As a behavioral scientist, you will strengthen the Care and Support team in complex youth cases and safety issues within a municipal organization. You will deepen the assessment of cases, advice, and decision-making. You will also help further define tasks and responsibilities and contribute to the quality and consistency of the work. You advise and coach consultants in making careful, well-founded choices.
What you do
- Advise on complex youth cases, safety issues, and situations involving risks to the development or safety of children and young people
- Support substantive key decisions, such as reports to a specialized safety authority, deployment of crisis care, and (imminent) out-of-home placements
- Assess and review investigations, advice, and decisions, ensuring sufficient substantive justification and careful consideration
- Coach and guide consultants on complex issues and contribute to intervision, professional development, and methodical work
- Help deepen and define tasks, responsibilities, and work processes within the youth team
- Contribute to quality improvement and the application of relevant laws and regulations, guidelines, and the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Reporting Code
What they ask
- The 'Bring Your Own Device' principle applies to this assignment. The candidate uses their own IT resources (laptop, phone, and associated accessories) for the execution of the assignment
- Demonstrable completed Orthopedagogics, Psychology, and/or a comparable behavioral science education at a minimum of university bachelor level
- Demonstrable work experience in the role of behavioral scientist
- Candidate agrees to the stated secondment conditions
Preferences.
- Demonstrable work experience with complex youth cases AND safety issues
- Demonstrable knowledge of the Youth Act (Jeugdwet), the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Reporting Code (Meldcode Huiselijk Geweld), AND relevant guidelines for youth care
- Demonstrable work experience with substantively advising AND coaching professionals
- Demonstrable work experience in the last 10 years in the role of behavioral scientist
Competencies.
- Strong analytical skills
- Judgment
- Coaching and guidance
- Environmentally sensitive
- Connecting ability
- Decisiveness
- Stress-resistant
- Collaboration-oriented
- Organizational sensitivity
- Quality-oriented
- Communicative, both orally and in writing
Practical
- Interviews with the client are scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026
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