Counsellor

As an expert-by-experience counsellor, you play an important role in guiding and motivating our international fellows. You can use your own experience and life story to support the young people on their path to recovery._

Yes We Can Youth Clinics is one of the most successful clinics for adolescents and young adults with psychological issues, addictions, and behavioural problems.

To expand our organization, we are looking for an expert by experience **counsellor** for our _internationa_l clinic in **Hilvarenbeek**.

Want to know more about Yes We Can Youth Clinics? You can read all about it on this page.

**How you make a difference in the lives of our young people and their families**:
As an (group) counsellor at Yes We Can Youth Clinics, you play an indispensable role in guiding and motivating our fellows. Your life experience makes you a valuable colleague in our multidisciplinary team. During group sessions, you share your own story, which immediately creates a strong connection with the fellows. Your unique life experience enables you to look beyond masks and build trust quickly.

At Yes We Can Youth Clinics, everything revolves around unconditional warmth, safety, and the right confrontation at the right time. Many young people here have experienced complex problems, and many colleagues recognize this from their own experience. This creates a strong bond and mutual understanding between fellows and colleagues. The strength of the group helps fellows find the will and strength to truly change.

Connection and togetherness are central to our work with the fellows and within our team. We truly do it together, regularly checking in with each other. Each day begins with a multidisciplinary meeting (MDM) where all disciplines - psychiatrists, therapists, coaches, and the medical team - discuss what is happening in the group and how we can support one another. Together, we create a treatment that precisely meets the needs of the fellows.

In addition to leading group sessions, you contact external self-help groups for fellows who leave the clinic after their 7 or 10-week programme. You ensure they know where to go when they return home, in addition to aftercare and staying in touch with other fellows. For those heading home, you prepare a personal speech to make the farewell ceremony special.

Each week, you warmly welcome new fellows at the start of their recovery journey, offering them a listening ear. Besides the daily group sessions, you also lead the community meeting where we come together as a whole community to discuss important topics.

**What makes working at Yes We Can Youth Clinics unique?**

**A grateful work environment**

You work in a beautiful location in the heart of nature at our international clinic in Hilvarenbeek. This inspiring environment ensures that you will feel at home immediately.

**Every day is different**

Each day brings new challenges and experiences - because every fellow has their own story - making your work dynamic and varied. This allows us to offer our fellows and (bonus) parents/caregivers what they deserve every day: a warm welcome at Yes We Can Youth Clinics.

**Group sessions**

Group sessions are an essential part of the treatment for the fellows. As a counsellor, you hold up a mirror and look beyond the mask. This allows you to see through avoidance behaviour and socially-desirable answers. You act in the best interest of the treatment.

**Connection**

At Yes We Can Youth Clinics, connection is central. By giving back what you have received every day, you can genuinely connect with the fellows and (bonus) parents/caregivers from your own experience.

**Why you belong in the Yes We Can Family**

You want to give back what you have received yourself. You are someone who has experienced clinical treatment, is at least three years in recovery, and lives fully abstinently. You have followed the 12-step program or 10 actions and live by this programme. You are not afraid to be vulnerable and can empathize well with the fellows. Of course, you have an excellent command of the English language, both spoken and written, and possess good administrative and communication skills. Preferably, you have experience leading groups and you live in the Netherlands.

As a counsellor, you work on a weekend day a few times a year. On this day, you share your life story with the fellows on Saturday or Sunday, where respect, openness, honesty, and willingness are of utmost importance.