République et Canton de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
15 hours ago
OPE Team Leader from 80% to 100%
- 13 May 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Neuchâtel
Job summary
Join the Œuvre de Protection de l'Enfance team in Neuchâtel! Opportunity to lead and make a difference in youth welfare.
Tasks
- Lead one of the two teams in Neuchâtel's coastal region.
- Coordinate activities between different OPE branches effectively.
- Ensure high-quality care and adapt to each family's needs.
Skills
- Bachelor in social work or equivalent; 3 years in child protection.
- Strong team management and organizational skills are essential.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and pedagogical competencies required.
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OPE Team Leader from 80% to 100%
- SPAJ299
- The missions of SPAJ consist of ensuring the prevention, promotion and protection of youth and taking care of adults in difficulty. The service develops and finances outpatient care for children and guarantees the well-being of those placed, while financially supporting extrafamilial care structures as well as specialised education institutions.
As part of your role, you lead one of the two teams covering the Neuchâtel Littoral and the Val-de-Ruz.
Coordination is part of your daily routine. Together with your fellow team leaders, you orchestrate activities between the different OPE branches.
Together, you build a coherent response across the entire cantonal territory.
The quality of care remains your absolute priority. Each situation requires an adapted response and every family deserves professional support. Protection measures, both judicial and administrative, rely on your expertise to ensure their effectiveness and relevance.
In parallel, you lead large-scale projects related to the office’s missions and participate in the strategy for developing and adapting the cantonal child protection system.
Holder of a bachelor’s degree in social work or an equivalent qualification, you have at least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role related to child protection.
Your excellent knowledge of the Neuchâtel child protection system is an undeniable asset for this position. You have also completed team management training or are willing to undertake it.
Organised and comfortable in interpersonal relations, you have a sense of responsibility and possess strong pedagogical skills in adult education.
- La Chaux-de-Fonds
- 1 July 2026 or to be agreed
- 31 May 2026
- Mr Yanick Bussy, Head of the Child Protection Office, tel. 032 889 83 25 or by email: OPE.Direction@ne.ch
- Class 11
- A varied activity within a competent and committed team.
- Flexible hours and the possibility to work remotely.
- Flexibility and autonomy in organising your work.
This full-time position can be filled between 80% and 100%.
Female applications are strongly encouraged for senior positions.
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