Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Home de la Vierge des Pauvres “HVP Gatagara” is an institution working in favor of Persons with Disability. Founded by Father Joseph Adrien Julien Fraipont Ndagijimana. It started its operations in 1960 in Gatagara, the "hill of hope." It was the first and only one center for medical care, education, and reintegration of Persons with Disabilities in Rwanda. HVP GATAGARA, through its branch based in Kicukiro district, Gikondo sector intervenes in the area of special education since 2015. It offers services including a special school for learners with intellectual challenges, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, social services, and other support rehabilitation services. HVP Gatagara has received funding from European Union and CBM Germany to implement a 3-years project 2020-2022 “Enhancing access to quality education, inclusion and community well-being for children with intellectual disabilities and their families in Kicukiro, City of Kigali”, starting on 10th February 2020. .

Job Responsibilities
• Psychology seeks to understand and explain thoughts, emotions, feelings, and behavior.
• Psychologists use techniques such as observation, assessment, and experimentation to develop theories about the beliefs and feelings that influence a person’s actions.
• Psychologist gathers information and evaluates behavior through controlled laboratory experiments, psychoanalysis, or psychotherapy.
• They also may administer personality, performance, aptitude, or intelligence tests. They look for relationships or patterns of behavior between events and use this information when testing theories in their research or treating patients.
• The psychologist will perform canceling and guidance sessions
• He will be a member of the multidisciplinary team during disability assessment, placement, and referral

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications
• Relevant university degree in psycho-peda, psychology, clinical psychology
• Having a significant experience in the area of disability specifically in inclusive & special education and rehabilitation facility
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• The understanding the creation of HVP Gatagara as a complex organization with different branches is essential
• Understanding the mission, vision and the philosophy of the congregation of the Brothers of Charity is mandatory

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates with the required experience and profile are invited to submit hard copies of their applications in English including a Curriculum Vitae with three professional references and a meaningful cover letter outlining, in particular, their relevant experience and salary expectations what motivates them for the job and why they are suitable for the position, as well as relevant supporting documents such as diplomas to HVP Gatagara Gikondo not later than 3rd February 2020 at 5:00 PM.

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