Informal Care Consultant
De Kap connects people who need help or care with residents of Apeldoorn who are eager to help others. We also support people in Apeldoorn and the surrounding villages who are providing long-term care for a family member or friend. Doing something for someone else on a volunteer basis is a wonderful thing. Together, we can accomplish a great deal! Would you like to volunteer as an informal care consultant? We’d love to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
Working closely with your colleagues, you will support family caregivers.
One new colleague will focus specifically on reaching informal caregivers with an immigrant background. The number of informal caregivers with an immigrant background is rising, while the (informal) care system is not yet sufficiently equipped to handle this increase. You will help bring about change in this area.
- You maintain contact with migrant groups, organize meetings with partners, and discuss informal care.
- You serve as a resource for family caregivers, offering them advice and coaching on personal issues.
- You share your knowledge about informal care and migrant groups and coordinate with healthcare and social services professionals.
The other new colleague focuses primarily on providing individual support to family caregivers and collaborating within networks, for example, regarding dementia-friendly neighborhoods.
- You serve as a resource for family caregivers, offering them advice and coaching on personal issues. You make home visits. This includes topics such as respite care, collaboration with care organizations, and coping with the loss of a loved one.
- You organize group activities in close collaboration with the informal caregivers themselves.
- You will participate in working groups and coordinate with partners in the healthcare and social services sectors to work together to provide effective support for family caregivers.
What are we asking for?
- Relevant higher education degree and strong communication skills
- Being able to work in a culturally sensitive manner
- Experience and an affinity for the target audience and informal care
- Reach and engage diverse target audiences
- Organizational skills, creativity, and perseverance
- The ability to effectively switch between working with informal caregivers and organizations
- Ability to work both as part of a team and independently
- Flexible approach to work methods and working hours
- Living in Apeldoorn is an advantage.
What do we offer?
- Varied work with opportunities for growth and a tangible social impact
- A dedicated and enthusiastic team
- A one-year contract, with pay in accordance with the Social Work Collective Bargaining Agreement, pay scale 8.
Interested?
Please email your short cover letter and resume to m.steunenberg@dekap.nl by November 30, 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact Lineke Maat, director of De Kap, at l.maat@dekap.nl or 06-43152468.
The first round of interviews will take place on December 9 and 10.
