Apprentice Cleaning and Hygiene Agent CFC

About the job

Interns, students, apprentices

Apprentice Cleaning and Hygiene Agent CFC

Would you like to learn a profession essential to our hospital and contribute to the quality of the care environment? Then join our technical and logistics division as an apprentice cleaning and hygiene agent CFC on 16 August 2027!

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals and ranks among the best hospital institutions worldwide according to the Newsweek 2025 ranking. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in the fields of care, research, and education.

More than 600 cleaning and hygiene agents ensure the daily disinfection of hospital premises, care areas, offices, and thoroughfares, applying rigorous protocols according to current health standards.

By joining our Cleaning and Hygiene Service, you become part of a professional, dynamic, and multicultural team whose services concretely contribute to the quality of care.

Mission

• You ensure the cleaning and disinfection of surfaces, premises, and equipment in compliance with strict hospital standards
• You prepare and use materials, devices, and cleaning products according to their use, hazard level, and the surfaces to be treated
• You learn to operate specialised machines, such as scrubber-driers or single-disc machines
• You participate in waste sorting and monitoring cleaning supply stocks
• You ensure the maintenance and tidying of technical rooms, while respecting safety and hygiene instructions
• You contribute daily to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients and staff.

Profile

• You have completed your compulsory schooling
• You are motivated by manual work, thorough, punctual, and organised
• You demonstrate a strong interest in hygiene, cleanliness, and service
• You are comfortable working in a team
• You have good physical fitness
• You have proficiency in spoken and written French (minimum level B1)

We offer

By joining CHUV as an apprentice, you benefit from:

• A comprehensive, varied, and professional training at the heart of a university hospital
• Close supervision provided by experienced trainers
• The possibility to continue your professional career at CHUV after the apprenticeship, subject to available positions
• And many benefits reserved for apprentices (meals, transport discounts, social network, etc.)

Contact and application submission

Interested? Send us your application:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• School reports from the last three years
• Any internship reports

Contact for information about the position: For any information regarding the position, please contact Ms Isabelle Curchod, Apprenticeship Coordinator, at 021 314 58 41.

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you are unable to apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our staff, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.