Second-Track Reintegration
Reintegration office in Middelburg
If an employee is no longer resuming their own work, we look from Middelburg for suitable work elsewhere on Walcheren and beyond, with a case file shaped around what the UWV asks at assessment.
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What track two involves
Suitable work elsewhere, in a labour market of manageable size
When the employee's own role falls away and no suitable internal position exists, the second track comes up. What remains achievable is established, capacity is rebuilt, and the search among other employers follows. The phases are at the second track programme.
Besides the statutory obligation, the size of this region counts. The number of employers is manageable, which makes targeted searching more productive than sending out many applications, and makes discretion more of a question than elsewhere.
Our office
Second-track reintegration in Middelburg and nearby
Our Middelburg location stands on Watersniphof, at the edge of town. Healthcare, tourism, government and manufacturing keep Walcheren going, with Vlissingen and Goes as the other centres of gravity. On an island with a compact labour market a departure often brings back an old question: is this the moment to do what you once set aside.
About Middelburg
Good to know about Middelburg
Healthcare and government are the constants here
The hospital, the care institutions, the province and the municipalities together offer most of the work on a permanent contract. Around them sits a lot of seasonal work, which splits the market in two.
Tourism sets the rhythm of the year
From April to September the coast runs at full tilt and afterwards it falls back. Anyone from that corner knows peaks and flexibility, and elsewhere that is more usable than it seems.
Goes, Vlissingen and Terneuzen within reach
All three half an hour away, Terneuzen through the tunnel. Including Zeeuws-Vlaanderen means also looking at the industry along the canal zone.
Watersniphof, at the edge of Middelburg
Parking at the door is straightforward and the station is a short ride away. Working remotely is possible from the first conversation to the aftercare.
What the programme looks like
From intake to aftercare, step by step
These stages together are the second track programme, the way towards suitable work elsewhere. The order is set; what fills it differs, and the Gatekeeper Improvement Act dictates the record keeping.
Intake meeting and situation overview
Before any direction is settled, the first conversation works through the situation. The medical opinion, the work history and the wishes are covered, and in this region the question of how visible the search may be arrives with them. An action plan follows that fits within the stated frameworks.
Capacity analysis & occupational health assessment
Capacity next goes down on paper. What work remains follows from the FML and the further medical documents, with physical load and hours assessed on their own. Those findings set the target in the reintegration plan, and all parties hear from us monthly.
Career scan & personal coaching
What the employee is good at comes out in the career scan. Through tests, assignments and conversations, talents, motives and boundaries take shape in a profile that also means something beyond their own sector.
Labour market exploration & job matching
We then lay that profile alongside what is on offer. Healthcare, government, tourism and industry are recruiting here, and Goes, Vlissingen and Terneuzen lie within half an hour. If the move proves too large, a practical period comes first.
Active job search & network approach
During placement the employee approaches employers, where preferred without their name coming up straight away. Per organisation the CV, the LinkedIn profile and the interview preparation are adjusted, with a weekly review of where things stand.
Aftercare and sustainable placement
The closing two months are aftercare. That is when it becomes clear whether the arrangements hold up in practice. In those weeks the coach is contactable, maintains the reporting and files the closing report as required.
Our approach here
Four questions the file has to carry
At an assessment, what has been recorded counts. These four questions decide whether the file can withstand that review.
What can the employee still do?
A judgement, not an estimate. The occupational health assessment records capacity and thereby bounds where the search goes next.
Is anything possible within the organisation?
At the hospital, the province or a municipality there are more roles than any single manager oversees. Work through them and note which were checked and where they fell down.
How large is the search area really?
Goes, Vlissingen and, through the tunnel, Terneuzen lie half an hour away. Whether that is feasible depends on capacity, and we fix that limit at the start.
Where does capacity get rebuilt?
On a shop floor rather than at home. A period in a work experience placement shows what is sustainable and counts as effort.
What the programme aims at
The employee has found suitable work within a reachable distance, and the file makes traceable how that was worked towards.
Healthcare, government and tourism
Why employers on Walcheren work with us
Healthcare, government, tourism and industry keep this region running. In a compact labour market, a second track calls for a targeted approach and for care about who knows what.
Healthcare and government are the constants here
The hospital, the care institutions, the province and the municipalities together provide most of the work. They are also the employers where adapted work most often proves possible.
Tourism sets the rhythm of the year
From April to September the coast runs at full tilt and afterwards it falls back. Anyone coming from that corner has experience with peaks and changing teams, and that counts in healthcare, retail and logistics too.
Discretion in a small market
Employers here know one another. For as long as it is wanted, the employee's name stays out of our approaches, and we settle up front which contacts we skip.
The recording keeps pace
Every development is logged that same day, date and result included. At the assessment the sequence can therefore be followed.
Questions from Zeeland
What employers here are running into
When is the right time to start second track?
Week 52 is the cut-off; where the company doctor rules earlier that the employee's own work will not return, you begin sooner. In a smaller market an early start pays off doubly, because targeted searching simply takes more time than sending applications widely. Lead times are at the duration of a second track programme.
How is the programme fee determined?
That depends on the duration and on the components. Placement on its own is narrow; assessment, coaching and a practical period widen the programme. The composition and the costs are settled before anything is set in motion.
Our work is seasonal. What does that mean?
It mainly affects the planning. On the coast, hiring happens at different points in the year than inland, and we time the approach accordingly. Rebuilding capacity continues in the meantime.
How do we prevent word getting round the region?
By agreeing in advance who is informed and who is not. Approaches can stay anonymous, and we decide up front which organisations we leave alone.
Where is Care4Careers in Middelburg?
Watersniphof 87, 4332 CS Middelburg, at the edge of town. Report your visit and a coach will be scheduled for you.
Which towns belong here?
Vlissingen, Goes, Veere, Domburg, Zierikzee and Terneuzen are included. Bergen op Zoom lies three quarters of an hour away.
Is something going on that is not covered here? Feel free to get in touch, in confidence if you prefer.
Your regular guide
Reintegration coaches in Middelburg
The employee keeps the same coach from intake to aftercare and you have one number. In a small market that is welcome, because only one party then knows what is going on.
Care4Careers location Middelburg
What can we look into for you?
Let us know in the form when the absence began and whether discretion matters to you. We will make contact afterwards. You are welcome at the Watersniphof by appointment.
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