Social Work Consultant

About the job

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A USEFUL, HUMANE AND PRACTICAL PROFESSION?

Join the medico-social centres and actively contribute to enabling people in need to remain at home.

ASPMAD IS:

- 9 CMS in the Nord Vaudois region

- More than 1000 committed collaborators

- Over 6,700 people supported each year

- Presence in 105 municipalities

Social Work Consultant

YOUR MISSION

Within our service department, you contribute to the development and recognition of social expertise within the association and ensure the link with regional partners as well as with the umbrella organisation.

As a social work consultant, you provide your expertise in supporting complex situations encountered by clients and their relatives, in close collaboration with field teams.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and advise colleagues in complex situations;
• Assist with the integration of new social workers;
• Develop and maintain a network of partners;
• Monitor developments in social work within ASPMAD, social services and their evolution;
• Be the reference person for social work-related questions within ASPMAD;
• Contribute to the development, evolution and dissemination of best practices and business processes in the social field;
• Participate in institutional reflections and projects with a social or interdisciplinary dimension;
• Ensure the link with the umbrella organisation, participate in relevant exchanges and working groups, and contribute to the transmission of information and orientations within ASPMAD;
• Represent the association externally and internally at events;
• Collaborate closely with the rest of the consultant team to promote an interdisciplinary culture.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Social Work (HES) or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in social work in a community setting.
• Strong knowledge of health prevention and promotion, community health, the medico-social network and the Vaud socio-health system.
• Project management experience is an asset.
• Proactivity, autonomy, synthesis and analytical skills.
• Leadership and negotiation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication.
• Comfortable with documentary research and use of scientific databases.

WHY JOIN US?

• A daily life rich in human relationships
• A close-knit and caring team
• Continuous training opportunities for development
• Partner benefits (sports, leisure, fuel)
• Possibility of a company vehicle subject to conditions