Youth Protector

Youth protection is a valuable role for families with children with an (intellectual) disability or chronic illness, and children of parents with a disability. An organization is looking for a driven and committed youth protector to temporarily strengthen a team.

What you will do. As a youth protector, you have a crucial coordinating role in collaborating with families, chain partners, and other important stakeholders. In this meaningful role, you monitor whether the situation remains stable or improves. If it deteriorates, you intervene to ensure children can always grow up as safely as possible.

• Guide and direct: You have an eye for what families need, conduct firm conversations, and offer clear guidance. Complex issues and other challenging cases are more the rule than the exception.
• Collaborate: You interact frequently with colleagues and chain partners such as municipalities, the police, the Public Prosecution Service, and educational institutions. Together, you ensure an effective approach and that everyone can contribute optimally from their role.

What they ask

• A completed Bachelor's degree, such as Social Work, MWD, Pedagogy.
• Registration in the SKJ register.
• Experience as a Youth Protector or Youth Reclasser within a certified institution.
• Energy, courage, and perseverance: You are not deterred by challenging situations and derive satisfaction from achieving small results, even in difficult circumstances.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written: You can conduct firm conversations, know how to connect at the right moments, and are able to write clear petitions and other documents.
• In possession of a B driving license.