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Weekend Worker

West FlandersOn site20 hours/week>12months

A care organization provides tailored care to individuals experiencing problems due to substance abuse and/or addictive behaviors. The organization offers support and guidance to care recipients and their context, from low-threshold care to residential treatment, with the goal of recovery. The residential care facility is located in a city, offering both a short-term detoxification program and a short-term therapeutic program. The outpatient drug assistance centers are spread across various locations in the region.

Subsidiarity, diversity, emancipatory work, and person-centered care are central norms and values within the organization's treatment offerings.

What you do

  • Support the group during the weekend and be a consistent and recognizable face for clients (8 to 10 per living group).
  • Ensure that the living environment remains calm, safe, and structured outside of weekdays.
  • Be available, if necessary, for clients of a specific residential group (5 residents).

Profile

  • Bachelor's degree in a human sciences field (e.g., social work, psychology, orthopedagogy) or a bachelor's degree in (psychiatric) nursing, OR be an expert by experience. Student workers are also eligible.
  • Possess a B driving license.
  • Be empathetic and proficient in motivational interviewing.
  • Consciously choose a weekend rhythm and not shy away from night work (one week you work day shifts on Saturday and Sunday, the following week you do night shifts).
  • Be able to work independently and make decisions.
  • Be strong in communication, dare to question yourself, and be open to feedback.
  • Believe in the power of self-help, guide clients with respect and clarity, and be integer.
  • Experience in drug assistance, group work, and/or contextual work is a plus, but not a requirement.

Professional skills.

  • Provide help and assistance in emergency situations.
  • Intervene in conflicts.
  • Support self-reliance.
  • Plan activities.
  • Guide a living group.
  • Notice changes in the condition of a care recipient.

Personal skills.

  • Flexibility
  • Independence
  • Communication
  • Coaching
  • Empathy

Offer.

  • An engaging and educational job within addiction care.
  • Remuneration according to applicable scales (PC 330.02; IFIC 14), with foreseen allowances for weekend and night work.
  • Socially relevant work in a multidisciplinary team.
  • A work environment where humanity, collaboration, and growth are central.
  • A fixed and predictable weekend schedule, easy to combine with studies, a second job, or care tasks during the week.

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