Director of Care

Would you like to play a vital role in helping more people find a home?

Home. The place where someone lives, which can take many forms. Where you feel safe and at ease. Everyone deserves a place like that—in their living space and in society. Because a home provides people with the foundation to build their future and participate in society. This is essential for recovery and for taking control of your life through your own strength—with or without ongoing support from us. That is what we stand for at HVO-Querido, and that is where we feel at home.

As Director of Care, you play an essential role in this regard, working alongside team managers. Together with team managers, you translate strategic organizational goals and policy initiatives into concrete actions within your own organizational unit. In doing so, you support the team managers in their role of delivering high-quality care within the established frameworks. As director, you are fully responsible for the quality of care and for sustainable operations, including finance, HR, and information provision within your organizational unit.

We are looking for a director for our outpatient care portfolio. This portfolio includes 12 teams (with multiple sub-teams) and employs 21 managers. The teams provide outpatient residential support to our clients, including both those living independently and those in certain types of group living arrangements. The Director of Care shares responsibility for organization-wide strategy and policy and participates in various projects and steering committees, both internally and externally. They also play a leading role on behalf of our organization within the city.

Your role

Are you the director who can help us improve the quality of our care and help develop our organization? Collaborative, visionary, results-oriented, and business-savvy—with these qualities, you will lead one of HVO-Querido’s care units.

Through strength-based, servant leadership, you will build and enhance the care we provide to our clients and inspire employees to help shape the organization. You will actively engage with clients and employees, be approachable to them, listen to their needs, and know how to respond to them. You feel right at home in the dynamic world of healthcare. As Director of Care, your core responsibilities include the following:

• As a member of the HVO-Querido management team, you will help develop the strategic policy and vision for the entire organization, ensuring that policies are thoroughly implemented throughout the organization;
• Ultimately responsible for the continuity and development of activities within your organizational unit;
• Ensuring the market positioning of activities, negotiating agreements with financiers, and further developing collaboration with supply chain partners;
• Identifying developments in the healthcare sector at the national, regional, and local levels and responding to them;
• Leading and motivating team managers and employees with the goal of helping their creativity and expertise flourish.

Organization and Management Team

HVO-Querido is here for people in vulnerable situations. People who have become homeless or are struggling with psychosocial or psychiatric issues (including addiction) can count on us. In addition, our support focuses on sex workers, victims of human trafficking, and undocumented individuals. Anyone who wants to give their life new meaning and direction can turn to us. HVO-Querido is committed to providing quality support to people who have (temporarily) lost control of their lives. You can read more about our organization at HVO-Querido - We support, guide, and provide care (hvoquerido.nl)

The three directors of care, the director of care development and research, the director of operations, the director of HR & Communications, the program director of work, participation, and recovery, and the executive secretary together form the management team. You will report to the two-member board of directors.

Your profile

You are a strong-willed individual with excellent networking and collaboration skills. You have a clear vision for healthcare and are able to communicate it effectively. You are results-oriented, decisive, and a natural team player. Your open-minded approach makes you easy to approach and helps create a safe environment for both staff and clients. If you recognize yourself in the qualities listed below, we’d love to meet you!

• A university degree and extensive managerial experience at the strategic level in the healthcare sector;
• An understanding of developments in the healthcare sector, preferably in the fields of psychiatric and addiction care and social services;
• Experience with funding streams and the social sector;
• Skilled at building and maintaining external relationships with municipalities, supply chain partners, and network partners;
• A coaching-style leadership approach and the ability to adapt one’s style when the situation calls for it;
• Is open to feedback and willing to keep learning;
• Brings energy and humor, inspires others, and adds value to the people you work with;
• Familiarity with the Amsterdam network is a plus.

Employment terms and conditions and specific details

• A job that offers a lot of freedom and room for initiative;
• This is initially a one-year contract with the possibility of a permanent position;
• Your salary will be a minimum of €7,523 (step 9) and a maximum of €9,280 (step 13) gross per month; (scale 15, Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement) based on a 36-hour workweek (gross salary amounts will increase by 4.0% effective July 1, 2024);
• A second-class commuter pass for commuting to work and business travel using public transportation or an OV-fiets bike;
• Other terms of employment are in accordance with the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement. For example, you will receive an individual flexible spending allowance of 17.07%, which includes vacation pay and a year-end bonus. You will also accrue a monthly career allowance of 1.5%. We value your well-being and therefore offer you an annual sports allowance of €100;
• A reference check, a Certificate of Good Conduct, and an assessment are part of this procedure;
• With an interactive onboarding program, we offer you a warm welcome and a great start;
• Hybrid work is an option.

HVO-Querido is committed to being an inclusive and equitable organization where all clients and employees can be themselves and feel at home, with the goal of providing better quality care to our clients and offering a safe and inspiring workplace for our employees. We also aim to strengthen diversity within our management team. We warmly invite candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply!

Want to know more?

For more information about the position, please contact Jessica Wesselius, a board member, at 06-15 61 25 45. If you have any questions about the application process, please call the recruitment team at 06-15345688 or 06-15365021.

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Are you ready to make a difference with us?

Please submit your response electronically by March 23.

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