Ref: OP429-05

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

An Occupational Therapist position to provide therapy to children under the age of 18 years in a clinical/school environment.

To assist children in performing and achieving important learning and developmental skills they need for life in the following key areas:

- School productivity
- Cognitive abilities
- Self care
- Play
- Handwriting
- Fine & gross motor skills
- Improving their attention, concentration and ability to follow instructions in the correct order
- Complete self-care activities such as being able to get dressed, fasten buttons, zips & laces
- Increase independence in personal care needs such as bathing or brushing their teeth and feeding themselves independently.

Requirements

- Masters Degree with minimum 1 work year experience or Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 2 years works experience in the field.

Requirements prior to employment start date:

- Degree must be attested by the following
- The Ministry of Education of the country where the degree was taken
- The UAE Embassy of the country where the degree was taken
- The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Professional License or actively in progress

About the Company

The Developing Child Centre, a social business gifting all of its net profit to the Hibah fund, and the centre of excellence dedicated to the mental, physical and social empowerment of children under 18, in the UAE and across the region.

We think different. We teach different.

95% of our children require some kind of educational, academic, behavioral or developmental support to ensure they are meeting age appropriate milestones & expectations.

At TDCC we believe that every child is brilliant and we nurture and build children's confidence and abilities. We work closely with children, parents and schools to ensure that no child is left behind not only within the educational system but also within society at large.

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