Ambulatory Youth and Family Counselor

• You conduct home visits, build trust, and work together towards sustainable change.
• You look not only at problems, but especially at the strengths and opportunities within the family.
• With methodical insight, creativity, and a warm approach, you teach families new skills and actively practice them with them, in their own environment.
• You know how to connect, motivate, and make goals concrete together.
• You work with different family dynamics and know that each family needs something different.
• You write care plans, report on successes and challenges, and support families with diverse needs.
• You work methodically and purposefully to strengthen families and increase their self-reliance, with an eye on long-term independence.
• Within the basic team, you work together to make an impact; you learn from each other, grow together, and share successes.
• Your knowledge of social services and youth and family support is excellent; you know which paths to take and when to involve other expertise.
• You have a lot of freedom to organize your own agenda and activities.
• You work independently, but can always rely on your colleagues and the basic team.
• Flexibility in appointments (day/evening) to align with families' daily lives.

• Independent and entrepreneurial type.
• A good dose of creativity and a strong personality.
• Able to handle complex situations well, dare to make decisions, and remain calm when things get complicated.

What they ask

• A completed HBO bachelor's degree in an agogic field, such as Social Work or Pedagogy, or a WO degree in Orthopedagogy.
• SKJ-registered (or eligible for immediate registration).
• In possession of a driver's license and own transport and willing to travel throughout the province.
• A Christian faith conviction and able to articulate what this means to you.

• Development opportunities with a 1.5% career budget, career paths, and an internal academy (e.g., IAG training).
• Travel expense scheme: mileage allowance or NS Business Card and a bicycle plan.
• Extras: 170 leave hours for a 36-hour week, vitality days, 8.3% year-end bonus, 8% holiday allowance, pension accrual, and €75 sports budget per year.
• You will work within a team characterized by team spirit, professionalism, and commitment.
• You work with families in their own environment, spread across the province.
• You can work from offices in Dokkum, Sneek, and Drachten and eventually Leeuwarden for meetings, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.