Specialised Educator / 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, one with intellectual disability and the other with a physical impairment, a specialised school, and a sector for workshops and professional training.

The socio-educational residential department is recruiting. If you wish 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, we support adults with disabilities daily in various living environments: multiple disabilities, intellectual disability, ageing.

Your mission:

• Support residents and organise daily life at the living site, share and animate their daily life by prioritising trust and respect.
• Ensure the physical and mental well-being, socialisation of residents, and value their skills and social roles.
• Observe the resident’s health daily and act appropriately according to needs (intervention, call to the care centre and doctor, inform colleagues and follow up depending on the situation).
• Implement personal projects according to the general aims and objectives of the living site set during the interdisciplinary project meeting.
• Work closely with the day team, night team, and external stakeholders in a spirit of interdisciplinarity.
• Promote and develop partnerships in relations with families and legal representatives.
• Participate in the development and implementation of sector and living site projects.
• Contribute to the development of the quality of services to residents and the conditions under which they are delivered.

Your profile:

• ASE / ASSC / HES / ES diploma or recognised equivalent.
• Experience supporting people with disabilities.
• Driving licence.

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 Vaud parapublic sector collective agreements, with mobility benefits (parking, contribution to public transport costs).
• Continuous training and specialised supervision (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 the sectors, with the possibility of part-time work for an optimal balance between professional and private life.

Start date: Immediately or to be agreed.

Information: Caroline Cheung — 021 821 45 45

Looking for a new challenge? Send your complete application (cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas) exclusively via jobup.ch – we look forward to your application!

Application deadline: 28.10.2026

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