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Social Health Sector Support Worker

BrusselsOn site3 hours/weekDuration negotiable

This assignment involves an innovative concept of shared and supported housing for seniors living with cognitive difficulties. The project, led by an organization, will launch in January 2027. The living community will accommodate up to 8 residents over 65 in a warm and reassuring environment.

What you do

From autumn 2026, you will mobilize to prepare the opening of the living community and support future residents and their families with their move-in. From January 2027, within a small team of 2 or 3, you will be among the first support workers for the living community. A role to be built with the administrators and alongside family caregivers and home care providers who are present day and night.

  • You accompany each resident in their daily life dynamics, linked to the rhythm of an ordinary day.
  • In case of an immediate need from a resident, you are required to provide a solution with or without the help of your colleagues.
  • You support the autonomy and participation of seniors, facilitate connections with everyone, and create partnerships with the neighborhood.
  • You are the main contact for questions from residents' families.
  • You meet and inform candidates, help organize move-ins, and manage administrative files.
  • You are the attentive observer, the benevolent guardian: you report any event useful for the deployment of quality support, you express any need to reflect on it as a team, and you initiate constructive team reflections.
  • Thanks to your experience and continuous training, you guarantee the support approach with the backing of the administrators.

You report to the administrator of the organization, responsible for team supervision.

Profile

  • You hold a bachelor's degree in the social-health sector (social worker, psychology assistant, specialized educator, paramedical, nurse…) or you have sufficient and equivalent professional experience in the social-health sector.
  • You have initial professional experience in accompanying seniors living with cognitive difficulties and a good knowledge of neuro-evolutionary diseases.
  • You have a genuine affinity for accompanying seniors and wish to continue your professional development in this field.
  • You have validated training as a 'dementia reference person' (asset).
  • You are fluent in French (oral + written) and understand Dutch (asset).
  • You are recognized for your attentive listening, empathy, and you adapt your communication to your interlocutors; you demonstrate patience and serenity; you are flexible, autonomous, assertive, and solution-oriented, while respecting established procedures.
  • You enjoy teamwork and collective reflection.

Practical

  • Contribute to an innovative and meaningful project in a pleasant and very varied daily environment.
  • Receive rigorous training in humanistic approaches to accompanying seniors through continuous professional development.
  • An indefinite-term employment contract.
  • A salary package including a fixed salary from the associative sector, between 2,800€ and 3,300€ gross monthly for a full-time position, pro-rated according to part-time work and experience/seniority, an end-of-year bonus, daytime work schedules with short weekend shifts (alternating with colleagues), legal holidays proportional to your work, and extra-legal days.

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