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Young Adult Counselor

OverijsselHybrid24 hours/week<3months

A care organization is building a safe haven for young people and young adults who need support. Their backgrounds and treatments vary, but the counselor is a constant beacon in their lives. The new department offers a place for 15 young people to stabilize, discover, develop, recover, and grow to be ready for the next step in life. This is done from a presence approach, belief in opportunities, and a focus on participation.

What you will do.

  • Provide structure to the target group.
  • Allow the participant as much control as possible and, where necessary, offer support in all areas, such as living skills (cooking, cleaning).
  • Function as a team player, but also be independent and self-reliant.
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility, be resilient, realistic, optimistic, and transparent.
  • Enthusiastically contribute to building the new department and providing care for the target group.
  • Manage a caseload as a fixed mentor, collaborating with the personal counselor on set goals.
  • Actively participate in thinking about the department's development, even with challenges.
  • Contribute to further development with confidence, a critical eye, decisiveness, and perseverance.

What they ask

  • MBO level 4 diploma in a social field.
  • Knowledge and experience with various target groups.
  • Be a Christian and be able to articulate what that means to you.

Preferences.

  • Experience working with young people and/or young adults.

Practical

  • Weekday work is organized in 2 shifts (day and late).
  • An intermediate shift is added on weekends.
  • Weekends and public holidays are distributed as fairly as possible among the team.

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