A socio-educational assistant (80%)

About the job

with the Social Action Service, Asylum Office, within the Martigny shelter

The Social Action Service includes the Coordination Office for Social Benefits, the Coordination Office for Disability Issues, and the Asylum Office.

Your tasks

• You provide socio-educational support to beneficiaries in their daily lives
• You promote their autonomy and assist them with their personal, administrative, and social procedures
• You ensure supervision adapted to the needs of the beneficiaries
• You organise and lead socio-educational activities
• You carry out evening and weekend duties
• You collaborate with various network partners according to the needs of the beneficiaries
• You monitor compliance with order, cleanliness, and hygiene standards

Your profile

• Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as a socio-educational assistant or equivalent training
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience in complex situations
• Excellent adaptability, listening, and communication skills, as well as a strong ability to work in a team
• Methodical, organised, and autonomous
• Sense of priorities and interpersonal skills
• High stress resistance
• Native French speaker
• Knowledge of other languages would be an asset

Start date - Special conditions

• Start date: 1 October or to be agreed
• Fixed-term contract: the duration is linked to fluctuations in the number of people the canton is obliged to accommodate under the Federal Asylum Act

Information

• Information about the position: Social Action Service, Ms Séverine Debons (027 607 20 32)
• Online application preferred: www.vs.ch/jobs or send applications to: Human Resources Service, Place St-Théodule 15, 1951 Sion
• Application deadline: 2 October 2026 / Reference number: 114613

Sion, 18 September 2026