Save the Children Netherlands is looking for a TeamUp Aanvoerder (team leader) in Limburg (20-24 hours per week, fixed-term contract with chance of extension). TeamUp is a programme of Save the Children and War Child that provides structured sport, play and movement activities for refugee children aged 6 to 18 in reception locations (asylum seeker centres and emergency shelters) and newcomer schools.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and carry out weekly TeamUp activities according to the method and the needs of children aged 6-18, at locations in Limburg (currently Maasbree, Baexem, Maastricht, Cadier en Keer and Sweikhuizen). Activities run 14:30-19:00 (Maastricht Tuesdays until 20:30). Work is generally three days a week (Monday-Wednesday, possibly Thursday), with flexibility to work at other locations or days.
- Organise the weekly staffing and planning of the volunteer team and act as the first TeamUp contact on location.
- Identify concerning behaviour in children and ensure follow-up with COA.
- Guide and onboard new volunteers.
- Maintain team administration: evaluations, materials management, and attendance tracking via the TeamUp attendance app.
- Contribute to the quality of implementation of TeamUp, aligning sessions to children's needs and themes.
- Maintain contact with COA and other relevant organisations.
Requirements:
- Minimum HBO level of work and thinking and relevant experience in psychomotor therapy, pedagogy, education, sport, play and/or movement.
- Demonstrable experience organising and delivering psychosocial activities for (refugee) children aged 6-18.
- Coordination experience, preferably with volunteers.
- Good social skills with children, ability to set clear boundaries, and to work in a trauma-sensitive way.
- Dutch (minimum A2) and English (minimum A2); additional languages such as Arabic, Farsi, Tigrinya or Turkish are a plus.
- Familiar with MS Office and able to plan systematically.
- Driving licence and own car (mileage allowance 32 cents).
- Living in the Limburg region; applications from outside the region will not be considered.
- Right to work in the Netherlands for an extended period.
Offer: Salary scale 8 of the Dutch central government scales (based on a 36-hour week; EUR 3,333.81 - 4,457.77), 25 holiday days, option to save extra leave, pension scheme (Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn), full travel cost reimbursement, and an initial one-year contract with chance of extension. Offers are subject to positive references and a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG). Save the Children participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
Closing date: 2026-11-01
HOW TO APPLY:
Send your motivation letter and CV by 1 November 2026 via the application form on the Save the Children website. Applications received in any other way will not be considered. Interviews will take place on 18 November 2026. Questions about the role: Yvonne Fransen (regional coordinator/trainer South region), yvonne.fransen@savethechildren.nl. Questions about the application procedure: personeelszaken@savethechildren.nl.
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