Team Leader - Psychologist Profile

Job Description ##

You are interested in team management, are sensitive to the issues in the field of special education, and wish to provide your help to children and young people in difficulty within the Vaud training system. Join us to strengthen our team from Grandson-Ste-Croix!

Responsibilities ##

• Ensure the responsibility of a team, develop the skills of employees, and promote multidisciplinary teamwork within the team. Participate in the steering of the region and ensure decisions are implemented.
• Support the school's training mission by bringing specific skills and knowledge to the establishment. Provide specific assistance to schooled children and adolescents encountering emotional, relational, learning, behavioral, or integration difficulties with a view to promoting their social, school, and professional development and integration.
• Collaborate with parents, school actors, and other involved stakeholders and provide specific knowledge in the fields of relationships, learning, behavior, or development allowing for actions or adjustments to the school context for the benefit of the child or the group of children in difficulty.

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

Please send us a complete application file in a single PDF consisting of diplomas and work certificates.

For further information, please consult the specifications by clicking here or contact Madame Emmanuelle Camci-Aeschlimann, regional manager, who is at your disposal at 024 557 79 93.

Qualifications ##

• Master's in psychology and postgraduate degree in psychology required (specialization in child and adolescent, psychotherapy, clinical psychology, or neuropsychology).
• Certified additional training in psychology (min. 15 ECTS credits) or non-certified additional training in the relevant field (of an extent equivalent to the certifying training) and validated by the service or degree of training in a related field (teaching, psychology, sociology, etc.)
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience, interest in multidisciplinary work and group work. Team management training desired.

WHO ARE WE? ##

The Direction générale de l'enseignement obligatoire et de la pédagogie spécialisée (DGEO) ensures the schooling of children from 4 to 15 years old and special education services for young people from 0 to 20 years old. Our mission is to offer them the best possibilities for development, integration, and learning.

Our teams bring together professionals in pedagogy, psychology, psychomotricity, and speech therapy in a school environment, as well as human resources, school system organization, administration, information systems, and finance. In a rich and diverse environment, everyone works for and with the 93 ordinary establishments and the 19 special education establishments.

Why join the State of Vaud? ##

The State of Vaud offers a great diversity of jobs and development opportunities. The working conditions follow the guiding themes of equality, inclusion, sustainability, and professional ethics in an environment conducive to work-life balance.

To learn more about our advantages, visit our Etat employeur page.