Care and Support Assistant - 60% to 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a reference institution at both national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking here .

Job Description

As a care and support assistant, you will be responsible for patients of all ages. Under the supervision of nursing staff, you will provide basic care and support, offering constant assistance while developing and fostering human relationships.

You will also participate in organising daily activities to ensure their physical, psychological, and social well-being. You will provide support and assistance in patients’ daily living activities and in supporting their families.

You will ensure the cleanliness of the patient’s immediate environment and contribute to their safety by adhering to current hygiene and asepsis regulations.

You will actively participate in preventing complications related to hospitalisation in collaboration with other healthcare professionals (pain management, pressure sore prevention, fall prevention, etc.).

Qualifications

You must hold a federal professional training certificate (AFP) as a care and support assistant (ASA) or an equivalent diploma recognised by the Swiss Red Cross, or a French state nursing assistant diploma accompanied by the Swiss Red Cross recognition certificate. You should have professional experience in the healthcare field, ideally in a hospital setting, and be fully proficient in French, both spoken and written.

You demonstrate the ability to support patients throughout their hospital journey and can quickly adapt to changes in work pace.

You show a sense of welcome and communication and have the ability to work within an interdisciplinary team. Your team spirit, creativity, organisational skills, and foresight enable you to position yourself as a true care partner.

You are a motivated and attentive person, ready to commit to an institution whose relational values you share, namely trust, respect, team spirit, recognition, equality, and inclusion.

Additional Information

You will join the institution at various care locations throughout the canton of Geneva.

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 11
• Work rate: 60% to 100%
• Job grade: 08
• Contract type: permanent contract
• Application deadline: 07.10.2026
• Contact for information: e-recrutement@hug.ch

Your application must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last two work certificates.

This advertisement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.