Do you want to contribute to the recovery and stability of people with psychiatric problems? Come and work as a residential counselor in a protected living environment. You will have a meaningful role and the opportunity to support residents towards greater independence and quality of life. The protected living environment is for approximately 15 residents with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, often in combination with addiction, problematic debts, or a lack of daily activities.
Close cooperation is maintained with mental health professionals to provide structure, safety, and stabilization. Personal plans are focused on recovery, with meaningful daily activities as a fixed component. Participants are also guided in their home environment. Within the guidance, promoting and maintaining skills, social participation, and restoring human dignity are central. You will join a committed, stable, and enthusiastic team consisting of personal counselors, nurses, and residential counselors.
What you will do. As a residential counselor, you support and guide residents in their daily lives with the aim of self-reliance and social participation. Your main tasks are:
- Guiding living skills and supporting the building/maintaining of a social network.
- Stimulating structured daily and time management and participation in work or (re)creative activities.
- Identifying needs and contributing, together with the client, to the drafting and adjustment of the personal plan.
- Ensuring a safe and orderly living environment and acting as the first point of contact for residents.
- Reporting, participating in work meetings, and performing administrative tasks.
Profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven colleague who:
- Is resilient, with a completed MBO 4 education in Social Work.
- Has insight into addiction problems.
- Has insight into psychological and/or psychiatric disorders.
- Knows how to motivate and stimulate clients, focusing on their strengths.
- Has good oral and written communication skills; preferably knowledge of motivational interviewing and other conversation techniques that contribute to a good helping relationship.
- Is a good team player with knowledge of their own strengths and weaknesses.
- Is able to work irregular shifts, day and evening shifts.
- Endorses the Christian mission of the organization and wants to actively contribute to it.
- Can provide a positive Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG).
Practical
- Development: career budget of 1.5% and access to an internal academy.
- Travel expense scheme: mileage allowance or NS Business Card and a bicycle plan.
- Extras: 170 leave hours for a 36-hour week, vitality days, 8.3% year-end bonus, 8% holiday allowance, pension accrual, and €75 sports budget per year.
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