Behavioral Specialist

Vesper offers you not only an incredibly fun and dynamic working environment, we attach great value to your talent and personal development. Own initiative and input is highly appreciated, surprise us with your ideas!  Additionally, Vesper offers you as a Behavioral Expert:

• A one-year contract of 28-36 hours per week.
• A gross monthly salary between €4121 and €5708 per month  based on a 36-hour work week. 
• 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 4%.
• 210 vacation and leave hours per year (based on a 36-hour work week).
• Mileage allowance or an NS business card.
• Lease your bike via Vesper with HelloRiders!
• Various opportunities to further develop yourself.

Do you want to make a difference for our children? Next year, our mission is to double our number of locations, and you can be part of this journey! As a Behavioral Expert, you will hold ultimate responsibility for our Pedagogical team, where you can make a real impact. Namely; you are the driving force behind the quality of care in our organization, as the number of children continues to grow and your pedagogical vision will make the difference!

Vesper started as the first BSO+ in the Amsterdam region and surrounding areas. We offer after-school care to children of primary school age with extra care needs due to their mild intellectual disabilities or developmental disorders such as autism or ADHD. 

As a senior behavioral expert at Vesper, you are the driving force behind the quality of care in our organization. With your years of experience, you provide direction to our pedagogical policy, supervise our professionals, and play a key role in complex cases. Additionally, you are responsible for training colleagues through our academy.

In your role, you develop and implement organization-wide pedagogical policy and provide supervision and work guidance, coaching colleagues in complex casework. You shape our academy and ensure high-quality training and education for colleagues. In doing so, you work closely with the management team to guarantee top quality and serve as the substantive hub within the organization.

We expect that you can think strategically as well as act practically, and that you are an active player in our academy. As an experienced behavioral expert, you possess a wealth of knowledge and experience with which you can effectively guide colleagues. In your crucial role, you contribute to the pedagogical expertise within our organization and work towards continuous quality improvement.

Ready to leave your mark on the future of hundreds of children? 

Job Description

• Quality Monitoring: You monitor the quality of the groups and the professional conduct of our colleagues. 

• Pedagogical Policy: Together with your team of pedagogical coaches, you establish the pedagogical policy and ensure its ongoing development.

• Complex Casework: You hold ultimate responsibility in complex casework and support colleagues in this regard.

• Team Management: Together with your team, you are responsible for the pedagogical quality within Vesper, with you at the helm. You ensure they have the right tools to improve collaboration and quality within the teams and to properly onboard new locations. 

• Supervision and Training: You organize supervision and ensure that agreed-upon approaches are implemented consistently.

• Completed HBO or WO degree in pedagogy or (applied) psychology.
• At least 10 years of work experience in the field.
• Extensive knowledge of the target group and working in a group setting.
• Driver's license
• Residing in Amsterdam or surrounding areas.
• Willingness to commit to our organization for the long term.