An Assistant Director

About the job

An Assistant Director Activity rate to be defined between 40% and 50% With an additional educational rate to be defined, Châtel-St-Denis (FR)

Welcome to the pop e poppa childcare facilities

pop e poppa manages more than 80 preschool childcare facilities in Switzerland (nurseries, after-school care units, kindergartens). Each facility welcomes and supports children daily so that they become eco-responsible citizens "happy in their head and happy in their shoes".

This motto highlights the daily commitment of the teams within the pop e poppa childcare facilities to deepen a humanistic pedagogy nourished by contemporary research contributions.

Connecting body and mind, engaging in playful and varied activities are the extension of a joyful and concrete philosophy in which the child grows, flourishes, and experiences unique and rewarding moments. In our childcare facilities, the child builds, at their own pace, a lasting self-confidence, so precious for discovering the world.

Do you want to participate in this wonderful adventure? This announcement is for you!

As part of the opening in September 2026 of a new preschool childcare facility

with 33 places in Châtel-St-Denis, we are looking for:

An Assistant Director

Activity rate to be defined between 40% and 50%

With an additional educational rate to be defined

This new facility will be integrated into the Les Rives de la Veveyse real estate complex, within

the Gottau district.

Joining this new team means having the opportunity to actively participate in creating its identity and educational project. In close collaboration with the management and the team, you will contribute to building a stimulating educational environment based on shared values and a co-construction dynamic.

Your mission, in collaboration with the management, will be to design and organize quality care in line with the institutional project, while collaborating with families and external networks. You will also participate in the development of the educational project and ensure its implementation.

You have:

• A diploma as a childhood educator or a qualification deemed equivalent by the competent authorities
• Several years of proven experience as a childhood educator
• Training for supervising staff in training (FEE and FPP)
• A recognized sense of autonomy, open-mindedness, and responsibility
• Good adaptability and commitment
• Sharp observation and analytical skills
• Good organizational, planning, anticipation, and decision-making skills
• Good interpersonal and managerial skills

We offer you:

• A caring and person-centered work environment.
• A work atmosphere that encourages initiative and exchanges within teams.
• Opportunities within the leading nursery group in Switzerland: training, internal mobility, promotion, etc.
• Pleasant premises adapted to the needs of children as well as adults.
• The opportunity to actively participate in defining and implementing an eco-friendly educational project with the child and their family at the center of our concerns and actions.
• Attractive employment conditions

Interested? Please send us your complete application file

(CV, cover letter, diplomas, work certificates) to chatel@popepoppa.ch.

Applications received by other means and not meeting the required profile will not be considered.