Are you ready for a valuable role in youth protection? Do you want to make a difference for families with children with an (intellectual) disability or chronic illness and children of parents with a disability? A youth care organization is looking for a driven and committed youth protector to strengthen its team.
What you will do. As a youth protector at an organization specialized in youth protection and youth probation, you play 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. And if it deteriorates, you intervene so that 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 frequently liaise with colleagues and chain partners such as municipalities, the police, the Public Prosecution Service, and other parties like educational institutions. Together, you ensure an effective approach and that everyone can contribute optimally from their role.
Profile
- A completed Bachelor's degree, such as Social Work, MWD, Pedagogy
- Registration in the SKJ register
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working with families and/or youth (experience in another field with complex issues is a plus)
- 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.
What they offer.
- Year-end bonus, pension, and a budget for setting up your home workspace
- Access to an in-house training and expertise center. There, you will follow, for example, the youth protection training track
- A mentor, an experienced youth protector who will guide you
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