GGD Psychologist

The position

As a GGD Psychologist, you will work inthePsychologists & Case Management team, which consists of both psychologists and case managers involved in the various approaches of the Action Center for Safety and Care (AcVZ). The AcVZ is the Care and Safety Center for the Amsterdam-Amstelland region. It offers various programs for individuals who come into contact with law enforcement and the justice system due to serious offenses and who face complex issues. These include the TOP approach, ROSA, and the Radicalization approach. The TOP 600 approach has been in place since 2012 and consists of three person-centered approaches: the TOP 600, Safe Alternative, and Doorgroeiers.

Psychologists conduct comprehensive screenings with clients from various treatment programs to identify psychosocial and/or psychiatric issues. These issues are then used to formulate a care recommendation, and clients are referred to appropriate care. In addition, they conduct diagnostic assessments, such as intelligence testing, for various target groups.

Here's what you do on an average day

• Screening and assessing psychosocial care needs.
• Conducting intelligence research
• Ensuring adequate reporting.
• Providing case-specific advice to partners.
• Providing advice and answering questions from partners.
• Contribute to the team's development and professional growth.
• In addition to your role as a psychologist, you’ll have a wider range of responsibilities within our department. This could include, for example, working at the screening desk for people who are homeless or living on the streets.

This is where you get started

We strive to be a great employer that ensures all our colleagues feel seen and valued. We embrace the differences among our colleagues; these differences lead to better results for both our organization and our city. We aim to build a workforce that reflects Amsterdam’s diverse population. So, whoever you are, you’re more than welcome here!

The GGD Amsterdam is the largest and oldest municipal health service in the Netherlands. It employs approximately 1,200 people across various locations. The organization’s mission is: “The GGD Amsterdam actively monitors and promotes the health of the population. We aim to reduce health disparities and promote self-reliance in order to improve participation.” The wide variety of activities carried out by the GGD is divided into various departments. The MGGZ department is undergoing significant changes and consists of the MGGZ Safety Net (which includes the pillars Homelessness & Access, Migration & Safety, and Care & Nuisance) and the Integrated MGGZ Services. The department’s primary target group consists of citizens with OGGZ-related issues.

What you bring

For this position as a Public Health Psychologist, you must have:

• A completed university degree in clinical/forensic psychology.
• At least 2 years of work experience in forensic psychiatry and diagnostics.
• Owned by BAPD/LOGO.
• Familiarity with Amsterdam’s social landscape, so you can quickly make the right connections. Please explain this in your cover letter.

You should have the following skills:

• Analyticalskills: Able to distinguish between main and secondary issues, break down a problem into its components, and establish logical connections between the various aspects. Ability to devise unconventional solutions.
• Environmental Awareness: Demonstratesa solid understanding of professional, organizational, social, and political developments, as well as other environmental factors, and knows how to effectively apply this knowledge to one’s own role or organization.
• Relationship Management: Builds, maintains, and leverages personal relationships with customers and other contacts.
• Initiative: You take the initiative to address identified care needs and opportunities for improvement. With your proactive approach, you help to innovate the care process and contribute to accessible and effective care services.

What we offer you

As a GGD Psychologist, youwilljoin our teamfor32 to 36 hours per week and can expect the following terms of employment.

• A gross monthly salary between €3,674 and €5,419 (pay grade 10) based on a 36-hour workweek. The exact salary will be determined based on your education, knowledge, and experience.
• A one-year employment contract, with the possibility of a permanent contract thereafter, if you do not currently have an employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, or if you have only a temporary one.
• If you already have a permanent employment contract with the City of Amsterdam, you will retain it and be transferred.
• Opportunities for professional development and training. Our in-house training center, the Amsterdam School, offers a variety of training programs, development tracks, and on-the-job coaching to help you continue to challenge yourself.
• An individual flexible budget (IKB) equal to 17.05% of your salary, which you can use for things like additional pension contributions or extra days off.
• A pension plan with ABP, the pension fund for the public sector and education.
• A travel allowance of €0.10 per kilometer for travel by car, €0.15 per kilometer for travel by bicycle, and €0.21 per kilometer for travel by public transportation. This applies to a one-way commute of up to 45 kilometers and for the number of days you work in the office.
• For days you work from home, you will receive a work-from-home allowance of €3 net per workday that you work from home.
• A monthly contribution toward health insurance.
• A cell phone and a laptop.

Interested in learning more about our employment terms and conditions? Check out the Municipality of Amsterdam Personnel Regulations (PGA).

Apply for this job

• If this job opening interests you, we look forward to receiving your application no later than September 14, 2025 via the application form on the website.
  
• We would like to receive your cover letter, in which you explain, in no more than one A4 page, why your work experience and skills are a good fit for this position. Your cover letter will be taken into consideration during the selection process.
  
• The selection process begins immediately after the application deadline and consists of a CV/cover letter review and two rounds of interviews. We have formed a three-person selection committee consisting of the manager, an HR advisor, and a direct colleague with whom you will be working.
  
• If your resume meets the job requirements, we would be happy to invite you for an interview.
  
• The interviews will take place at our office located at Nieuwe Achtergracht 100 in Amsterdam.
  
• This job opening is being advertised internally and externally at the same time. Employees of the City of Amsterdam will be given priority in the hiring process.
  
• We require a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) from every colleague who joins our team.

Do you have any questions about this job opening?

For more information about the position, please contact Cheyenne Carter, psychologist, at ccarter@ggd.amsterdam.nl or call 06-14510232.

We do not appreciate unsolicited solicitation by recruitment agencies, and such actions may result in exclusion from our other recruitment initiatives. We also consider the unsolicited submission of resumes by agencies to our employees to be solicitation. We will not review these resumes.