Group Leader High Care Detox

You see the person behind the addiction. Precisely at the moment when someone needs you most. Are you ready for work that truly has meaning?

At Jellinek's High Care Detox, people come to stop substance use under professional guidance. This is often a physically and psychologically heavy period. You monitor their health, signal changes, and offer calm and structure. Together with the physician and your colleagues, you help clients on their way toward the first steps of recovery.

Whether you come from a hospital, mental healthcare (GGZ), community care, or another healthcare environment, your experience is valuable. You can apply your professional knowledge in a new environment and further develop yourself while guiding clients with expertise and attention.

What will you do?
At the High Care Detox in Amsterdam, you guide clients during detoxification. An admission usually lasts five to fourteen days. A lot can happen during that period. One client may have primarily physical complaints, while for another, psychological problems also play a role. Therefore, you look not only at the complaints but also at the person and their situation.

As a group leader, you are an important point of contact for clients. You are visibly present on the ward, make contact easily, and know how important it is to offer proximity and clarity, especially during a vulnerable period. You look beyond the behavior someone displays and have an eye for what lies behind that behavior.

Your duties include, among others:

You work with a diverse target group, from young to old, with varying requests for help and possible underlying issues. Because of this, no admission is the same and every client requires a different approach.

You work in a multidisciplinary team with nurses, addiction physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and ANIOS. Together, you discuss observations and experiences. The practitioners use this information to shape the diagnostics and determine which care and follow-up steps are appropriate.

Working at Jellinek
Jellinek specializes in addiction care. At the High Care Detox, you provide clients with medical and nursing care during detoxification. Together with colleagues from various disciplines, you ensure a safe environment with attention to physical recovery and mental health.

Jellinek is part of Arkin, an organization for mental healthcare and addiction care with various specialisms. This offers opportunities to broaden your knowledge and further develop yourself.

• Guiding: you guide clients individually and in groups. You offer a listening ear, stimulate mutual contact, and support clients in their daily activities.
• Providing structure: you ensure a clear daily schedule and a pleasant atmosphere on the ward. By undertaking activities together, going for walks, or simply having a conversation, you help clients find stability.
• Observing and signaling: you have an eye for changes in behavior, mood, and group dynamics. You recognize when someone needs extra attention and discuss your observations with colleagues.
• Creating safety: you contribute to a safe environment in which clients feel heard and seen. Even when tension rises, you remain calm and know how to act in an appropriate manner.
• Collaborating: you work closely with nurses and other practitioners. By sharing information and complementing each other, you together ensure the best possible guidance.

• Are willing to work evening shifts and on weekends.

In consultation, it is possible to also work in other departments within Jellinek, for example at VADIS, Medium Care Detox, or the clinical treatment wards.

What do you bring?
You see the person behind the addiction, make contact easily, and listen without judgment. You communicate clearly, are flexible, and know how to switch gears even in difficult situations. Together with your colleagues, you look at what someone needs to move forward.

Experience in mental healthcare or addiction care is not necessary.

We would love to receive your application when you:

• Have completed a relevant mbo-4 education

A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is a standard part of our application procedure, so that together we ensure a safe and reliable working environment.

Want to know more about this vacancy?
For more information, you can call or send a message via WhatsApp to our recruiter Thijs van Woudenberg at 06-21550646. He will be happy to tell you more about the position and answer any questions.

You can respond as long as the vacancy is online. As soon as we have welcomed a new colleague, we will close the vacancy.

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