PHYSIOTHERAPIST (1)

Reporting to: Project Manager (Kigali)

Job type: Fixed term, 4 months/full time

Location: Ngororero District

ABOUT US

At Chance for Childhood (CFC), we believe that no child should have to fight for a safe & happy childhood. We exist to ensure that every child can thrive from their early years through to adulthood. Together with partners, supporters, children and their communities, we protect, educate and create lasting change for every child threatened by violence, neglect and conflict.

We specialise in ensuring access to inclusive education and safe spaces so that children in Africa can play, grow, learn and thrive. We have staff and offices in the UK, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda as well as community partners across East and West Africa.

ROLE PURPOSE

Chance for Childhood is seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking and self-motivated individual to provide technical/physiotherapy support to families/parents of children with disabilities including but not limited t o teaching parents how to do some (re)habilitation for their children with disabilities and/or support them to know how to wear/use the assistive devices as well as improving accessibility in their homes.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

• Develop and participate in delivery of regular training to the parents of children with disabilities about (re)habilitation of their children, how to use the available assistive devices and how to improve accessibility in their homes.
• Closely work with CfC field team to lead the development of checklist criteria to identify and refer CwDs to different services providers in case home based support is not possible.
• Be available for follow up visits within the families/communities to conduct detailed assessments of CwDs in need of different types of support and develop a system to ensure the timely referral of all CwDs in need of such a support.
• Develop a case management system to monitor the progress of each CwD in the district of Huye and Bugesera and regularly submit progress reports to the Senior programme Manager.
• Evaluate the extent to which CwDs are making progress and make suggestions to improve the project implementation system and communicate lessons learnt to enable a continuous cycle of learning and management of the programme.
• Build relationship with community service providers across Bugesera and Huye district to ensure open lines of communication at all times.
• Be the first point of contact within the team for all the parents and service providers on the matters of CwDs.
• Consistently follow up with Disability Mainstreaming officers and other officials at the district to understand the progress of all CwDs referrals made.
• Support the integration and inclusion of CwDs in the family and community (mainstream schools, community events, etc).
• Empower and enhance the capacity of delivering high quality physiotherapy/community-based rehabilitation interventions to CwDs.
• Upholding a strong presence in the community and building trust with the community leaders.
• Work closely with National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) & National Child Development Agency (NCDA) to keep up to date with developments in the standardization of the Rwandan related systems.
• Undertake all aspects of the role with greatest attention and respect for the protection of children and especially those with disabilities.

Institutional strengthening

• Deliver training to any other governmental institutions upon request
• Attend District and National level meetings on disability screening, assessment, assistive devices in relation to education and/or social protection.

Networking and advocacy

• Attend sector networking events and meetings relevant to inclusion, social protection, rehabilitation, education, gender equality and child protection when necessary.
• Actively seek out opportunities such as at District and National platforms to share our programme learnings and evidence
• Represent Chance for Childhood at various functions and events when required

CANDIDIATE PROFILE,

• Bachelor’sDegree in physiotherapy
• Experiencein (re)habilitation and as a community physiotherapist with 3 to 5 years of experience.
• Abilityto summarise and communicate detailed narrative reports for donors and/or stakeholders in a clear and understandable way
• Experiencein designing community-based rehabilitation interventions
• Experiencein counselling family of CwDs
• Excellentcompetency in using Microsoft Office software (i.e., Excel, Word, power Point)
• Excellentwritten and spoken competency in English
• Knowledge of French will also be appreciated
• Highlevel of accuracy and attention to detail
• Flexibilityand ability to work with a diverse team
• Excellentcommunication skills
• A commitment to personal learning, development and improvement
• A valid physiotherapy practice license issued by responsible body

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of five years of practical experience in rehabilitation sector in not-for-profit sector;
• Experience of working in partnership with civil society organizations and local authorities;
• Experience working with vulnerable groups (persons with disability, children, women, refugees, migrants);
• Experience of supporting children with disabilities in schools especially in Rwanda is strongly required.
• Experience in working with primary educationsystem is a strong asset;

Please submit your CV and a letter (maximum one A4 page) outlining your suitability for the role to [email protected]. Not later than February 5^th 2025 at Midnight. Please ensure you add the job reference – PT CfC 2025 – to your email subject field.

SAFEGUARDING

Chance for Childhood is committed to safeguarding everyone we encounter.

We have a zero-tolerance policy towards any abuse, neglect, and exploitation of all people. Everyone that works with us is required to share and uphold this commitment through signing and complying with our Global Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Pre-employment checks are undertaken to ensure high standards are maintained, including a police check (or equivalent) and references.