Hospitality to Care | Disability Care Support Worker in Training

You are needed. Not to provide guests with a pleasant evening, but to give people with an intellectual disability a pleasant day, a safe home, and confidence in themselves. Do you work in hospitality and do you draw energy from contact with people, hospitality, and creating a positive atmosphere? Then you have more in you than you might think. At Ipse de Bruggen, you can retrain for a career in care through a paid work-study program. This allows you to grow step by step into a support worker in disability care.

A transition to care is not something you do lightly. That is why we ensure you can make a good start.

At Ipse de Bruggen, we believe that good support begins with good supervision. You will be given the time to learn the profession, so that you can grow into your new role with confidence. During the first six months, you will be deployed as extra staff and guided by experienced colleagues.

You will follow:

• A recognized MBO education in disability care
• Internal training and professional courses
• Personal coaching and guidance on the work floor
• A comprehensive onboarding and introduction program
• Practical learning within an expert and committed team

This is how you develop the knowledge, skills, and experience to work independently as a support worker for people with an intellectual disability.

In hospitality, you know how important attention, patience, and sincere interest are. As a support worker in disability care, you apply those qualities every day for clients who need your support.

You are needed to provide structure, calm, and clarity. You support clients with daily activities, assist with care tasks, and look beyond behavior alone. You try to understand what someone needs and what lies behind a question, emotion, or reaction.

Together with your colleagues, you build a safe, homely environment in which clients can be themselves and can develop.

You will work in rotating shifts, including morning, evening, and weekend shifts. Thanks to the work-study program and the guidance of colleagues, you will grow step by step into a professional support worker.

You are someone who likes to be there for others and wants to make a difference in people's lives.

Additionally:

• You possess at least a VMBO-kader diploma, a completed MBO level 2 education or higher, or relevant work experience in hospitality or service
• You can maintain an overview, provide structure, and remain calm in various situations
• You are curious, eager to learn, and motivated to follow an education within the care sector
• You want to contribute to a safe, warm, and homely living environment for clients
• You see opportunities and possibilities in people, even when communication is not straightforward

Experience in care is not required. We find your motivation and people-oriented attitude more important.

At Ipse de Bruggen, we support people with an intellectual disability in living, working, learning, and life. At this location, we support clients with an intellectual disability and difficult-to-understand behavior.

Sometimes clients experience tension, unrest, or emotions that are difficult to express. This can manifest in behavior that is not always immediately understandable. It is precisely at those moments that you are needed. With your calm, clarity, and sincere attention, you help clients regain control of their day.

We do not look at what someone cannot do, but at what someone needs to move forward. That is why we look for colleagues who stand by clients. People who give confidence, see possibilities, and can say: "I am here for you."

You are needed. Today, tomorrow, and at the moments that truly matter. At Ipse de Bruggen.

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A unique opportunity for a new career

• A paid work-study position within disability care
• Onboarding as extra staff for the first 6 months
• 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.