Personal Counselor
A job with real impact. Life. Beautiful and sometimes complicated. We all need a helping hand sometimes. At a care organization, we understand that. Here, you can be who you are. Not only as a client, but also as a colleague. We believe in meaningful encounters and look at you as an employee. We believe that when your vitality is high, you can also mean more to the client. That makes the difference. The residential location is looking for a new colleague. Do you have an eye for group dynamics?
Do you have a creative mind and are you good at organizing? And do you want to contribute with love, fun, and courage to the quality of life of our residents in this friendly living environment? Can you set boundaries well? Then you are the personal counselor we are looking for. The location houses twenty-one (young) adults between 22 and 58 years old with an intellectual disability and/or mental health issues. The care demand focuses on support for their specific issues that influence their lives.
All residents have an independent apartment, and there is also a common room where residents can participate in shared moments such as coffee and dinner. You will be part of a team with ten passionate counselors, a dedicated behavioral scientist, and an involved cluster manager.
What you do
- Balance various planned and spontaneous encounters during your workday
- Connect with what each individual needs to live and reside as well as possible
- Sometimes help with social contacts or planning household tasks
- Go grocery shopping together, cook, visit a general practitioner or specialist, or have a cup of coffee and discuss the day together
- Engage in a qualitative encounter with the resident and build a stable relationship of trust
- Be reliable: say what you do and do what you say
- Act as the lead for a number of residents
- Support colleagues in this task
- Be responsible for the personal guidance plan of these residents
Profile
- MBO level 4 (care-related)
- No problem with irregular working hours (day, evening, and sleeping shifts)
- Teamwork, stress-resistant
- Curious and not easily discouraged
- Possesses a good sense of humor
Practical
- One-year contract
- Salary in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Disability Care, job group 40
- Room for professional development and utilizing talents
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