Social Assistant for the Geriatric Psychiatry Service

Psychosocial

Social Assistant for the Geriatric Psychiatry Service

The University Service of Geriatric Psychiatry (SUPAA) is looking for a 70% social assistant on a permanent contract, starting 01.01.2026 or to be agreed upon, at its Cery site.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

SUPAA is a specialized service whose mission is to ensure care, teaching, and research in the field of psychiatry for the elderly. This mandate is entrusted to it by the Department of Health and Social Action.

Mission

• You are a key partner of the multidisciplinary care team, from a bio-psychosocial intervention perspective, and you ensure the interface between the institution and the wider health and social network (OCTP, SPJ, CSR, CMS, JdP, courts, employers, etc.), as well as with patients, their families, and their close ones
• You support the patient and their close ones in carrying out specific and complex social procedures and/or change processes aimed at promoting their autonomy and social integration for therapeutic and psycho-educational purposes, relying on the helping and support relationship
• You provide a reference and expertise role to the members of the care team
• You manage the administrative documentation related to the follow-up of files linked to your activity
• You provide, if necessary, information internally and/or externally to the institution as needed, participate in and lead research and actions, and take part in service projects.

Profile

• You hold a Bachelor of Arts HES-SO in Social Work or an equivalent title (mandatory SEFRI recognition for foreign diplomas)
• You have an interest in the field of addictions and mental health
• You have good knowledge of social insurances
• You have good knowledge of Vaud medico-social institutions, administrative and legal structures, accommodation structures as well as related platforms (CCICP and DCISA)
• You have good autonomy and a creative and initiative spirit
• You have relational, communication, and interdisciplinary teamwork skills
• You possess a spirit of mutual aid and collaboration and know how to show openness and flexibility
• You hold a driving license.

Depending on your profile, the salary scale will be between level 8 and level 9.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people settling in Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality company restaurants in each hospital building, with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Sarah Perrin, Head of Social Unit, 079 556 79 08.

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

We kindly ask placement agencies to note that applications submitted directly by them on our recruitment platform are not accepted and cannot be invoiced. Thank you for your understanding.