Centre is currently focusing on follow-up activities and offer of daycare services to children with disabilities. This new way of working means that the staff of the Centre do fieldwork and home visits, as well as receive children who come daily to the Centre for inclusive Early Childhood Development (ECD) and other specialized services for people with disabilities.

Since then the Center has changed the name into WIKWIHEBAMWANA INCLUSIVE ECD AND COMMUNITY CENTER/HUB, where we offer Inclusive services to children without disabilities and those with disabilities around the Centre.

The Centre offers:

• Daycare center for children
• Inclusive ECD
• Supporting therapy activities for children with Disabilities coming to the Centre: Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and TVET for young adults with disabilities.

WIKWIHEBAMWANA INCLUSIVE ECD AND COMMUNITY CENTER/HUB has exciting vacancies and seeks to recruit passionate Rwandan nationals with relevant technical and working experience that will contribute to the delivery of Inclusive services to children without disabilities and those with disabilities around the Centre.

All posts s require regular access with children and recruited staff should protect children from abuse and harm. The place of work for the following positions is at Gatsibo District.

1. Position: Occupational Therapist (One post)

 Main responsibilities:

• Assess the functional capacities of children with disabilities and identify their needs for rehabilitation and specific items
• Provide safe and appropriate Occupation therapy interventions
• Participate in the inter-professional analysis, plan, and reporting of children with disabilities coming to the Centre.

Competencies (knowledge, skills required for the job):

• Ability to work in an multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to develop and apply clinical tools
• Familiar users centered approach
• Good capacity to organize and conduct training and community awareness-raising campaigns
• Knowledge of community-based rehabilitation approach
• Ability to work with partners
• Knowledge of referral mechanism
• Ability to develop information materials

 Minimum qualification(s):

• Degree in occupational therapy from a recognized university or A2 with at least 2 years of experience as occupational therapist.
• To be registered in RWOTA

Interested candidates should submit a motivation letter and Curriculum Vitae in English or Kinyarwanda including 3 names of professional referees to [email protected]. The deadline for receiving applications is February 18^th 2021 at 05:00 PM. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done on 03^rd February 2021