Absence Coordinator

• A market-conform salary of € 4,000 to € 4,800 gross per month based on full-time employment.
• company car, laptop and phone
• 25 vacation days and 13 ADV days
• profit-sharing scheme
• a good pension scheme according to the CAO Metaal en Techniek
• Flexible working hours
• Various collective schemes and staff discounts
• Growth opportunities and the possibility for education and training

The role

As an Absence Coordinator, you have a central, executive, and coaching role. You advise and support sick employees, managers, HR, and other professionals in the sickness absence process for the VDL companies assigned to you in the Brabant region. You help managers move from 'solving absence' to a preventive approach. You provide requested and unsolicited advice and ensure absence prevention and guidance towards returning to work. You monitor and carry out all activities regarding (complex) absence in accordance with the obligations of the Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet Verbetering Poortwachter). Additionally, your tasks consist of:

• Guiding the process up to and including the recovery report or UWV decision
• Directing consultation hours and managing the hiring of, among others, occupational experts, reintegration companies, and other providers
• Monitoring guidelines and laws and regulations regarding the Gatekeeper Improvement Act and own risk-bearing status for WIA and Sickness Benefits Act
• Compiling absence analyses and making improvement proposals to the management of the VDL companies assigned to you
• Guiding small groups of employees for redeployment within the VDL Group
• Maintaining contact with UWV and insurers regarding absence files of (former) employees
• Developing and providing internal training in the field of absence and interviewing skills
• Thinking along about solutions for the sustainable employability of employees
• Collaborating on various VDL-wide improvement projects in the field of absence and prevention

Naturally, you are integer and handle confidential information in an appropriate manner. You possess a good dose of empathy, are analytically strong, can maintain an overview, and you act quickly. Additionally, you bring:

A challenging, varied job within an informal atmosphere in which you can work both independently and in a team. You work with enthusiastic colleagues in a successful, informal organization that is fully in development. Moreover, you receive:

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Has your interest been piqued and do you meet the profile? Then we would love to receive your CV and motivation for this vacancy! Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.