Intern Residential Support Worker Ede Veenendaal region

During your internship, do you want to learn how to guide people with psychological or psychosocial vulnerabilities towards greater independence? As an intern Residential Support Worker, you will participate in the daily guidance of our clients.

You will learn how to support clients with various aspects of daily life. Think of living and household management, providing structure, social contacts, daily activities, and increasing self-reliance. You will build a professional bond of trust and learn to observe well what someone can do themselves and where support is needed.

You will work based on the goals set out in the client's support plan. As you progress in your internship, you will receive more and more space to take on tasks independently, naturally appropriate to your year of study and under the guidance of experienced colleagues.

Within the Ede/Veenendaal region, Kwintes has various locations where you can complete your internship. Our clients, housing types, and teams differ per location. This also means that no two internship positions are exactly the same. By applying to this vacancy, you are not applying to one specific location. Together with you, we will look at which possibilities exist within the region and which internship position best aligns with your education, learning goals, and interests. Of course, we will also discuss what you find important in an internship and with which target group you would like to gain experience.

Do we see a possible match? Then you will meet the location and the team. This allows us to see from both sides if the internship position suits you.

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 focus on what is possible, even when it comes to your career. We work from trust and offer you a meaningful job, the space to be yourself, and to get more out of yourself. Do you also see more in people?

• You are following the Personal Caregiver Social Care level 4 training, are in your 2nd or 3rd year of study and are available from February 2027 to complete an internship;

• You are curious, ask questions when you do not know something, and are open to feedback. You reflect on what goes well and what you can do differently next time;

• You enjoy working with others, share your experiences with colleagues, and want to learn how to make contact with clients in a professional manner;

• You dare to indicate what you do and do not find comfortable and discuss difficult situations with your internship supervisor. As you gain more experience, you will take on tasks increasingly independently.

As an intern at Kwintes, you get the chance to gain experience within an interesting and versatile organization and to lay a good foundation for your future. Additionally, we offer:

• Professional guidance from experienced colleagues who support you in your development;

• Special training sessions and meetings for interns;

• Space for your own ideas, initiative, and development;

• An internship allowance of € 527,- gross per month based on a 36-hour internship week (in accordance with the CAO GGZ).

Enthusiastic? We look forward to your response via our website! In your motivation letter, tell us who you are, what you would like to learn, and which target group(s) within Kwintes appeal to you most.

In addition, please indicate the following (this is important to be able to make a good match:

• How many hours per week and on which days you can do your internship;

• How many hours your internship lasts in total;

• What you hope to learn / want to develop further.

After your application, our campus recruiter will contact you for an initial introduction. Together, we will discuss your studies, learning goals, interests, and preferences. After that, we will look at which locations within the region align with these and introduce you to one or more teams where we see a possible match.

Is a team enthusiastic about your profile and are there possibilities for an internship? Then an introductory interview on location will follow. This gives you the chance to get to know the team and the workplace better, and you can discover together if it feels right from both sides.