Personal Support Worker (temporary)

You support young adult clients within a sheltered housing location. Together with them, you set goals aimed at participating in society as independently as possible. The questions central to this are primarily focused on what makes clients happy and what they need to shape their lives given the vulnerabilities they have. You play an important role in the coordination of care surrounding clients and communicate extensively with fellow residential support workers, external organizations, and the client's social network. Naturally, you keep a finger on the pulse, evaluating goals and support. Within this role, you are engaged in much conversation, but you also offer practical help where necessary. You know better than anyone how important it is to build a bond of trust and to stand alongside clients. You work on fixed days during office hours. Where necessary, you are flexible. In this work, your knowledge of the environment, networking, and carefully maintaining client files is also of great importance. The diversity of contacts and tasks makes the position a dynamic job with much responsibility. The position is for a period of 6 months with the possibility of an extension of one year.

't Ronde Erf location is a youth location where 36 young people with mental health vulnerabilities between the ages of 18 and 30 live. They develop towards independence at our location. They generally do this within a timeframe of 2 to 3 years. The team that cares for the young people consists of personal and residential support workers, sleep-in staff, and household staff.

Kwintes supports people with a psychiatric or psychosocial vulnerability. We offer our clients professional help with living, working, and learning, to lead as independent a life as possible. You can find us in many different places in the center of the country; from Flevoland to Gouda. Recovery is a meaningful concept in the support that Kwintes offers. Employees of Kwintes rely on the recovery capacity of clients and support this process. We experience connection with our 2000 colleagues and together we commit ourselves every day to helping people. At Kwintes, we start from what is possible, even when it comes to your career. We work from trust and offer you a job with meaning, the space to be yourself, and to get more out of yourself. Do you also see more in people?

In this role, it is important that you are assertive and persistent and stand firm in your shoes. You have a proactive attitude and are someone who likes to roll up their sleeves. You know better than anyone how to detect and deal with aggression and behavioral issues. You know what this target group needs and how to respond to that both professionally and humanely. You enjoy working together, coordinate easily with others, and actively contribute to an open and learning work environment. You can give and receive feedback, from both colleagues and clients.

Our team is in an important phase: building a strong and stable team. We are therefore looking for someone who not only stands firmly in the role of support worker, but also gets energy from helping to build a strong team. What else you bring with you:

• A completed relevant HBO (higher professional education) healthcare degree.

• You are able to coordinate the guidance process and delegate tasks where necessary.

• You are customer-oriented, can collaborate well, and are open to new developments.

• Building and maintaining relationships and networks comes naturally to you.

• Vacancy for half a year. Start date in consultation, preferably from December

• A job in which you make a difference every day!

• A salary between €3,180 and €4,273 based on 36 hours (CAO GGZ, FWG 45)

• Your first contract is a temporary contract of 6 months with possible extension.

• In addition to the statutory 8.33% holiday allowance, you receive an end-of-year bonus of 8.33%, and at Kwintes, we offer a balance budget of €1,000 gross per year pro rata to your employment. Our lease scheme for the most beautiful and best (electric) bicycles is also worth mentioning!

• An excellent pension scheme in which Kwintes contributes 50%.

• A wide range of education, training, and coaching; both through our Learning & Development department and via external parties.

Enthusiastic? We look forward to your response via our website. Within a few working days, you will receive an initial response from us. Would you prefer more information first? Please feel free to contact Fabiënne Koenen (recruiter) via fabienne.koenen@kwintes.nl.

The application procedure consists of 2 interviews. With the recruiter and on location with 1 or 2 colleagues and a client. If applicable, a shadowing moment follows, and after that, the employment conditions interview. Upon employment, we request a VOG (Certificate of Good Conduct). This vacancy is posted internally and externally.

Nice job, right? We expect to fill this position ourselves and consider recruitment a waste of both your time and ours.