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Peace Corps Response provides opportunities for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) and experienced professionals to undertake challenging, short-term assignments in various program areas around the world. Qualified applicants can put their professional skills and academic training to work as Peace Corps Response Volunteers, where they will gain additional international experience while imparting technical expertise critical for partner organizations and the communities they serve.

A Peace Corps Response Volunteer is needed to serve as an Occupational Therapy Specialist for Norfil Foundation, Inc.—a local nongovernmental organization specializing in the care and rehabilitation of disabled, neglected, and abandoned children through community and family-based programs. Norfil uses a community-based rehabilitation strategy for rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities, poverty reduction, and social inclusion of children and youth with disabilities. For the past few years, the foundation has been successful in training parents, community volunteers, and public school teachers on special education and integration of children with disabilities into regular schools. However, the foundation needs to improve in the areas of physical and occupational therapy. Specifically, Norfil needs a technical consultant to provide intensive training to community volunteers on different therapeutic strategies for improving the fine and gross motor skills of children with mobility challenges. The foundation also sees a need to train young adults on vocational rehabilitation for livelihood opportunities and employment.

A PCRV skilled in physical or occupational therapy will develop a training manual for staff, community volunteers, and parents that will equip them to: (1) assist children and youth with motor problems to maximize their abilities and become more independent; (2) promote the prevention of secondary complications as a result of physical disabilities; and (3) ensure that children and youth with motor problems have access to and equal opportunities for education, employment, and other activities of mainstream society. In addition to developing the training manual, the Occupational Therapy Specialist will provide training to caregivers and demonstrate techniques and strategies for handling children with motor problems and delays. The PCRV will develop a checklist to be used by staff and volunteers for monitoring parents in the implementation of a home program for children with motor problems. The Volunteer will also assist Norfil in establishing linkages with other organizations serving children with motor problems and delays. As time permits, the PCRV will design and implement training on vocational rehabilitation and employment for young adults with disabilities.

Academic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree

Mandatory Qualifications:

-Degree in physical or occupational therapy

-At least two years of experience working with community-based rehabilitation programs

-Broad experience in handling motor dysfunction and motor delay in children with disabilities

-At least two years of experience working in vocational and sheltered workshops for persons with disabilities

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