As a Youth Social Worker, you will work as a primary therapist (casemanager) and co-therapist within a specialized team at a specific location. You will guide and treat young people aged 14 to 24 with serious psychiatric problems. Often, they also struggle in multiple areas of life, such as school, work, finances, housing, or relationships. Previous help has often not been successful or has been difficult to get off the ground.
You work outreach-oriented: you go to young people and offer help in their own living environment. You work in a multidisciplinary mini-team of three to four professionals and, where necessary, liaise with other disciplines and chain partners. The team offers intensive, flexible, and outreach-oriented treatment and and guidance to young people with a serious psychiatric disorder, taking a broad view of their situation and providing support in various areas of life.
What you do
- Conduct intake interviews and draw up treatment plans together with the primary therapist;
- Guide and treat young people and their network using a recovery-oriented approach;
- Maintain an overview of the different areas of life and involve other professionals in a timely manner;
- Act together with the team in crisis situations and escalate care when necessary;
- Collaborate with various chain partners and agencies.
What they ask You are an engaged and decisive professional who takes young people seriously and can stand by them, even when the situation is complex. You work independently, maintain an overview, and know when coordination or escalation is needed. Even in crisis situations, you remain calm and goal-oriented. Furthermore, you have:
- A higher professional education (HBO) diploma in Social Work or Social Welfare (with a focus on youth);
- At least 3 years of work experience, preferably in mental health care (GGZ) and/or outpatient settings;
- A valid SKJ registration;
- Experience with Flexible Assertive Community Treatment or the motivation to develop further in this area;
- Experience with youth, the EPA target group, and conducting systemic conversations.
A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is a standard part of our application procedure.
Practical
- End-of-year bonus and holiday allowance of 8.33%;
- Good pension accrual with the Healthcare & Welfare Pension Fund;
- For commuting and business trips, a 2nd class mobility card, also usable for public transport bicycles, or a mileage allowance;
- Discount on various insurance policies;
- The organization offers many opportunities for professional development and personal growth with a wide range of training courses;
- A multiple-choice system where gross salary can be used for extra vacation days, bicycle purchase, and additional travel expense reimbursement;
- Access to the Lifecheck care platform, a vitality budget, balance budget, and access to Nrgize for participation in activities such as bootcamp, yoga, and padel, plus unlimited access to GoodHabitz online courses;
- Parking facilities;
- Referral bonus of €1000 gross for referring a colleague.
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