Disability Care Assistant in Training | Inspired by 100 days in disability care?

You are needed. Especially for people who do not give trust easily and need support during both the smallest and largest moments of the day. Did 100 days in disability care touch you? At Ipse de Bruggen, you can make the difference yourself and, through a paid work-study program, grow into a mentor for clients with an intellectual disability and challenging behavior.

Why choose Ipse de Bruggen after watching 100 days in disability care?

Perhaps you watched 100 days in disability care and thought: this work touches me more than I expected. You saw that mentors do much more than just care. They build trust, provide structure, and make an impact on clients' lives every single day.

You are needed to fulfill that role as well.

A transition to healthcare is not something you do lightly. That is why at Ipse de Bruggen, you are given the time to learn the profession. During your first six months, you will be deployed as an extra staff member and guided by experienced colleagues. This way, you discover step by step if this work suits you and grow into a mentor in disability care.

You will follow:

• A recognized MBO (vocational) education in disability care
• Internal training and courses
• Personal coaching on the job
• A comprehensive introduction program
• Practical learning within an experienced team

Just like in 100 days in disability care, you will get to know the practice up close, but then as a colleague who truly makes a difference.

As a mentor in training, you will work with clients with a severe intellectual disability and challenging behavior (EVB/MVG). A target group you may have gotten to know in 100 days in disability care. Clients who need structure, trust, and mentors who look at the person behind the behavior.

You will learn how to provide support in daily care, how to learn to understand behavior, and how to help clients feel safe, seen, and understood.

You are needed at moments when contact is not a given. When a client experiences tension. When someone cannot express themselves with words. It is precisely then that you make the difference by connecting, building trust, and looking at what someone needs.

Together with experienced colleagues, you will learn the profession step by step. No two days are the same, but every day you contribute to a meaningful life for our clients.

The successes? They are often found in small things. A relaxed expression. A moment of true contact. A client who trusts you. Precisely the moments that 100 days in disability care also shows can be how special this work can be.

Perhaps the target group from 100 days in disability care appealed to you. Because you saw how much impact a mentor can have and how much meaning lies in seemingly small moments.

You are someone who is curious about people and looks beyond what is visible on the outside. Additionally:

• You have at least a VMBO-kader diploma, MBO diploma, or comparable level;
• You have an affinity with people with an intellectual disability;
• You are willing to follow an MBO education within disability care;
• You are confident and remain calm in challenging situations;
• You are patient, involved, and sincerely interested in others.

Experience in healthcare is not required. Motivation, potential for development, and the will to make a difference for someone else are at least as important to us. We will teach you the profession.

The clients you may have gotten to know in 100 days in disability care form a target group in which Ipse de Bruggen has specialized for years.

We support people with an intellectual disability in living, working, and life. At this location, we mentor clients with a severe intellectual disability and challenging behavior (EVB/MVG). Clients who often need intensive support and for whom trust, structure, and predictability are essential.

This specialized form of care requires dedicated mentors who look beyond behavior alone. People who want to understand what someone is trying to say, even when words are not a given. That sometimes requires patience. Sometimes creativity. But always sincere attention.

Precisely within this complex care, we can make good use of your help. That is why we train new colleagues ourselves and invest in your development into a professional mentor. People who stand by clients' side. Who see possibilities where others see limitations. And who can say: "I am here for you."

Curious about our colleagues? click here or view the videos via this URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5l111DgPhCJaIa0C7OAA-mfqcFmOxS8a.

A unique opportunity for a new career

• A paid work-study position within disability care
• The first 6 months as extra staff for onboarding
• A recognized MBO education fully reimbursed
• Internal training and courses
• Personal guidance and coaching

Employment conditions

• A training employment contract, contract hours in consultation between 24 and 32 hours.
• All training costs are paid, and you receive 4 hours of study leave per school day.
• A gross monthly salary (up to 21 years old) between € 1,983 - € 2,732 based on 36 hours, in accordance with the CAO disability care apprentice.
  A gross monthly salary (from 21 years old) between € 2,420 - € 3,708 based on 36 hours, in accordance with the CAO disability care.
• End-of-year bonus of 8.33% and 8% holiday allowance
• Travel allowance and free parking on the premises
• An introduction program to ensure you start well-prepared
• Various training, course, and education opportunities
• Annual € 750 tax benefit for, among other things, the purchase of a phone, laptop, tablet, bicycle, or the membership of your sports club
• The possibility to buy and sell extra leave hours in a tax-efficient manner.

Because you often work with vulnerable clients at Ipse de Bruggen, we are very careful in our selection policy. For this reason, the application for a Certificate of Conduct (VOG), checking references, and requesting information from the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate are part of the selection procedure.

For information, you can contact our team via info@werkenbijipsedebruggen.nl.