Speech Therapy consultant

 
Project: Improving access of children with disabilities to quality multidisciplinary rehabilitation services in the Gaza Strip. Funded by Swiss Solidarity Foundation
 
 
CONTEXT
 
Handicap International (HI) is an independent international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster, working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. Handicap International is active in the occupied Palestinian territory since 1996; HI gives the priority to the development of capacities of disable person's organizations at local, national, and regional level. HI aims at developing the mechanisms and capacities to enhance access to services and supporting initiatives to remove barriers and enhancing inclusiveness of the community development process. In addition to that HI gives priority to emergency response through development of capacities and contingency plans with relevant partners for a quick reaction in case a crisis occurs.
 
Through the project “Improving access of children with disabilities to quality multidisciplinary rehabilitation services in the Gaza Strip” HI is aiming to reduce the extreme vulnerability of Children with disabilities in Gaza by improving the access to essential rehabilitation services and in particular the psychological and physical services.
 
The project has three components: providing quality psychological and functional rehabilitation services to CWCP/MD by multidisciplinary outreach team. Empowering the families of CWCP/MD to insure their follow up to the rehabilitation process of their children, and strengthen the referral system on local level and information on available services is more accessible.
 
 
DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIRED SERVICE PROVISION
The Speech therapy Consultant will work with partners’ speech therapist to assist and support them in planning and conducting the speech therapy intervention plan for CwCP/MD.
To train and support partners speech therapist in the assessment and therapeutic techniques used by speech therapist to help and treat CwCP/MD.

The speech therapy consultant services is needed during the following activities:

Need assessment and planning:
-Conducting training needs assessment for the two partners outreach team speech therapists
-Provide the partner organization and HI with the training needs assessment report and conclusions
-Provide and submit to partner organization and HI the training and on job coaching plan for the two speech therapists based on need assessment.
 
On job training and support:
-Conduct 2 on job training visits each month to the 2 speech therapists working in Baitona located in the North of Gaza and PACF  (Palestine Avenir for Childhood Foundation ) located in Gaza City .
-Direct and indirect supervision and Support of the partner’s speech therapists to develop speech therapy intervention plan, based on data collection, from variety of sources including speech therapy tests, direct and indirect observations, and interviews with the child, family members and other involved in child care.
-Provide and support partners outreach speech therapists with the newest assessment and therapeutic techniques and models to be followed and used in the intervention process
-Report to the partner organizations and HI about each visit with a field visit report which should include (Visit Date, Duration, Objectives and Aims, skills enhanced, advices provided, areas to focus on, recommendations and challenges, next visit plan, conclusions and where we up to with the therapist skills)

Reporting:
-Provide 2 partner organizations and HI with a final draft report about the confidence level of therapists and on job training period, and wait for the comments of partners and HI.
-Provide 2 partner organizations and HI with a final report about on job training activity for the 2 speech therapists
 
 
CONSULTANT’S PROFILE
1-Higher education with proven long experience in speech therapy
2-Good Knowledge and practice for coaching and leaning methods
3-Fluent in sign language
4-Willingness to travel to the field
5-Excellent communication skills
6-Good organizational skills
7-Ability to work under pressure and within a team
8-Ability to handle multiple assignments and meetdeadlines.
9-Positive, innovative, inspirational and problemsolving attitude
 
SERVICE DURATION AND LOCATION
- The Service provision contract with the speech therapy consultant starts on the 28th November 2012 till 29th August 2013.
 
WORK SCHEDULE
- According to the following timetable, the speech therapy consultant is going to provide his services during the following Schedule
 

 

6-Report
-Provide 2 partner organizations and HI with a final draft report about the confidence level of therapists and on job training period, and wait for the comments of partners and HI.
-Provide 2 partner organizations and HI with a final report about on job training activity for the 2 speech therapists
 
7-RESOURCE PERSON
Within the framework of the service provision, the speech therapy consultant will be asked to collaborate with Handicap International’s teams and in particular with the project technical officer who will be the point of contact
 
8-BUDGET
 
Once the short listing of applicants is done, Handicap International shall contact the shortlisted applicants to provide a full proper price quote with his/her financial expectations according to the services requested fitting with the below criteria:
-Price quote shall be in English and in ILS currency.
-Prices shall be inclusive of VAT.
-Delivery timeframe & payment terms shall be clear and mentioned in the quote fitting with the start/end dates requested by Handicap International.
-Price quote shall be signed and stamped.
 
Handicap international encourages qualified Persons with Disabilities to apply for this post.
Please send your CV with at least 2 references and cover letter no later than 15th November 2012
With the reference [Speech Therapy Consultant]
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