Fédération Genevoise des E.M.S. (Fegems)
Chêne-Bougeries
Qualified animator at 80% spread over 5 working days
- 04 July 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- Chêne-Bougeries
Job summary
Join EMS Le Nouveau Prieuré as a qualified animator (80%)! Experience a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead individual and group activities to enhance residents' autonomy.
- Define and implement animation policies based on residents' needs.
- Collaborate with professionals for cohesive resident support.
Skills
- CFC in socio-educational assistance or equivalent, with 3 years experience.
- Ability to adapt activities for residents with cognitive challenges.
- Strong organizational skills and teamwork capabilities.
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Qualified animator at 80% spread over 5 working days
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Job description
The EMS Le Nouveau Prieuré is an establishment located in Chêne-Bougeries accommodating 144 residents in single rooms. Nearby, there is a nursery, a student residence, a home for people with multiple disabilities, and rental apartments, all around a village square: the Nouveau Prieuré.
Profile sought
Qualified animator at 80%
(according to irregular hours, including weekends, public holidays and evenings)
Mission
- support residents through collective and individual activities allowing development socially, politically, culturally and in leisure as well as their autonomy;
- contribute to defining the animation policy at the sector level, taking into account the institutional project, the residents and the evolution of their needs;
- design, as a team, an activity programme adapted to the desires and needs of each resident;
- develop and implement tools adapted to residents with cognitive disorders and communication difficulties;
- conduct activities in coordination with professionals from other sectors to ensure coherence of the resident’s support project, from their entry to the EMS until their death;
- as a referent, participate in key stages of the resident’s support project.
Expected profile
- Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as socio-educational assistant or equivalent qualification or animator training in gerontology with certificate or CFC in a field useful for animation complemented by at least 3 years of professional experience;
- sensitivity to cognitive disorders and communication difficulties;
- ability to adapt activities to the needs, wishes and resources of residents;
- listening skills, respect and individualised support;
- coordination skills and organisational sense;
- ability to work interdisciplinarily;
- ability to collaborate with relatives, care teams and other EMS sectors;
- ability to use different communication modes depending on the interlocutors;
- ability to document actions taken and ensure follow-up in institutional tools;
- proficiency in IT tools;
- respect for institutional values, ethical rules and internal procedures.
Specific skills characterising the position
Teamwork, palliative care, planning and organisational skills.
Working hours
Hours are irregular, including weekends, public holidays and evenings.
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Your benefits
You will join an establishment whose core values include respect, generosity and well-being at work; where the human being is at the centre of concerns;
You will enjoy an intergenerational environment in a warm and lively setting, developing skills through continuous training offers.
Your application
If you are convinced you can assume this responsibility, we await your complete file (cover letter, CV, diploma(s), certificate(s) and work permit, if applicable) by email to recrutement@emsleprieure.ch by 31 July 2026.
Only complete files will be processed. If you do not receive a response within 60 days after the closing date, please consider that your application has not been successful, in which case your file will be destroyed.
