Internship Neighborhood Team for Youth

Year 3 or 4th year HBO Social Work, Applied Psychology or Pedagogy 10 months, 28 to 32 hours

Do you want to make a difference for young people (under 18) with a disability in the Rotterdam neighborhood team? Then we are looking for you!

As an intern at MEE Rotterdam Rijnmond, you will work in one of the Rotterdam neighborhood teams for young people (under 18) and families with a disability.

Together with the neighborhood team member, you will visit the young person or the family at home. Together, you will look at what the problem is and what solutions are available. Together with the neighborhood team member, you will support the (helping to) solve or prevent complex issues in various areas of life. You might think of parenting problems, school dropout, or concerns about children growing up safely. It always concerns multiple issues.

You will get to know how to provide basic assistance. If extra support is needed alongside this assistance, you will learn how to engage specialist help or long-term support. For example, via a Youth or Wmo (Social Support Act) arrangement. Additionally, you will learn how case management works in practice and how you can shape this. You will learn to collaborate with chain partners and meet many professionals from other organizations.

You will be doing your internship in a challenging, complex, and varied environment. You will work with children and young people, but also with their parent(s) or caregivers. Your workplace will be at one of the Vraagwijzer locations of the municipality of Rotterdam.

In the neighborhood team, you will be guided by professional and highly committed employees. An experienced neighborhood team member will be your permanent contact person as an internship supervisor. They will always stand

by your side and look at what you can do yourself. That is how we treat our clients, and that is how we treat our interns. It is in our DNA.

During your internship, you will increasingly take on more tasks independently. You will do this at your own pace, in consultation with your internship supervisor. We challenge you, but we do not overtax you.

· Deepening your knowledge of the various target groups of MEE Rotterdam;

· Experience in a wide range of multiple client questions, clarification of needs, case management, and trajectory guidance;

· Providing relevant information and advice to the client and their network;

· Applying for Youth and/or Wmo arrangements;

· Knowledge and experience in activating and strengthening the client's network;

· Experience in providing basic assistance to the client and their network.

Start of internship: February 2027, 10 months for 28-32 hours per week. Express your interest as soon as possible by applying; we look forward to receiving your motivation letter and CV! Interviews are scheduled for late October or early November 2026.

You can upload your motivation letter and CV via the "Apply" button. For questions about this vacancy, please contact the HR department via hr.mee@meerotterdam.nl.

Contact details;

MEE Rotterdam Rijnmond Boompjes 554 3011 XZ Rotterdam www.meerotterdam.nl

· You are a 3rd or 4th year student in an HBO program in Social Work (Youth profile), Pedagogy, or Applied Psychology.

· You are looking for an internship for 28-32 hours for a duration of 10 months.

· You are enthusiastic about challenges and enjoy taking them on.

· Flexibility and resourcefulness are qualities that characterize you.

· You have a strong capacity for self-reflection and can collaborate well.