Youth Consultant

As a Youth Consultant, you are responsible for supporting children, young people, and families with growth and upbringing questions. You investigate help requests, develop a suitable support plan, and work together with chain partners to realize sustainable solutions. You play an important role in promoting self-reliance, safety, and well-being of youth within the municipality.

• Conducting conversations with young people, parents, and involved professionals to clarify the help request.

• Analyzing situations and developing support or guidance plans.

• Indicating suitable care and support within the Youth Act.

• Coordinating implemented assistance and monitoring progress and results.

• Working together with schools, care providers, neighborhood teams, and other chain partners.

• Maintaining the quality and legitimacy of the provided support.

• Signaling bottlenecks in implementation and contributing to policy improvement.

• Caring for correct reporting and administration in the client tracking system.

• A completed HBO degree in, for example, Social Work, Social Welfare and Service Provision, Pedagogy, or Applied Psychology.

• Knowledge of and experience with the Youth Act and municipal regulations.

• Experience in conversing with young people and families in complex situations.

• Skill in analyzing help requests and developing support plans.

• Good communication and collaboration skills.

• Registration in the SKJ (Foundation for Quality Register of Youth) or willingness to obtain this.

• Mastery of the Dutch language in word and writing.

• Experience with municipal information systems (e.g. Suite4SociaalDomein, GWS4all).

• Knowledge of multiproblem families, youth care chains, and safety issues.

• Experience within a neighborhood team or social team.

• Flexibility, stress resilience, and a solution-oriented attitude.