A social district team is looking for a youth professional with expertise in case management and safety. The team works with families and residents and handles applications concerning upbringing and growing up, such as ASS, domestic violence, child abuse, (high-conflict) divorces, and PGB questions. Questions about mental health, finances, debts, informal care, and WMO are also addressed. The team is large enough to work from specializations and has various basic teams:
- an intake team that conducts a broad inquiry, focused on appropriate support
- a team that works with acute safety case studies
- a specialized help & support team that provides basic assistance itself
- a specialized case management team
What you will do.
- In consultation with colleagues, dare to step outside the established paths of laws and regulations if necessary to provide appropriate support for the family
- Act as a pivot between the youth, their parent(s), care provider(s), school, and the youth's network
- Ensure appropriate help is delivered and, if necessary, seek alternative bridging support
- Be critical and knowledgeable
- Be able to work well under time pressure, define questions clearly, and maintain an overview
- Be a true connector and have a good understanding of the (youth) care landscape
What they ask
- Completed HBO education, focused on the position
- Registration within the appropriate professional register (Jeugdzorg SKJ)
- Ability to work and think from the family's perspective
- Be analytical and pragmatic
- Ability to connect with various collaborating parties
- Capable of reflecting on one's own actions
- Be empathetic and a good listener
- Be a connector within families and their social network, within the team, and between collaborating partners
- Possess conversational skills and observational ability
- Have good written skills
- Be able to make a good analysis in the hectic pace of the situation
- Be able to establish a relationship with those involved in a crisis-like context
- Have courage!
Practical
- A workplace where initiative is valued and there is room to expand and deepen areas of interest and expertise
- A varied and challenging job where you can make a difference
- An employment contract based on trust and responsibility (no time registration or caseload norms)
- A self-managed training budget
- Legal position in accordance with the Youth Care Collective Labor Agreement (CAO Jeugdzorg)
- Salary according to scale 10 (minimum € 3,601.40 and maximum € 5,410.39 gross on a full-time basis)
- Inclusion in the Healthcare and Welfare Pension Fund (PFZW)
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