THE ARK IN LAKEN HOME BOARDING SCHOOL HOME FOR NON-WORKERS DAY CENTER NEWS Since there was insufficient care for Dutch-speaking children and young people in special education in Brussels, three Brussels schools submitted an application to set up a small-scale Dutch-speaking boarding school. VZW 'De Ark te Laken' (De Ark) started on September 1, 1986 with the boarding school. Sensitive to the needs within the care of the disabled in Brussels, De Ark submitted an application in the early nineties to set up a day center and a home for the non-employed. The day center started on October 1, 1993 as the first Dutch-language day center in the Brussels-Capital Region. The home for non-workers started on November 8, 1993 . Organizational structure The chairmanof VZW 'De Ark te Laken', André Dewallef and the director Mieke Craeymeersch, together with the board of directors, are responsible for the day-to-day policy and the high-quality operation of De Ark. The quality coordinator is responsible for the follow-up of the quality decree within De Ark. His aim is to ensure that all parts and procedures of the quality manual correspond with day-to-day operation. He is also an internal prevention advisor , who looks after well-being at work. The financial assistant carries out financial and administrative tasks and supervises the drivers and the technical service. The social service is responsible for the intake of new users and for the termination of the assistance. They maintain contact with external services and the parents of the users in function of the follow-up of the social problems. The remedial educationalist provides support for the teams in the agogic approach of the clients. He gives advice and helps with individual action plans. The administrative assistant carries out supporting administrative and logistical tasks on behalf of the director, the financial assistant, the management employee and the social worker. The technical serviceis responsible for monitoring the improvement work on the infrastructure, the technical checks and the follow-up of the jobs. The counselors and educators ensure the concrete realization of the assistance. They realize the offer for the users and guarantee the high-quality operation of their department. The three departments work with self-managing teams. Each team member takes on their responsibilities, as agreed at the team meetings. Each team member is responsible for the day-to-day operation of their department and stimulate a harmonious group dynamic in which both the users and the educators / supervisors feel good. The cleaning staff maintains the infrastructure. De chauffeurs staan in voor het vervoer van de gebruikers van het dagcentrum. Zij halen de gebruikers thuis op en zorgen dat ze veilig terug thuis worden afgezet. Zij worden eveneens ingezet bij het wegbrengen en ophalen van de gebruikers voor externe activiteiten. Dit laatste gebeurt voor alle afdelingen. Contact Adres: Verdunstraat 521/2 1130 Haren Tel.: 02/245 56 12 Fax: 02/216 08 02 Directeur: Mieke Craeymeersch GSM: 0471 79 41 80 mieke.craeymeersch@vzwdeark.be Kwaliteitscoördinator/interne preventieadviseur: Sien De Mey, sien.demey@vzwdeark.be Financieel medewerker: Geert Van Gucht, ﻿geert.vangucht@vzwdeark.be Sociale dienst dagcentrum en woonondersteuning: Géraldine André GSM: 0476 70 21 57 geraldine.andre@vzwdeark.be Sociale dienst MFC: Jennifer Ruter GSM: 0476 70 22 04 jennifer.ruter@vzwdeark.be Géraldine en Jennifer werken deeltijds en zijn niet permanent beschikbaar. Je kan gerust een boodschap achterlaten op hun gsm. Orthopedagoog dag- en woonondersteuning: Sophie Moons, sophie.moons@vzwdeark.be Administratief medewerker: Femke Abraham, femke.abraham@vzwdeark.be Technische dienst: Stef Sinnaeve, stef.sinnaeve@vzwdeark.be Team dagondersteuning: team.dagcentrum@vzwdeark.be Team MFC: team.mfc@vzwdeark.be Housing support team: team.woonondersteuning@vzwdeark.be Thank you for visiting our website