SOCIAL EDUCATOR ON A PERMANENT CONTRACT FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION AND OBSERVATION UNIT AT 100%

The Youth & Families Foundation is a key player at the heart of the education, protection and development of children, adolescents and young adults in the canton of Vaud. Bringing together nearly 350 employees and more than 20 different professions, our institution offers attractive working conditions and allows you to evolve in a varied and flexible work environment. By joining our Foundation, you commit yourself to a mission with strong human and social value, which enables real and concrete change in the lives of families and the children they support. You will participate in the evolution of the education, development and child and youth protection sector by responding with us to the needs of tomorrow.

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Our values

OPENNESS – TRUST – LOYALTY – CREATIVITY

The Foundation is looking for a position commonly provided with the Youth House Association

Your mission

• Provide individual educational support through observation,
evaluation and objectification of the resources and difficulties of
each young person aged 14 to 18,
• Promote the development of each young person’s personal projects,
encouraging their full involvement, supporting and assisting them
in the realisation of their project by mobilising their resources
• Encourage and support young people in the development of their
relational and communication dynamics with their living environment
• Organise and participate in partner network meetings and collaborate
with the professionals involved in the cases followed
• Continuously assess risk-taking, and the personal and social situation
of each young person
• Write summary documents and ensure necessary communications with
authorities, partners and the entourage of each young person
• Participate in the analysis of complex situations and in conferences
aimed at continuous improvement and development

Your profile

• Educator training at HES level or equivalent qualification
• Solid confirmed professional experience in residential care with adolescents
and/or in low-threshold intervention and street work
• Knowledge of the Vaud health and socio-educational network
• Ability to understand and manage complex situations, resolve conflicts and negotiate
• Capacity to work with people suffering from emotional regulation difficulties
and/or trauma related to their life experiences
• Strong emotional stability and ability to maintain professional distance
• Agile personality, collaborative spirit, appreciating teamwork and fostering an entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to develop reflective practice on professional work
• Availability for irregular hours during day, night and weekends
• Driving licence and vehicle required
• Residence close to the canton of Vaud

We offer you

• A position in a small, dynamic and warm team
• A role within a foundation with an innovative spirit conducting its missions with a child-centred approach
• Constant commitment to health & safety promotion and prevention at work
• A varied and stimulating work environment
• Clinical supervision
• Encouragement for continuing education
• Attractive working conditions, according to the Vaud social collective labour agreement

Starting date
Immediate or to be agreed

Application deadline
25 October 2026

For any further information, you can contact the Head of DIOP, Mr S. Waridel at +41 79 410 10 95. We look forward to receiving your application only in paper format addressed to the Management, Youth & Families Foundation, Chemin des Champs-Courbes 25a, 1024 Ecublens.