Specialist Educator for the "Astres" Sector Permanent Contract - Activity Rate to be Agreed

Deployed across several sites, the Lavigny Institution consists of a neurological hospital with outpatient consultations on two sites, two residential departments for adults with disabilities, with intellectual disabilities respectively combined with physical issues, a specialised school, and a sector for workshops and professional training.

The socio-educational residential department is recruiting. If you want to work interdisciplinarily around strong values such as:

Kindness, fairness, respect and responsibility within a collaborative managerial approach.

You can join our educational teams.
We are looking for a:

At the Lavigny Institution, in the Astres Sector, we support adults daily who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) associated with complex behavioural issues.
The "Astres" sector consists of 3 living spaces. Their reality is to support men and women aged 18 to 80 living with intellectual disabilities and predominant behavioural disorders.

Your mission:

• Work in small-scale living environments.
• Decode behaviours of complex profiles to better understand needs.
• Create reassuring landmarks and use appropriate communication tools (PECS, AAC).
• Support with accuracy, balancing a structured framework and kindness.
• Demonstrate patience, creativity and consistency in sometimes intense situations.
• Experience days combining support in daily living activities and supervised activities, designed for each individual and conducted over the long term.
• Ensure the physical and mental well-being of residents, be attentive to their health status and intervene quickly if needed (nurse, general practitioner and psychiatrist present within the Institution).
• Be a trusted referent, able to understand the emotions behind actions.
• Build and adapt tailored individual projects.
• Work closely with an experienced multidisciplinary team.
• Encourage and maintain good relationships with families and legal representatives.

Your profile:

• Training as a specialist educator at ES or HES level, in the field of specialised education or social work.
• ASE training or equivalent qualification.
• Developed analytical skills allowing fine evaluation of complex situations and adaptation of intervention strategies.
• Experience or strong interest in supporting complex profiles.
• Trained or familiar with approaches: ABA, TEACCH, PECS, AAC (an asset).
• Willing to learn, share and grow with the team and the people supported.

We offer:

• Working conditions governed by the collective labour agreement of the Vaud parapublic social sector.
• A salary in line with the role and compliant with the scales of the collective labour agreements of the Vaud parapublic sector, with benefits related to mobility (parking, contribution to public transport costs).
• Continuous training and specialised supervisions (notably around ASD and challenging behaviours), internal mobility, possible funding for diplomas and certifications.
• A company restaurant offering varied meals at preferential rates, in a pleasant professional environment encouraging exchanges.
• A wide choice of sports and leisure activities (yoga, fitness, aquagym, pilates etc.) as well as massages, while enjoying regular company life events.
• Flexible and continuous hours depending on sectors, with the possibility of part-time for an optimal balance between professional and private life.

Start date: as soon as possible or to be agreed

Application deadline: 10 October 2026

Information: Mr Hennouni Heddy, sector manager, 021 821 45 45

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