Disability Care Assistant in the Netherlands

Are you looking for a vacancy as a disability care counselor where you work with clients with an intellectual disability and psychiatric issues? In this role, you offer structure, safety, and personal guidance within a warm and committed team.

As a disability care counselor, you are part of a stable and committed team. You offer clients daily support, structure, and guidance, aligning with their needs and possibilities. Through your calm, clear, and predictable approach, you create a safe environment in which clients can develop.

You support clients throughout the day with personal care, daily activities, and day activities. Additionally, you stimulate independence by performing everyday tasks together, such as cooking, washing, tidying up, and household chores. In doing so, you know how to offer structure in a natural way and remain calm and consistent even in challenging situations.

You also work closely with colleagues and support the personal counselor in the implementation of care and guidance goals.

Currently, you will work from the temporary location in Nootdorp. The move to Vlaardingen is expected to take place after the summer of 2026. You will work day shifts, evening shifts, weekend shifts, and sleep shifts. In doing so, we strive for shifts of eight hours.

You are a committed care professional who enjoys working within disability care and gains energy from guiding people with an intellectual disability and additional psychiatric issues.

You:

• have a completed care education and/or Sport & Movement education at a minimum MBO level 3 or 4;
• have an affinity for both guidance and care;
• can provide structure in a warm, clear, and professional manner;
• are patient, predictable, and know how to radiate calm;
• are communicatively strong and stand firm in your shoes;
• can set boundaries in a respectful and consistent manner when the situation calls for it;
• remain calm and act professionally in challenging or unexpected situations;
• enjoy working in a team and think in terms of possibilities.

• Due to the intensive guidance, the gross monthly salary is one scale higher than the standard, between € 2.951 - € 4.347 based on 36 hours, in accordance with CAO disability care FWG 40 /45
• Immediate permanent appointment, with contract hours in consultation (24-36 hours per week)
• Ample opportunities for training and development
• Year-end bonus of 8.33%, 8% holiday allowance, and pension via Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn
• 144 vacation hours and 57 balance leave hours per year based on a 36-hour work week
• Travel allowance
• Tax benefit of up to € 750 per year, for example for a bicycle, phone, laptop, or sports subscription