Directeur·trice (70-80%)

Jobup; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

The Institution for Childhood (IPE) of Marterey in Lausanne is seeking a Director (70-80%) to lead and develop its day care service. You will guide quality definition, ensure governance, and promote inclusion while coordinating staff and enrolment processes.

We expect a holder of a HES-level diploma in Social Work with extensive experience in childhood and youth services, plus CAS in team management. The role requires strong administrative and financial skills and a commitment to welcoming

Qualifications

• HES-level diploma in Social Work.
• CAS diplomas in team management and training in systemic approaches, migrations and plural societies, inclusion or others.
• At least 5 years in the childhood and youth field with 3 years in project or management roles.
• Excellent understanding of day care issues in Vaud.
• Excellent knowledge of Lausanne and Vaud social work networks.
• Ability to handle complex social situations and welcome vulnerable families.
• Understanding of administrative, financial and resource management.
• Strong organisational and technical skills for placements with varying duration and multiple funding sources.
• Experience with pedagogical concepts promoting diversity.
• Motivation to contribute to youth and childhood association.

Responsibilities

• Encourage listening to and participation of families and children.
• Develop and adjust the institutional concept with quality objectives.
• Evaluate the service and lead pedagogical reflection with teams and families.
• Promote reception of diversity within the service.
• Develop inter-team collaboration and openness to the neighbourhood.
• Plan and manage working time, enrolment and resources.
• Motivate staff to pursue service objectives.
• Organise administration (pricing policy, budgetary guidelines, laws).
• Manage allocated resources efficiently.
• Participate in Association or principal projects.
• Promote the good image of the service and the Association.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Diversity inclusion

Team collaboration

Education

HES-level diploma in Social Work

CAS diploma in team management

Job description

The Institution for Childhood (IPE) of Marterey in Lausanne is a collective day care centre managed by the Vaud Youth Assistance Centre (CVAJ). It has a capacity of 41 places for children from 4 months to school entry, and 12 places in kindergarten. Mainly subsidised by the city of Lausanne (SPE) and the canton of Vaud (DIRIS), it is unique in being a "relay" centre for families benefiting from a socio-professional integration measure. To lead this service, we are looking for a :

Director (70-80%)

Main responsibilities:

• Encourage listening to and participation of families and children cared for.
• Develop and adjust the institutional concept based on a continuous and effective definition of quality. Be responsible for respecting its objectives and principles.
• Evaluate the service in a participative and continuous manner and lead pedagogical reflection with teams and families. Take measures to promote the reception of diversity.
• Develop inter-team collaboration, encourage institutional decompartmentalisation and openness to the neighbourhood.
• Respecting available places and resources, standards and regulations, ensure planning and management of working time, as well as family enrolment.
• Motivate staff to pursue the objectives developed for the staff and the institution.
• Organise the administration related to the service efficiently and coherently (pricing policy, budgetary guidelines, laws, etc.). Manage allocated resources efficiently.
• Actively participate in the projects of the Association or the principals.
• Promote the good image of the service and the Association.

Main qualities, expected profile:

• Holder of a HES-level diploma in Social Work.
• CAS diplomas in team management and training(s) in systemic approaches, migrations and plural societies, inclusion or others.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the childhood and youth field, at least 3 years in project or management roles.
• Excellent understanding of the issues related to day care in Vaud.
• Excellent knowledge of the Lausanne and Vaud social work resource network.
• Strong interest in complex social situations and welcoming families in precarious or vulnerable situations.
• Good understanding of administrative, financial and resource management principles.
• Good organisational and technical skills, specific to managing placements of variable duration and multiple funding sources.
• Strong experience and skills in analysis and creation of pedagogical concepts related to welcoming diversity. Critical thinking, strong interest in research and ability to structure a project.
• Motivation to invest in an association working for youth and childhood assistance.

Start date:

to be agreed.

Salary conditions

class 12, EQUITAS scale.

Workplace:

Rue Marterey 23 in Lausanne.

For any information about the position, you can contact Mr Marc Gillet, Director of CVAJ, by phone at 079/240.72.45.