Social workers for the protection of minors

Job description ##

As a social worker within a Regional Office for the Protection of Minors (ORPM), you evaluate the living conditions of minors and propose appropriate support measures. Depending on the situations, you solicit and inform the judicial child protection authorities. Your mission concretely involves the protection of minors at risk in their development.

In order to contribute to the important mission of protecting minors and to respond to the growth of mandates entrusted to the Direction générale de l'enfance et de la jeunesse, we are currently looking for several social workers for the protection of minors (ASPM) to complete the teams of our various offices. Each social worker is attached to a single office. Please specify the desired place of work, type of contract, and level of activity in your cover letter.

Fixed-term contracts available at 80-100% at the office of la Couronne et Gros-de-Vaud in Romanel-sur-Lausanne.

Fixed-term contracts available at 80-100% at the office of l'Ouest Vaudois in Rolle.

Fixed-term contracts available at 80-100% at the office of l'Est Vaudois in Montreux.

Fixed-term contracts available at 80-100% at the office of Lausanne.

Responsibilities ##

• Accomplish the protection mission by evaluating the living conditions of minors and proposing appropriate support measures while having the reference of about sixty socio-educational interventions for minors and their families.
• Participate in the organization of the Regional Office for the Protection of Minors (duty, colloquium, duo collaboration for certain situations, working group, etc.) and in the sessions organized by the service (plenary, working group, etc.).
• Appear at justice hearings as an expert.
• Maintain and develop skills continuously, according to the requirements set by the service and according to personal needs validated by management.

For further information, please consult the job description by clicking here or contact M. Daniel Santos Ferreira, HR advisor, at 021 316 39 79 or by email at dgej-recrutement@vd.ch .

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Qualifications ##

• Holder of a Bachelor's degree from a recognized HES-type social school (social work stream) or a university degree (Bachelor or Master), deemed useful for the exercise of the job;
• SEFRI recognition required for foreign diplomas;
• Good knowledge in the field of child development and family issues, as well as legal knowledge in the field of family law;
• Ability to conduct difficult interviews, and management of conflicting relationships, particularly in the context of compulsory assistance;
• Adaptability, flexibility, and stress management;
• High-level capacity for analysis, synthesis, and writing;
• Knowledge of the Vaud network related to the protection of minors, the decision-making system, assessment tools in the protection of minors, and organization and legal standards;
• Category B driver's license necessary and use of a private vehicle planned as part of the activity.

The disclosure of any criminal records is required for this position.

An allowance for the use of a private vehicle is paid monthly.

Desired level of activity and places of work to be included in the cover letter.

WHO ARE WE? ##

La Direction générale de l-enfance et de la jeunesse (DGEJ) of the Etat de Vaud is in charge of the protection of minors at risk in their development, the participation of young people in social and political life, and prevention from early childhood to adulthood. Our objective, as well as that of our 300 employees, is to work daily to defend and promote the rights of children living in the canton, so that they can grow and flourish in complete safety. The DGEJ is composed of 5 regional offices and several transversal units.

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Why join the Etat de Vaud? ##

L-Etat de Vaud offers a great diversity of jobs and opportunities for evolution. The working conditions are guided by the themes of equality, inclusion, sustainability, and professional ethics in an environment conducive to the reconciliation of professional and private life.

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