Certified Educator / Foyer de l'Aubépine

• Ensure accompaniment and educational support within a multidisciplinary team, working with adolescents aged 12 to 18 living in a residential home
• Prepare young people for autonomy by accompanying them in daily learning, the progressive taking of responsibilities, and their integration
• Be open to the pedagogy of the link of development and establish an educational relationship based on trust, emotional regulation, and the valorization of each young person's potential
• Collaborate closely with placement services and families
• Actively participate in team colloquiums, network meetings, and supervisions.

Special features of the position

• Irregular working hours (including nights and weekends).

Start date: as soon as possible

Activity rate: 80%

Contract type: CDI

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

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

• Bachelor in social work (HETS) or Diploma in social education (ES) or University Bachelor (neighboring field of social work) with one year of full-time professional practice in a residential setting or IGE
• Foreign diplomas: requirement of official recognition by SEFRI (or by a recognized equivalent body)
• Minimum 5 years of confirmed experience in a similar position with adolescents having special educational needs
• Marked interest and motivation to work in the accompaniment of young people presenting severe psychic disorders
• Excellent mastery of crisis management and ability to intervene appropriately in complex situations
• Ease in multidisciplinary work, while maintaining the specificities and the role proper to the function
• Very good knowledge of the Swiss and Genevan socio-educational, pedagogical, and therapeutic network
• Flexibility and capacity for rapid adaptation
• Autonomy, sense of responsibility, and initiative, combined with a solid team spirit
• Perfect mastery of French, both oral and written.

Possess a driving license (cat. B)

Be of Swiss nationality or holder of a valid work permit.

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 motivation letter
• A CV
• Copies of work certificates, attestations, and diplomas, if applicable a copy of the final SEFRI decision
• For cross-border applications, a copy of the G permit

The criminal record extracts required for the function will be requested as part of the recruitment process.

Incomplete files will not be taken into consideration.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The 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. Linked by a service contract with the Etat de Genève, the FOJ is involved in the protection and defense of the interests of the child.

Serving the families of the canton, it works through four main fields of action: child aid (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/aide-a-lenfance/), emergency reception (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/foyer-urgence/), family support (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/soutien-aux-familles/), and preparation for autonomy (https://www.foj.ch/thematiques/preparation-a-lautonomie/).

To fulfill its mission, the institution manages 47 structures distributed across the Canton de Genève. It has more than 500 reception places for minors and young adults, and also offers outpatient educational services at home. The FOJ currently has 670 employees committed to serving young people and their families.

To carry out its mission, the FOJ is looking for a certified educator for the Foyer de l'Aubépine (https://www.foj.ch/foyer/foyer-de-laubepine) which welcomes, day and night, four young people aged 12 to 18 presenting a significant psychiatric problem, and ensures follow-up care through adapted therapeutic and educational services.