Reception and Social Work Officer (50%)

Circus Zonder Handen is the urban circus school of Brussels. Using urban circus as a dynamic, playful, and empowering tool, more than 900 preschoolers, children, youngsters, and adults build self-confidence and discover their talents every year.

Circus Zonder Handen is an inclusive organisation. We believe in the power of circus and strive to make participation in our circus activities accessible to everyone. We apply a low-threshold policy built on accessibility, community-based work, collaboration with a broad network of professional partners, tailored communication, registration fees based on income categories, committed trainers, and an approachable team.In this way, we succeed in being the warm Urban Circus School for all people living in Brussels.

Your role in our organisation:
As a Reception and Social Work Officer at Circus Zonder Handen, you are the person closest to our participants and their parents. You are one of the faces of CZH, helping with all administrative questions and also providing a listening ear.You will receive a permanent contract for a 50% position, meaning part-time employment. You will have at least 3 fixed working days and work according to the reception’s opening hours. The exact working days will be decided together. Occasionally working in the evenings does not discourage you.

Your responsibilities:

•  Staffing the reception desk and warmly welcoming children, youngsters, trainers, and parents 
•  Keeping the reception area tidy 
•  Following up registrations for the weekly classes 
•  Administrative tasks (managing payments, Paspartoe registrations, mailbox and post management, phone calls, co-managing the CRM system, following up unpaid invoices, managing and selling merchandise, office supply management, etc.) 
•  Offering a listening ear to participants and their parents, and referring them to other services when necessary 
•  Helping to further develop our inclusion and accessibility policy 
•  Supporting trainers with tailored circus administration (freelance contracts, helping with volunteer administration, etc.) 
•  Assisting during events such as the Circus Days, the winter event “CHAUD”, the annual iftar, and more 
•  Participating in weekly team meetings 

Profile
You are:

•  Accurate and detail-oriented 
•  Well-organised and structured 
•  Digitally skilled 
•  Proactive 
•  Able to work independently 
•  Warm and empathetic 
•  Enthusiastic about helping build a place that is open to everyone 

You speak and write fluent French and Dutch, and preferably an additional language that may be relevant to our community.

We can also discuss…Your skills and ambitions! Depending on your interests and goals, you may also take on other tasks, such as helping organise events, giving workshops, doing school gate outreach, neighbourhood work, following up on family welfare questions, taking on the role of Integrity Contact Person (API), etc. Together, we will explore what suits you best and what you would still like to learn.

Offer
We offer:

•  A truly great team of colleagues in a creative and growing work environment 
•  A socially meaningful job with visible impact 
•  A workplace that takes you as a person into account and supports what you need to feel good within our organisation (of course you can wear a headscarf ;) 
•  A physically accessible workplace 
•  An organisation that values your talents and helps you continue to grow 
•  Space for autonomy and self-management 
•  A part-time permanent contract (50%) according to the applicable PC 329.01 salary scale, with additional benefits (meal vouchers, commuting reimbursement, and phone allowance) 
•  A flexible work-life balance: flexible working hours, flexible overtime recovery, etc. 

Place of employment: Steenweg op Merchtem 9, 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels.

Interested?
Please send your motivation letter and CV as soon as possible to Mathilde, coordinator, at mathilde@zonderhanden.be.
Circus Zonder Handen aims to reflect society as accurately as possible. Candidates are selected based on their qualities and skills, and we welcome diversity because we believe different perspectives strengthen our organisation.

Deadline
You can apply until 18 June 2026 inclusive. You will hear whether you are invited for an interview on 25 June.

Selection procedure
We work with two selection rounds:

•  The first round will take place on Tuesday 30 June. 
•  If you pass the first round, we will invite you for a second interview on 7 July. 

If you are abroad, interviews can also take place via video call.