Forensic Support Worker Disability Care

Do you want a meaningful job in both disability care and forensic care? As a forensic support worker in our treatment center in Poortugaal, you will guide clients with an intellectual disability and psychiatric issues toward more stability, recovery, and perspective.

As a forensic support worker in disability care, you fulfill a versatile and challenging role. You work daily with practitioners and other healthcare professionals to support clients during their treatment trajectory.

One day you participate in multidisciplinary consultations in which client progress is discussed. At other times, you conduct individual guidance interviews, for example with clients struggling with a hard drug addiction or other complex issues. You also support clients in conversations regarding their treatment goals and personal development.

You work with adults with a mild intellectual disability (IQ between 50 and 85), psychiatric disorders, and a forensic background. This combination makes the work substantively interesting and requires professional guidance, clarity, and structure.

Additionally, you provide training and group meetings, such as Grip op Agressie (Grip on Aggression) and other modules focused on behavioral change, social skills, and increasing self-insight. With this, you make a direct contribution to the development of the clients.

• You are communicatively skilled, stand firm in your shoes, and are clear about your boundaries; no means no;
• You have a completed MBO 4 or HBO education, for example in the direction of healthcare, social work, community care, or sports and movement;
• You have an affinity with or interest in disability care, psychiatry, and forensic care;
• You work professionally, are stress-resistant, and can handle complex situations well;
• You find it challenging to guide clients with a combination of an intellectual disability and psychiatric issues.