Absence Coach

As an Absence Coach, you manage the process of incapacity for work from 6 weeks up to the WIA application. You support managers in their role and ensure that cases are guided carefully, timely, and according to the Wet verbetering poortwachter. Your approach is solution-oriented, and you also consider other scenarios. More importantly, you facilitate movement in an employee's reintegration when possibilities exist, and you have an advisory role. Your activities include:

• Analyzing absence and reintegration files.
• Translating advice from occupational health physicians, labor experts, and other involved professionals into a concrete action plan.
• Supporting managers with absence issues.
• Monitoring progress, quality, and legal deadlines.
• Identifying bottlenecks and initiating appropriate interventions.
• Coordinating collaboration between employee, manager, HR, occupational health service, and other stakeholders.
• Supporting a sustainable return to work when possible.
• Creating clarity on the perspective for the employee and the manager.
• Recognizing patterns in absence and translating these into improvement proposals for teams and the organization.

The manager is ultimately responsible. You provide direction, overview, progress, and connection. Additionally, you work closely with Employability Advisors, Internal Occupational Health Service, and HR advisors.

The ideal candidate combines substantive expertise with empathy and professional assertiveness. In your role, you take ownership for results and can reconcile different interests. Furthermore, you are entrepreneurial and see opportunities to improve processes. You can easily balance maintaining a relationship with delivering a critical message. Additionally, you recognize yourself in the following characteristics:

• You have an HBO (higher professional education) work and thinking level and are registered in the Register Casemanager (RCCM).
• You possess professional assertiveness and dare to give solicited and unsolicited advice.
• You maintain an overview in complex situations with many involved parties.
• You are analytically strong and can distinguish main from side issues.
• You have knowledge of the Wet verbetering poortwachter and the WIA/WGA.
• You have experience with complex absence and reintegration processes and advising managers.

• An initial contract of 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
• A collective labor agreement (CAO) salary increase of 3.5% per May 2027.
• Possibility to work full-time or part-time; deployability will be discussed.
• A 13th month paid in November and a travel allowance.
• Pension insurance with ABP, with a 70% employer contribution.
• Sports facilities available.