Employees of the De Herberg Drop-in Center

From Sunday to Friday, the De Herberg drop-in centre is open every afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. This drop-in centre is part of the De Herberg Apeldoorn Foundation, which is committed to people who are at odds with society.

As an employee of the drop-in centre, you provide a hospitable welcome to visitors and offer them a pleasant atmosphere and a listening ear. Before the doors can open, you and two other employees ensure that tea and coffee are ready. You serve this during opening hours, as well as bread that visitors can ask for. On Tuesday and Friday afternoons, soup is also available and you support the soup cook in serving it. In addition to serving food and drinks, there is usually plenty of room to talk to visitors or play a game, for example. We see this contact as the most important part of what we do.

After closing the doors, you and your team ensure that everything is cleaned up.

The visitors of the drop-in centre are very diverse. What they have in common is that they come to meet (with each other) and have fun. It is also true for most of them that life is not always easy and they experience difficulties in several areas of life. We find it important that everyone is welcome here and that everyone is held in high regard as a person. Circumstances do not change that.

In terms of availability, we ask for a minimum commitment of 2x per month, so that a bond can be built with the visitors.

Working at De Herberg is very satisfying. You work with and for wonderful people (colleagues and visitors). And you contribute to a loving place that is not self-evident for everyone.

From De Herberg, guidance and introduction, coordination with your colleagues and a good and safe working environment are provided. You will end up in a team with driven people, in which you can also experience conviviality and involvement.

More information about the work of the De Herberg Foundation can be found here www.deherberg-apeldoorn.nl