Residential Support Worker Elderly Care De Windehof

As a residential support worker at De Windehof, you are a familiar face for residents aged 55 and older with mental health vulnerabilities. You provide personal guidance, stimulate their independence, and ensure structure and a pleasant living environment. ADL and personal care also form an important part of your work. You support residents with washing, dressing, toileting, and other daily care moments. Additionally, you offer a listening ear, participate in activities together, and support residents in their personal goals. You identify changes in behavior and physical health and adjust guidance and care accordingly. Together with your colleagues, you ensure a safe, homely environment in which residents feel seen and heard.

Willem, a residential support worker at De Windehof, says:

"Working at De Windehof is challenging AND sociable. No two days are the same. It is precisely the small moments that give me energy: laughing together, drinking a cup of coffee, playing a game, or taking a walk. You provide residents with structure, guidance, and care, but you also ensure sociability and a nice atmosphere. We are a committed team that stands by each other and wants to achieve the best for our residents together."

De Windehof is a sheltered housing location in Bilthoven where 35 residents live independently in their own apartments. You will be working in building B. Here, adults aged 55 and older with various mental health vulnerabilities live, with support needs varying per client. You switch quickly between directive guidance and returning control to the client. You have an eye for the interaction between mental and somatic issues and recognize when physical complaints influence behavior or mental functioning. For example, consider confused behavior resulting from a disrupted medication level.

What do colleagues often mention first? The atmosphere. New employees and substitutes regularly describe the team as a "warm bath." We work hard, help each other where necessary, and also make time for sociability and humor. You will join a team of colleagues of different ages and backgrounds who share the same goal: supporting residents in living as pleasantly and independently as possible. Curious about your new workplace? Watch the location video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdjJOB827i8&source_ve_path=MTc4NDI0

You are committed, practically minded, and know how to stand your ground. You can work independently, but you also actively seek collaboration with colleagues.

Furthermore:

• You have a relevant healthcare diploma at MBO level 4, or are in the final year of a relevant HBO/WO healthcare program.

• You have an affinity for elderly care, ADL, and mental health vulnerability.

• You can work independently and actively seek collaboration with colleagues.

• You are willing to work varying shifts, including evenings and weekends (no sleep shifts).

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

• Your first contract is a temporary contract. If we are happy with each other, your next contract will be for an indefinite period.

Enthusiastic? We look forward to your response via our website. You will receive an initial response from us within a few working days. Would you prefer more information first? Feel free to contact Fabiënne Koenen (recruiter) via fabienne.koenen@kwintes.nl or via Whatsapp at 06-21326180. She will be happy to tell you more!

Want to know more about this position? Please contact Hennie Kersten (residential support worker) via 06-50969992 | H.Kersten@kwintes.nl or Annette Tielbeke (personal guide) via 0629663195 or annette.tielbeke@kwintes.nl.

The procedure consists of 2 interviews; the 1st interview is with the recruiter and the 2nd interview is on-site with 1 or 2 colleagues and a client. A shadowing moment may follow, and afterwards, the employment conditions discussion. 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.