Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 12 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Special Hope Network exists to bring glory to God by creating a world where all kids are valued. We impact communities by improving care for kids with intellectual disabilities.
This starts by equipping families and caregivers to provide these children with a loving home, holistic health care, and exceptional education and therapies.
We are seeking individuals with a deep passion for supporting children with intellectual disabilities to fill positions within our Community Care Center and Community Outreach programs. The ideal candidates will have a strong commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive environment and will work closely with children, families, and interdisciplinary teams to provide the highest quality of care and outreach services.

1. Community Care Center
Facilitation
• Run room in centre by use of a developmental checklist and parent packet course with minimal supervision including a hands-on demonstration of goals, behaviour, and teaching strategies.
• Carry out an explanation of parent lessons in classrooms when applicable.
• Run a 2-hour program at centre with minimal deviations from the standards set by program leads.
• Carry out tasks as assigned by the supervisor with minimal supervision.
• Subject Expertise and Parent Learning
• Understand and execute goals in centre by the Theory of Change
• Ensure each parent knows their child’s goals, understands them, and can use the correct materials to reach targets.
• Answer questions from parents
• Note questions that need further understanding and come back with accurate answers.
• Continue professional development to understand room checklists with the highest level of accuracy.
• Provide feedback to parents at the level of their understanding and provide support for continued learning.
• Use accurate behavior, communication, and teaching practices to provide advice and assistance to parents.
Support
• Keep all materials clean, dry, and in their designated place.
• Notice any equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement and alert your supervisor.
• Daily notice tasks that make your supervisors’ job easier and do them without reminders.
Faith Active
• Be an example of spiritual growth by practicing personal daily habits of faithfulness. Talk about those habits when with your colleagues and ask them about theirs. Hold discipleship in high regard and participate every time. Pray with your team. Prioritize faith, yours, and your colleagues.
• Train parents on bible study skills, discipleship skills, and leadership skills.
• Participate in training on management skills, emotional intelligence in the workplace, bible study skills, and professionalism.

2. Community Outreach
Facilitation
• Run a cycle of Disability Advocacy course with minimal supervision including course content, surveys, activities, and follow-ups.
• Lead sensitization activities in the communities, including home, school, church, clinic, market, police sites.
• Run presentation in an interactive and creative way to enhance learning for participants.
• Distribute food and snacks, budgeting, recording purchases, and assisting with preparation as necessary.
• Carry out tasks as assigned by the supervisor with minimal supervision and trusted follow-through.
• Be where the schedule says you are unless you alert your supervisor to changes in schedule.
• Subject Expertise and Advocate Learning
• Understanding the entire Disability Advocacy course
• Lead presentations with competence and exuberance
• Answer questions from participants
• Create and run activities and group discussions.
• Note questions that need further understanding and come back with accurate answers.
• Continue professional development to understand topics with the highest level of accuracy.
• Run training to the level of the participants’ educational level and ensure understanding.
• Daily look for tasks to add to make your supervisor’s job easier without being reminded.

Faith Active
• Be an example of spiritual growth by practicing personal daily habits of faithfulness. Talk about those habits when with your colleagues and ask them about theirs. Hold discipleship in high regard and participate every time. Pray with your team. Prioritize faith, yours, and your colleagues’.
• Train advocates on bible study skills, discipleship skills and leadership skills when appropriate.
• Participate in trainings on management skills, emotional intelligence in the workplace, bible study skills and professionalism.
• Be above reproach in your work ethic (virtuous, upright). You are where you say you are, you spent what you say you spent, and you do what you say you will do.
5,000 ZMW per month

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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