Basic Psychologist/ Orthopedagogue (Behavioral Scientist B) | 32 hours | Nijmegen Veenendaal

• We start with a one-year contract for 32 hours per week and intend to enter into a long-term collaboration;

• Scaling in accordance with the CAO Jeugdzorg in scale 11 €4119,- to €6224,- based on 36 hours per week;

• Pension provision at Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn;

• Attractive secondary conditions such as a year-end bonus, study facilities, and a bicycle plan;

• A wide range of internal training, most of which are SKJ accredited;

Are you a behavioral scientist who loves building and pioneering? Then come work at our locations in Nijmegen and Veenendaal, where Pactum, in collaboration with Karakter, is developing a new small-scale treatment group for young people aged 12 to 23. As a behavioral scientist, you will play an important role in establishing a strong pedagogical climate and coaching the team. No two days are the same: you take the lead, connect involved disciplines, and contribute to ensuring young people can take steps toward a suitable and stable future. Apply now and truly make a difference!

As a behavioral scientist at Pactum, you make a difference for young people who are temporarily unable to live at home. Together with the operational manager, you fulfill a leadership role within the treatment group. You hold ultimate substantive responsibility for the quality of care within the group and play an important role in complex care issues and risk assessments. The close collaboration with Karakter offers a unique combination of youth care and specialist mental healthcare (GGZ), allowing you to work in a multidisciplinary field with extensive knowledge and expertise.

You are responsible for the pedagogical climate and coach the team in working according to the presence approach and connecting authority. Additionally, you provide substantive support and work from a systemic vision, in which parents, caregivers, and the broader network are actively involved in the treatment process. You encourage employees to collaborate with the important people surrounding the young person and view the network as an essential component of sustainable change.

You participate in multidisciplinary consultations. In doing so, you take the lead, provide recommendations for action, and guide the team, both requested and unrequested, in their daily actions.

In addition, your duties include:

• you provide a professional contribution to the drafting and adjusting of care plans within the multidisciplinary client team;

• you advise young people, parents, and colleagues regarding the implementation of treatment;

• you coach teams in independently shaping intervision;

• you maintain contacts and collaborate with external partners, such as mental healthcare institutions, LVB care (intellectual disability care), youth care organizations, and education;

• you promote the expertise of youth care workers by discussing case studies and providing professional support, advice, and training;

• you are co-responsible for the safety of young people, with specific attention to child abuse and sexual abuse;

• you are part of the behavioral scientist professional group and contribute to the further development of high-quality care within Pactum.

At Stichting Pactum, you will join an enthusiastic team that, together with you, builds innovative youth care. This is what we offer you:

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