Living in Southwest is a missionary and social organisation in the Bouwlust and Vrederust districts of The Hague. At Living in Southwest hear about God, you can engage in conversation about life questions and learn to believe in Jesus Christ. We also offer social help, such as an administrative consultation hour, a Repair Café and a clothing shop.
Living in Southwest in The Hague seeks
social worker (0.4 fte*)
*under consideration is an extension to 0.6 fte (24 hours per week)
About the job
As a social worker, you are the coordinator of all the activities of Living in Southwest. You do not do this alone, but work together with the community's missionary/social worker. Together, you divide all existing tasks, direct all volunteers and work on the future of the organisation. You are supported in this by all kinds of volunteers from the neighbourhood and supporting churches and work closely with the core team and the board of Leven in Zuidwest.
As a social worker, you enjoy being hands on with all kinds of different tasks and activities. After all, at Leven in Zuidwest all sorts of things happen. The heart of our organisation is our drop-in centre. There is a weekly Walk-in Café, where people can go for coffee and conversation. We also hold our Repair Café and Wool Café there. Other activities include financial consultations, craft club and meals. On a missionary level, Christian celebrations are organised, there is an Alpha course and there are Bible study groups. As a social worker, you will ensure that all these activities are organised and you will also actively participate in them.
In all these activities, you have a warm and loving heart for all the people who come your way, especially those on the margins of society. People who come to us are often looking for connection or help. You enjoy being connected to all these people and have a listening ear for everyone who comes your way. If there is a request for help, you help where possible or help people find the path to other agencies. In your contacts with people, you are motivated by your faith in Jesus Christ and have a warm heart for sharing the gospel.
Many volunteers are active at Leven in Zuidwest. They also organise some of the activities. As a social worker, you are active in recruiting, managing, motivating and enthusing volunteers.
Living in Southwest is active and growing. You are a driving factor in this. You think about the future: what are activities that work and help people move forward, how can the organisation be sustainably anchored in the neighbourhood and what will it look like in five years' time? To this end, you maintain contacts with the participating churches, a network in the neighbourhood and with the municipality of The Hague. You are active in fundraising and - together with the board - see new opportunities in this area as well.
Job requirements
- You are an active Christian and a committed church member. You have a living relationship with God and a warm heart for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- You have demonstrable MBO+ or HBO working and thinking level in subject area in social, societal or theological field.
- You are a real connector. You connect quickly and easily with all kinds of people. You are inviting and involved. You preferably have experience in working with people living in loneliness, poverty or low literacy.
- You preferably have several years of working experience within a Christian social and/or missionary organisation. You have a vision of activities of these organisations anyway. You are active and creative in looking for new opportunities to build our community. You involve social partners, including partners in the neighbourhood, the municipality of The Hague and the churches involved. You continue to build a network of agencies in the field of social and/or diaconal assistance.
What we offer
- Living in Southwest is a warm, diverse and passionate organisation. The people who work with us have a heart for Christ, for each other and for the neighbourhood. You may become part of this community.
- A contract for initially 16 hours a week (0.4 fte). In time, we would like to extend this to 24 hours a week (0.6 fte) and are currently exploring the financial possibilities for this. This is a temporary contract for 1 year, with the prospect of extension.
- We follow the Employment Conditions Scheme for Church Workers of the Association Steunpunt Kerkandwork. You will be placed in scale A or B depending on education and work experience.
More information
For questions about the position or more information, please contact Rens Snoep (missionary worker) 06-50237632. More information about the organisation can be found at www.leveninzuidwest.nl.
Apply
You can apply until 18 April 2025. To do so, please send a cover letter and your CV to Erik van Mulligen at secretaris@leveninzuidwest.nl.
