Mental Health Peer Support Worker | FACT Team

• Employment conditions according to the CAO GGZ, scale 45 (min. €3180,- and max €4273,- gross based on 36 hours);
• This concerns a vacancy for 24-28 hours per week for one year, with the intention to convert this into a permanent employment contract upon good performance;
• An end-of-year bonus and holiday allowance of 8.33%;
• You build up a good pension at Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn.

Additionally, a number of attractive employment conditions from Arkin:

• For commuting and business travel, you receive a 2nd class mobility card, also usable for OV-fiets, or a mileage allowance;
• Discount on various insurances;
• You receive 1/6 of your contract hours to actively contribute to the Arkin Peer Support Professional Group (EVA), recovery workshops, and your professional development;
• With 11 specialties at various locations, Arkin also offers many long-term possibilities for your professional development and personal growth. For this, we have a wide range of training;
• A cafeteria plan where you can use your gross salary for extra vacation hours, bicycle purchase, and additional travel expense reimbursement;
• For your well-being, you have access to the Lifecheck care platform, a vitality budget (maximum of €100 net annually for employment of 18 hours p.w. or more), a balance budget of €1,000, and access to Nrgize for participation in activities such as bootcamp, yoga, and padel. Additionally, you will receive unlimited access to the online course offerings of GoodHabitz;
• Refer a colleague? Receive a total referral bonus of €1000.- gross.

Do you want to use your own recovery experience to support others? Do you have psychiatric experience, a completed recovery process, and are you following or have you completed a training program in peer support? Then we would love to get in touch with you!

At Mentrum, you work in an outpatient, multidisciplinary FACT team, where recovery-oriented care is central. We offer customized care to adults with complex psychiatric and addiction issues, always based on the client's possibilities.

For our FACT teams in the East and North locations, we are looking for a peer support worker. We would love to talk to you about the possibilities and how you can contribute to the recovery of our clients through your experience.

What will you do?
As a peer support worker, you are a full member of the multidisciplinary FACT team and, drawing from your own experience, you make a unique contribution to the recovery process of clients. You connect with their personal goals and support them in regaining control over their lives. In doing so, you know how to connect in a natural way and act as a role model, without taking over the client's process.

You conduct individual conversations and guide clients through daily activities and challenges in various areas of life, such as housing, social contacts, and sense of purpose. Additionally, you organize and guide recovery-oriented group activities, such as WRAP and HOP.

Within the team, you actively participate in meetings and contribute ideas regarding treatment. You identify changes in the well-being of clients and discuss these with colleagues. From your expertise as a peer support worker, you provide advice both requested and unrequested, and you help to further strengthen recovery-oriented working within the team and the organization.

There is room to utilize your own qualities and interests and to look together at how your role can further develop.

A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is part of the appointment procedure.

Please note: candidates without a relevant education unfortunately cannot be included in the procedure.

Working with us
Mentrum is part of Arkin and focuses on adults with severe psychiatric problems (EPA). Often, there is a combination of psychological complaints, addiction, trauma, physical problems, or a mild intellectual disability. It is precisely this complexity that makes the work meaningful and challenging.

Within Mentrum, we work from a strong recovery vision. This means that we do not focus on the limitation, but on the possibilities of the client. We believe that recovery is possible for everyone, in whatever form. Therefore, we exclude no one.

Our FACT teams work outpatient and outreach-oriented in various neighborhoods in Amsterdam. This means that you work close to the client's living environment and respond flexibly to what is needed: intensive support when necessary, and space when possible.

Collaboration is central. You work in a multidisciplinary team in which experiential knowledge, professional knowledge, and scientific knowledge are of equal value. As a peer support worker, you have a clear and valued role in this.

Additionally, we actively invest in the development of peer support within the organization. Through the Arkin Peer Support Professional Group (EVA), you contribute to projects, knowledge sharing, and the further professionalization of the field. In this way, you work not only on the recovery of clients, but also on the future of recovery-oriented care.

Want to know more about this vacancy?
If you have become enthusiastic about the vacancy, then respond quickly via the Application button! For information and questions, you can contact Ranoe Baidjoe (recruiter) via 06-25083857 or email ranoe.baidjoe@arkin.nl

At Arkin, we embrace diversity and strive for an inclusive culture in which we bring out the best in each other. Read more about our vision on D&I under 'about us'.

We prefer to look for new colleagues ourselves; we find that more personal. Therefore, recruitment through agencies is not appreciated.