Head of the Sociocultural Sector

Deployed across several sites, the Institution de Lavigny consists of a neurological hospital with outpatient consultations on two sites, a housing department for adults in situations of disability, with an intellectual deficiency or a physical problem, a specialized school and a workshops and vocational training sector.
The Plein Soleil site in Lausanne is a unique place of life and care in the Canton de Vaud. It offers short or long-term accommodation, socio-cultural activities, workshops and day care for people with neurological diseases or brain injuries.
Do you want to put your managerial experience and your expertise in support at the service of a project that truly places the person at the center? Do you want to evolve practices, work with committed professionals and develop support that goes beyond the walls of the institution?
Join Plein Soleil as:
Head of the Sociocultural Sector
At the heart of life at Plein Soleil, the sociocultural sector plays an essential role: enabling each person to remain an actor in their life, to make choices, to maintain their links, to develop their capacities and to find their place in the community.
As a member of the management team and reporting directly to the Directrice, you ensure the strategic, organizational and managerial steering of the socio-cultural sector.
You are the guarantor of the sociocultural support model of Plein Soleil, its coherence and its evolution. In this capacity, your responsibilities will notably include:
Setting the course, by evolving the support offer around self-determination, quality of life, social participation and openness to the outside;
Growing the teams, by developing management based on trust, clarity of the framework, feedback and empowerment;
Developing interdisciplinarity, by collaborating closely with nursing managers, doctors, therapists and other professionals, around the resident's life project;
Opening Plein Soleil by developing links with relatives and external partners;
Accompanying change, by steering projects, evolving practices and contributing to the continuous improvement of the organization;
We are looking for a person who combines expertise in support, managerial experience and the ability to take a high-level view, while being capable of transforming a vision into concrete actions.
You possess:
a higher education degree in the social, socio-educational, health, management or equivalent field;
proven experience in team management;
experience in the medico-social and/or support of people in situations of disability;
experience in project management or change management.
A knowledge of neuro disability constitutes an important asset.
You are comfortable in interdisciplinary environments, know how to facilitate dialogue between different professional cultures and combine listening, decision-making capacity and a managerial posture.
What we offer you
A high-impact position, within a specialized and committed institution, in an environment where care, therapies, support and social life meet daily.
A management function that allows you to participate in the orientations of Plein Soleil and to contribute concretely to the evolution of its support model, for the benefit of the people welcomed.
And above all, the possibility to join professionals who are committed to making Plein Soleil a place of life, of relationships and of possibilities.
Start date: to be agreed
Activity rate: 80-100%
Location: Plein Soleil site – Lausanne
Your application includes CV, cover letter and work certificates.
We look forward to meeting you and discovering what you could bring to Plein Soleil. jpid0be4c99jm jpit0937jm jpiy26jm