A SOCIAL EDUCATOR ON A PERMANENT CONTRACT AT 80%-90%

About the job

Your mission

• Support children in their daily lives by promoting their well-being and healthy development
• Propose and lead activities specific to children, taking into account their developmental age
• Support and assist parents in their parenting role
• Participate in the development and implementation of the socio-educational concept
• Contribute to the smooth running of the home by taking on transversal and logistical tasks
• Collaborate effectively with network partners, especially placement services

Your profile

• Training as a social educator HES, ES, Early Childhood, Curative Pedagogy
• Postgraduate training as a practitioner trainer is an asset
• Proven professional experience with children in residential care and in supporting families in difficulty
• Interest in organizing outdoor activities adapted to toddlers
• High stress resistance capacity
• Committed personality with an entrepreneurial spirit ready to engage in participatory processes
• Good interpersonal skills and ease in relationships
• Driving license required

We offer you

• A position within a foundation with an innovative spirit that implements participatory approaches
• Attention to the well-being of employees
• A varied and stimulating work environment
• Clinical supervision
• Encouragement for individual training
• Attractive working conditions according to the Social Vaud CCT

Workplace

Foyer La Boussole
Chemin Beauregard 2
1400 Yverdon-les-Bains

For any further information, you can contact Ms. Marine Boudvin, Head of Foyer La Boussole, at tel 024 426 09 97

Please send your complete application file (cover letter, CV, work certificates, diplomas, copy of any work permit and driving license) and a passport photo, with the precise mention of the position applied for to emplois@fjfnet.ch

The Jeunesse & Familles Foundation is a non-profit institution recognized as being of public utility. Its mission is to welcome and support children, adolescents, and adults facing social and/or personal difficulties, as well as to support their families. Some 300 employees keep the pulse of the Foundation alive. They work in one of the nine accommodation sites, within one of the day services or public activities, or within the administration. Each person is committed to improving the daily lives of beneficiaries while respecting their rights and dignity.

Start date

April 1, 2026 or by agreement

Application deadline

February 13, 2026

Please note that if your application is selected, the first interview will take place on the afternoon of February 16 or the morning of February 17 in Yverdon-les-Bains