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Physiotherapist At Kenya Institute Of Special Education (Kise)

Standard Bank Group

Education / Teaching full time Nairobi Posted 1 month ago

Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) is a semi autonomous government agency of the Ministry of Education, Kenya. It was established through a Legal Notice No. 17 of 14th February 1986. The Institute is currently run by a council appointed by the Minister for Education. The Head of the Institute is the Director who is also the Secretary to the Council. Core Functions The Institute has been mandated to carry out the following core functions; conduct teacher training courses for teachers of children with special needs and disabilities conduct in-service courses for personnel working in all fields of special needs education prepare and conduct correspondence courses for personnel in the field of special needs education run an educational and psychological assessment centre for the training of teachers of children with special needs and disabilities run an orientation and mobility centre for training and demonstration purposes run a model training unit for the integration and inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities into the regular school schools run a pre-school department where training and the stimulation of young children with special needs and disabilities can be carried out for the purpose of teacher training function as a resource centre for the production and dissemination of information to the general public on special needs and disabilities run a documentation and resource centre on special needs and disabilities conduct research in special needs education maintain, repair, design, produce and assemble special materials and equipments for persons with special needs and disabilitiesDescription Screening, assessing and providing therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy interventions as per the patients/clients formulated treatment plan at an inpatient and outpatient unit/ward/health institution; Carrying out physical disability assessments for categorization, registration and other support; Verifying and maintaining information and records relating to clients/patients; Ensuring availability of education to patients and relatives in Institute; and Carrying out home visits and following up on clients/patients’ progress. Qualifications / Work Experience Registered and licensed with the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya     A member of Physiotherapists Association of Kenya     Two (2) years’ experience working in an orthopedic, neurological and surgical setting     Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or equivalent quali