Care and Support Assistant - 60% to 100%

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As a care and support assistant, you take charge of patients of all ages. Under the responsibility of nursing staff, you perform basic and supportive care by providing constant support, while developing and fostering human relationships.

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

You ensure the cleanliness of the patient’s immediate environment and contribute to their safety by respecting the hygiene and asepsis rules in force.

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

Holding 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 obligatorily by the Swiss Red Cross recognition certificate. You have professional experience in the health sector, ideally in a hospital setting, and have excellent command of 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, and organisational and anticipatory skills allow you to position yourself as a true care partner.

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

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
• Information request: e-recrutement@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

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

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