Apprentice Care and Support Assistant AFP

About the job

Trainees, students, apprentices

Apprentice Care and Support Assistant AFP

Want to learn a meaningful profession, serving others and at the heart of care? Become an ASA AFP apprentice within our teams from 16 August 2027!

Context

The University Hospital Centre of Vaud (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.

The Sylvana University Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre (CUTR) is located in Epalinges.

The care offered in treatment and rehabilitation centres aims to accelerate or enable a return home. It also involves helping patients recover physical or cognitive functions affected by illness or accident, or enabling them to adapt to their new condition.

In this sense, the mission of CUTR Sylvana is part of the home care policy of the canton of Vaud.

Interprofessional collaboration is the essential element of CUTR’s operation as it allows for holistic patient support, taking into account their environment.

Mission

• You provide daily care, assist with personal care, meals, bedtime, and accompany people’s movements, mainly during the hours between 7am and 4pm
• You encourage their participation in activities, help organise simple events and remain attentive to their needs
• You ensure the upkeep of living spaces, manage laundry, and prepare meals
• You handle routine purchases, check the condition of equipment, and perform simple administrative tasks
• You work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate necessary information. You contribute to maintaining a pleasant and suitable living environment
• You participate in prevention and health promotion activities with patients.

Profile

• You have completed compulsory schooling, certified by a certificate or attestation
• You have reached the legal age of 18 (possibility to start from 16 with prior internships in care).
• You have a strong interest in health and people’s well-being
• You are comfortable in human contact and demonstrate empathy and active listening
• You have proven ability to work in a team and show collaboration, while being able to work independently
• You are organised, thorough, and capable of managing several tasks simultaneously, even in stressful environments.

We offer

By joining CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• A comprehensive, varied and professional training, at the heart of a university hospital
• Close supervision provided by experienced trainers
• The possibility to continue your professional career at CHUV after the apprenticeship, subject to availability
• Active support to develop your talents, with the possibility to be selected for SwissSkills, the national skills competition, when the edition matches your cohort
• And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, social network, etc.)

Interested? Send us your application:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• School reports from the last three years
• Any internship reports.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the role: For any information regarding the role, please contact Mrs Marie Kramer, apprenticeship specialist, at 021 314 71 99.

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 staff, we are attentive to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.