Careers: Occupational Therapist at Karin Dom

Our principles of work make respecting and guaranteeing the rights of children our top priority. We believe that every child, regardless of their physical and mental condition, has opportunities and strengths that should be developed and used with regard to securing their basic rights and equal access to social, health and educational services, family care and public support.

Today we are looking for a responsible and warm-hearted professional who supports and understands our cause and is willing to fill the position of Occupational Therapist at Karin Dom

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Participates in the multidisciplinary team of specialists, performing a functional-diagnostic examination and analysis of the children’s conditions.
2. Participates in the team examination of children, to study their needs and those of the family, after which to prepare an individual needs assessment and an individual support plan for the user. Develops an individual program to overcome difficulties and improve the quality of their life. It promotes to the maximum extent the development of the child’s independence in daily activities, learning and games and contributes to increasing independence, accessibility and safety of the home and social environment.
3. Performs occupational therapy assessment of clients.
4. Provides individual occupational therapy intervention, conducts consultations with children and parents and therapeutic individual and group sessions in a therapeutic environment, in a home environment, as well as in all environments in which the child functions.
5. If necessary, visits client’s homes, children’s institutions / schools or wherever necessary in order to observe the environment and its maximum adaptation to the specific needs and condition of the child.
6. Provides support for the preparation of training programs for the child in kindergarten and school according to the educational opportunities and pace of learning. Maintains contact with various specialists regarding children’s problems, needs and progress.
7. Advises parents on issues about their child’s development in various areas. Determines the objectives of the support, based on an assessment of the potential and the way to achieve it. Trains the child’s relatives in activities suitable for implementation at home, which continue and maintain the effect of therapy in the home.
8. Educates the parents and caregivers of a child with special needs on the care to be taken for their proper development and functioning, as well as reorganization of resources in the environment. Conducts therapy with the participation of parents and other children in the family and evaluates the effectiveness of the therapy program and modifies it in a timely manner.
9. Selects appropriate methods and means of impact and therapy. Consults in the selection and trains in the use of auxiliary and orthotic devices.
10. Maintains documentation necessary for therapeutic work on a case-by-case basis. Participates in the preparation of the Individual Assessment of Needs, the Individual Support Plan, their periodic updating and the Report on the Assessment of the Achieved Results. Prepares Team Opinions of the children and other required documentation for the work in Complex for social services (Family Type Foster Center) and other projects.
11. Plans and reports daily working with families. Prepares monthly activity reports.
12. Participates in planned meetings with parents and relatives of the children.
13. Maintains and increases their professional qualification by participating in qualifications, trainings, seminars, projects, etc. 

Job Requirements

1. Education – higher, qualification degree: bachelor’s degree, specialty Occupational Therapy and/or qualification degree: master’s degree, specialty Occupational Therapy in the Community with a diploma from an accredited university.
   • general knowledge of medical, social, educational aspects of disability conditions
   • knowledge of the institutions, services and NGOs in the community and the country
   • knowledge of health problems and diseases: diseases of the nervous system, neuromuscular diseases, multiple disabilities, metabolic diseases and others

Experience

• experience in the field of social services
• experience working with children and families

Personal qualities

• excellent communication skills
• skills for working with children and families
• skills for building trusting relationships with clients
• teamwork skills
• skills for adequately reading and reacting to different emotional states of clients
• analytical and decision-making ability
• readiness to work in a dynamic environment
• non-discriminatory attitude
• good management of working hours
• striving to improve professional skills
• loyalty to the values ​​of the Foundation

WHAT WE OFFER

• Permanent employment contract and pay corresponding to the responsibilities of the position
• Paid leave from 36 to 45 days
• Food vouchers
• Care through the Health and Wellbeing Program
• Internal tracking system and incentives for good performance
• Trainings to acquire knowledge and skills for leading methods and approaches to support children with special needs and parents
• Mobile phone, office computer
• Possibility of trips related to the exchange of experience in the country and abroad according to the organization’s projects 

If you recognize yourself as the person for the described position, we will be happy to receive your resume to email: bboncheva@karindom.org

All submitted applications will be reviewed with feedback and an invitation to an initial interview to those candidates who meet our expectations for this responsible position.