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Do
you have a passion for working with youths and adults with disability? The
Vanuatu Society for People with Disability (VSPD) is looking for four (4) Community
Base Rehabilitation Officers to deliver our CBR program, through the provision
of rehabilitation, education and assistive devices. The program aims to improve
mobility and promotes holistic development to improving the quality of life for
persons with disability and supporting them and their families to participate
as equal members in all levels of society.
Responsibilities
- Assess the needs and abilities of clients with disability and their
families, who have been referred to the VSPD CBR program
- Assist clients and their families to develop
holistic and client centred goals; ensure the goals are reviewed and modified
as necessary during follow up assessments
- Provide intervention as appropriate, including the
provision of education, strategies, therapy and equipment/mobility aids
- Complete required documentation and reporting
(assessments, client progress notes, equipment prescription and distribution,
etc.) in a clear, concise and timely manner
- Carry out duties and responsibilities promptly as
per the following timeframes:
- Initial
assessments to be conducted within 4 weeks of a referral
- Prescribed
equipment to be delivered within 2 weeks of assessment
- Follow
up assessment to be conducted within 3 months of initial assessment
- Documentation
to be completed within the week in which the intervention occurred
- Complete
reporting and documentation (equipment supply and prescription stocktake data,
donor and partner organisation reports, etc.)
- Communicate in a clear, sensitive and appropriate
way with clients and their families as well as community members, VSPD staff
and stakeholders.
- Ensure stocktake/inventory tracking of equipment
is accurate and up to date
- Contribute to program design and reporting to
external donors and partner organisations
- Support the CBR team, encouraging the learning of
all team members.
Criteria:
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Must
have completed at least Year 10. Additional qualifications are welcome
- Experience
working in community settings e.g. in education, health, community and social
development activities
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills
- Basic
computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel, email)
- Ability
to work within a team and with community members
- Excellent
organisational and time management skills.
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