Team Manager

Since 2015, Lokalis, together with its approximately 400 employees, has been dedicated to providing support to young people and families in Utrecht in a unique and innovative way. In this way, Lokalis helps strengthen the resilience and problem-solving skills of the families in question, ensuring that children can grow up healthy and safe and reach their full potential. The requests for help that come to Lokalis concern parenting, financial security, coping with a disability, mental health issues, divorce, domestic violence, debt, and more.

The organization’s primary objective is to use neighborhood teams to help create stable family environments or facilitate lasting improvements for families in need. Within this framework, Lokalis focuses specifically on the development of children and young people.

Lokalis has eighteen neighborhood teams spread across Utrecht’s ten neighborhoods. In addition, there are two city-wide teams dedicated to secondary schools and vocational schools.

Our family workers provide accessible, effective support to children, youth, and families. They do this within the community and in collaboration with schools, family doctors, youth services, and other partners.

What will you be doing?

As a team manager, you will facilitate and provide guidance to two teams. Together with your fellow team managers, the directors, and staff, you will work on the implementation of basic social services and contribute to change initiatives within Lokalis and the city. You will have overall responsibility for your team, overseeing day-to-day management, professional development, and results.

You actively contribute to the professional development of team leadership within Lokalis. You encourage collaboration both within and outside your team and help bridge the gap between day-to-day operations and organization-wide goals.

You play a key role in translating organizational policies into the practice of family work. This includes interpreting management information, improving processes, and optimizing the support and deployment of people, resources, and methods in family work.

You will also represent Lokalis in its collaboration with external partners such as the City of Utrecht, schools, and other partners in the community. This will primarily involve the substance of family work and the joint initiatives in the neighborhood where you are active.

Profile

We are looking for an experienced team manager who is enthusiastic, sharp, and visionary, and who wants to work with us to shape the future of primary care in Utrecht. You have experience with change management and approach your work with a warm, professional demeanor grounded in a shared vision.

You know how to get people on board with change, ask probing questions, identify areas of friction, and come up with concrete solutions that support the work of family workers.

• You are realistic, inquisitive, and able to turn shared ideas into shared actions.
• You have proven leadership experience in the social or public sector.
• You understand how business operations work, recognize the importance of data and monitoring, and know how to use this information to manage and develop your team.
• You have strong process-oriented skills and know how to bridge the gap between strategy and practice. You enjoy working collaboratively, seek dialogue, and have a service-oriented and coaching-style leadership approach.

We offer

• Terms of employment in accordance with the Youth Care Collective Bargaining Agreement;
• A starting salary in pay grade 11 with the potential to advance to pay grade 12.
• A one-year contract with the option to extend;
• You’ll get free access to the Open Up online platform, a platform dedicated to mental well-being. You’ll have access to one-on-one sessions with psychologists, group sessions, and more.

Would you like to apply for this position?

In your letter and resume, we’d like to hear about your experience, your thoughts on the job requirements, and your motivation for this position at Lokalis.

You can apply until November 14, 2025, using the application form on our website. To do so, click the "Apply" button next to the job posting on our website at www.lokalis.nl/werken-bij-Lokalis. The first interviews will take place on November 21, 2025, and the second interviews on November 28, 2025.

For more information, visit www.lokalis.nl and www.buurtteamsutrecht.nl. For further details about the position, please contact Daniëlle van Schaik, a member of the executive board, at 06 – 10 68 03 91 and/or DanielleVanSchaik@jeugd.buurtteamsutrecht.nl.

Recruitment efforts related to this job posting are not appreciated.