Location: Kakuma

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.

A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and for our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community- based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.

Our partners in Kenya Somalia Program include: Lutheran Churches and their related agencies, The European Commission (ECHO), the US Government (BPRM), WFP, UNICEF and UNHCR with whom we are key implementing partners

Lutheran World Federation Kenya- Somalia, Dadaab and Kakuma Program is seeking to recruit a Kenya National staff for the following position;

JOB SUMMARY

The job holder is in charge of overseeing the support, participation and advancement of learners with disabilities across pre-primary, early years, middle school and junior secondary levels.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Manage the Inclusive Education Unit and help stakeholders (parents/ caregivers, teachers, school administrators, community leaders, education partners) understand the need for inclusion

·       Facilitate collaborative teaching between regular classroom teachers and SNE/IE teachers to ensure inclusion support to learners in the mainstream classrooms

·       Promote access, retention and transition of learners with disabilities in the mainstream schools through various channels:

·       Provide technical assistance to schools for sensitive placement decisions through school visits.

·       Maintain electronic and hard-copy educational records for student with Individual Education Program (I.E.P.).

·       Training and mentoring community mobilizers on types of disabilities, identification, referral of learners with disabilities to the EARC, use of disability friendly etiquette to curb stigma during identification and intervention stages and on PFA to support families of learners with disabilities

·       Ensure follow-up of learners with disabilities at schools is done in a timely and appropriate manner to ensure attendance and school retention; ensure the provision of accessible and adaptable learning and teaching materials that benefit all educators as well as learners

·       Liaising with the County and Sub-County government officials in-charge of Special Education to mainstream curriculum practices for host and refugee learners with disabilities in the regular classrooms; facilitate understanding and acknowledgement of the rights of all children and the improvement of accessibility such as infrastructure, attitudinal, environmental, policies as necessary at the schools.

·       Mentoring/Capacity-build SNE, classroom assistants and regular teachers to adapt the inclusive education pedagogy and enable multi-level teaching for the benefit of all learners in the classrooms

Coordinate EARC outreach and sensitization activities at the community through awareness raising by the community by mobilizers, meeting community leaders’ forums to support disability mainstreaming and inclusion.

·       Supporting with development of tools in a multi-disciplinary team for identification of hidden, developmental and severe disabilities

·       Coordinating inter-agency EARC referrals, follow-up and ensuring psycho-social support is offered to parents/ caregivers and learners with disabilities through the ‘EARC’ journey in conformity with LWF Disability Inclusion Guideline standards and good practices for technical quality and approaches.

·       Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports to aid in management decision-making.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Education but with a specialization Special Needs Education or related field.

·       Minimum 5 year of relevant and progressive working experience.

·       Professional certifications in inclusion education.

·       Effective exposure to/working knowledge of child protection and safeguarding.

COMPETENCIES

·       Community mobilization and behavior change communication skills.

·       Organizational Skills and Competence

·       Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding is desirable.

·       Communication and presentation skills

·       Report writing and analysis.

·       Computer proficiency.

A person of high integrity that will model LWF/WS Kenya Somali Program core values:

·       Dignity and justice

·       Compassion and commitment

·       Respect for diversity

·       Inclusion and participation

·       Transparency and accountability

Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

Disclosure: The LWF participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme developed by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response, which requires LWF to conduct reference checks with prior employers including questions about employee misconduct. By proceeding with this job application, you consent to LWF requesting a Statement of Conduct from previous employers. This Statement of Conduct is requested from previous employers for all candidates for employment and provided to all employers that request it from LWF.

Closing date August 24th 2023

Application closes: Aug 24, 2023

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