SOCIAL EDUCATOR ON A PERMANENT CONTRACT FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION AND OBSERVATION UNIT AT 100%

About the job

The Youth & Families Foundation is a key player at the heart of the field of education, protection and development of children, adolescents and young adults in the canton of Vaud. Bringing together nearly 350 employees and more than 20 different professions, our institution offers attractive working conditions and allows you to evolve in a varied and flexible work environment. By joining our Foundation, you commit yourself to a mission with strong human and social value, which enables real and concrete change in the lives of families and the children they support. You will participate in the evolution of the education, development and child and youth protection sector by responding with us to the needs of tomorrow.

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Our values

OPENNESS – TRUST – LOYALTY – CREATIVITY

SOCIAL EDUCATOR ON A PERMANENT CONTRACT FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION AND OBSERVATION UNIT AT 100%

Your mission

• Ensure individual educational follow-up through observation, evaluation and objectification of the resources and difficulties of each young person’s situation aged 14 to 18,
• Promote the development of each young person’s personal projects by encouraging their full involvement, supporting and assisting them in carrying out their project by mobilising their resources,
• Encourage and support young people in the development of their relational and communication dynamics with their living environment,
• Organise and participate in partner network meetings and collaborate with the professionals involved in the cases followed,
• Continuously assess risk-taking, and the personal and social situation of each young person,
• Write summary documents and ensure necessary communications with authorities, partners and the young person’s circle,
• Participate in the analysis of complex situations and in conferences aimed at continuous improvement and development,

Your profile

• Training as a HES educator or equivalent qualification,
• For foreign qualifications, SEFRI recognition,
• Solid confirmed professional experience in residential care with adolescents and/or in low-threshold intervention and street work,
• Knowledge of the Vaud health and socio-educational network,
• Ability to understand and manage complex situations, resolve conflicts and negotiate,
• Capacity to work with people suffering from emotional regulation difficulties and/or trauma related to their life paths,
• Strong emotional stability and ability to maintain professional distance,
• Agile personality, collaborative spirit appreciating teamwork and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset,
• Ability to develop reflective practice on professional work,
• Availability for irregular hours during day, night and weekends,
• Driving licence and vehicle required,
• Residence close to the canton of Vaud,

We offer you

• A position within a foundation with an innovative spirit conducting its missions through a child-centred approach,
• A constant commitment to health & safety promotion and prevention actions at work,
• A varied and stimulating work environment,
• Clinical supervision,
• Encouragement for continuing education,
• Attractive working conditions according to the Vaud social collective labour agreement,

Start date

Immediate or to be agreed

Application deadline

18 September 2026

For any additional information, you can contact the Head of DIOP Mr S. Waridel at 0794101095.

We look forward to receiving your application only via jobup.