A specialized or social educator for Educational Spaces

Psychosocial

A specialized or social educator for Educational Spaces

The women-mother-child department is recruiting, from November 1, 2025, a specialized or social educator, at a 70% rate, for the educational spaces of the children's hospital.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and training.

The Women-Mother-Child Department includes the Gynecology, Obstetrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics, and Child and Adolescent Surgery Services. More than 1,500 professionals work within this department. We care for women throughout their lives on gynecological, obstetrical, and psychosocial levels as well as children from birth to adolescence.

For children and adolescents hospitalized within the university hospital city, the Children's Hospital has an educational space on each hospitalization floor and a space reserved for adolescents. The educational spaces are open Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm, and Thursday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Mission

• You ensure the support of patients during their hospital experience by offering educational and recreational activities and services
• You stimulate the biopsychosocial development of hospitalized patients according to their health status
• You carry out actions enabling socialization, support, and communication among peers
• You support families and relatives on a human and educational level.

Profile

This position is intended for a dynamic person with relational qualities and a sense of responsibility.

• You hold a Bachelor in social work (HES) or an equivalent recognized qualification
• You are a certified practitioner-trainer (PF) and/or workplace trainer (FPT), an asset
• You have experience in pediatrics, an asset
• You demonstrate motivation and aptitude for interdisciplinary work focused on patient needs
• You show interest in the development of the child and adolescent
• You are autonomous, proactive, reactive, and have organizational skills and a desire to be involved in project implementation
• You are flexible and able to adapt to fluctuating activity
• The salary scale is between 8 and 9 depending on the profile.

We offer

• A varied activity focused on personalized care for children and parents
• Interdisciplinary work in a dynamic team
• An integration period with team support

Becoming a collaborator of the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-level social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. B. Tarditi, Head Educator, Tel. 079.556.28.25

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we thank you for applying 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 cannot 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.

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, it will be necessary to provide us with an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

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

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