Specialized Counselor Korsakov

Your goal is to provide care with personal attention! You place the care wishes and needs of your residents at the center and look at what is required. That makes your role varied and special. Every resident is unique to you and can count on your attention. You will be working on our Korsakov department, De Haven, in Steijndeld.

Korsakov syndrome is caused by a severe deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) and is characterized by memory disorders, great difficulty in planning and organizing daily activities, and a reduced awareness of one's own capabilities and limitations. They suffer from a lack of overview and a lack of insight.

As a Counselor and/or specialized caregiver, you find it interesting and enjoyable to work on a Korsakov department where every day is different. This target group requires intensive guidance, and that makes every day a challenge to make this guidance as personal as possible. Because every resident has a specific care requirement, this demands flexibility and creativity from you to grow with the latest developments and to find solutions for the often multi-complex problems of the residents living on this department.

In addition to guidance, you are involved in observing, screening, caring for, nursing, and performing nursing technical procedures for the residents. Drawing up, implementing, and evaluating the care plan in the electronic client file, including the corresponding interventions, is also part of your duties. You advise colleagues and work closely with various disciplines. This allows us to improve the quality of life.

You will be working on the De Haven department, a Korsakov department within Rivas. The Steijndeld location is situated in the center of Gorinchem and, in addition to the De Haven department, features rental apartments with tailored care on the ground floor and the 3rd floor, as well as a small-scale residential (PG) department with 24 residents on the first floor. Residents can both seek out the bustle of the city and enjoy the peace in the garden with a view of the Lingehaven.

Working on a department for Korsakov residents is different from what is regular in long-term care. There, warm, loving care for and with residents and their loved ones is of great importance. Working at De Haven requires something slightly different, where providing structure and being clear are important qualities. You do this together with your colleagues in a close-knit team. In an environment with opportunities to grow as a healthcare professional. Curious if Rivas and long-term care suit you? Watch these videos and you will know within 10 minutes. Our colleagues and residents share with you what makes working at Rivas so special!

Perhaps you already have experience working with this target group. You would like to go on an adventure together with the team and the external network focused on Korsakov to further develop on both a departmental, team, and individual level.

• You possess a diploma in SPH or Social Work, MZ4 GGZ / counselor for specific target groups, VP4 (GGZ), Z- or B-nurse, MMZ, or Verzorgende IG. Candidates currently in training are also invited to respond to this position.
• You have experience with, or are curious about, methodical working with residents with Korsakov, in which the 5K model, the empathic directive approach, and errorless learning form the basis.

We trust that you are good at what you do. This is what you get in return from us.

• You earn a salary between € 2,716.43 and € 3,733.75 gross per month based on 36 hours. You receive 8% holiday allowance and an 8.33% end-of-year bonus. Choose for yourself whether you receive your holiday allowance and/or end-of-year bonus per month or per year.
• The position is classified in FWG 40. The salary scale depends on your education and work experience.
• You will receive a temporary contract for 24 - 36 hours.
• You can count on good employment conditions according to the vvt collective labor agreement, such as travel expenses and leave days, but also automatic pension accrual and collective health insurance.
• You choose your own supplementary employment conditions (MKA scheme Care and Benefits at Work).
• You are encouraged to work on your personal development wishes; our Rivas Academy can support you in this.

For substantive information about this position, please contact location manager Mart Passon at 06 16 03 80 71. For questions about applying, please call or WhatsApp Monica Verweij (recruiter) at 06 83 26 52 70.