Social Worker High Care Haarlem (Temporary position)

At GGZ inGeest, you will work as a social worker within Zuiderpoort High Care in Haarlem. On this acute admission ward, you support clients who are in a severe psychiatric crisis and have been admitted temporarily. You will deal with complex social and socio-legal issues and work together with the client, their loved ones, the treatment team, and various chain partners to find appropriate solutions. From finances and housing to social security, follow-up care, and repatriation: your knowledge and experience make a direct difference here.

• Zuiderpoort High Care is an acute admission ward with 24 beds for clients in a severe psychiatric crisis.

• The client population is very diverse. You will encounter various psychiatric conditions, such as depression, addiction, mania, and psychosis, as well as combinations thereof.

• Due to its location in the Schiphol region, clients from all over the world are admitted. As a result, you will work with people from different cultural backgrounds, languages, and customs.

• Together with the client, family and/or loved ones, and outpatient care, you work to avert the crisis and ensure the shortest possible admission.

• You work in an experienced multidisciplinary team and, using your expertise, make an active contribution to the treatment policy and treatment plans.

• We consider a homely and welcoming atmosphere important. For example, fresh meals are cooked daily on the ward.

As a social worker, you deal with the social and socio-legal issues that arise during an acute admission. You switch easily between different situations and know what is required to provide clients with appropriate support during and after their admission.

• You map out the social situation of clients and support them with issues regarding finances, housing, education, work, and social security.

• You support clients in strengthening and organizing their social network and involve family and/or loved ones where necessary.

• You make an active contribution to the treatment policy and the drafting and evaluation of treatment plans.

• In coordination with the treating physician, you coordinate follow-up treatment and ensure a good handover to the parties involved.

• You are involved in the repatriation of clients to their country of origin, including clients without valid residency status.

• You maintain contact with a wide network of internal and external chain partners, such as municipalities, GGD, general practitioners, police, Dienst Terugkeer en Vertrek, IOM, RIBW, Salvation Army, administrators, mentors, curators, and family.

• You involve the right chain partners in the care and tailor the support to what the client needs.

• You think along about the execution and evaluation of the primary process and bring your expertise into the multidisciplinary team.

• You are easily approachable for clients and colleagues and know how to set priorities in a dynamic environment.

• You have completed a higher professional education (HBO) in Social Work and Services (MWD) with a specialization in Mental Health Care (GGZ-agoog).

• You have an outreaching work attitude and are easily approachable in your contact with clients and colleagues.

• You are flexible, task-oriented, and can deal well with different situations and target groups.

• You find collaboration and collegiality important and feel comfortable in a multidisciplinary team.

• You are motivated to keep your professional knowledge up to date and to further develop yourself.

• The position is for 24 hours per week.

• The position is scaled in FWG 55 in accordance with the GGZ collective labor agreement (CAO).

• This concerns a temporary position.

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