Qualified Educator / AEMO

Accompany families at home to overcome their difficulties with one or more children aged 0 to 18.

Assist parents in developing new educational strategies.

Intervene in the families' close network.

Promote the social integration of minors.

Collaborate regularly with child protection professionals from the Service de Protection des Mineurs (SPMi).

Write reports.

Activity rate: 80%

Contract type: CDI

Contract start: 1er janvier 2027

Class: 13 or 15 according to the salary scale of the Etat de Genève

Application deadline: 31 octobre 2026

Training:

• Bachelor in social work – Haute école de travail social (HETS), or
• Qualified social educator – École supérieure (ES), or
• University Bachelor – Licence FAPSE completed by one year of full-time professional practice in a residential setting or in IGE

Foreign diplomas must imperatively have SEFRI recognition or an official equivalence.

Experience:

Significant experience in an open setting structure is strongly desired. Flexibility and the ability to adapt quickly to diverse populations are expected.

Professional skills:

• Ability to ensure autonomy and responsibility in the support of young people and their families
• Team spirit, sense of initiative and ability to collaborate with various internal and external partners
• Solid knowledge of the Geneva social network
• Excellent writing skills in French.

Other:

• Swiss nationality
• Valid work permit
• Driver's license

If you meet these criteria and this position represents a motivating challenge for you, we invite you to send us a complete application file including:

• A cover letter
• A CV
• Copies of work certificates, attestations and diplomas
• For cross-border applications, a copy of the permis G

A clean criminal record will be required and incomplete files will not be considered.

We look forward to receiving your application.

La Fondation Officielle de la Jeunesse (FOJ) pursues the objective of promoting the psycho-social development of children, adolescents and young people in difficulty, in collaboration with parents and partner institutions. Bound by a service contract with the Etat de Genève, the FOJ is committed to the protection and defense of the interests of the child.

Serving the families of the canton, it works through four main areas of action: l’aide à l’enfance (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/aide-a-lenfance/), l’accueil d’urgence (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/foyer-urgence/), le soutien aux familles (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/soutien-aux-familles/) and la préparation à l’autonomie (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/preparation-a-lautonomie/).

To fulfill its mission, the institution manages 47 structures distributed across the Canton de Genève and has 500 places for minors and young adults and offers outpatient educational services at home. The FOJ is composed of 670 employees.

To successfully carry out its mission, the FOJ is looking for a qualified educator for its AEMO structure (https://www.foj.ch/prestations/action-educative-en-milieu-ouvert-aemo) (Action Éducative en Milieu Ouvert).