Directeur/trice de la Garderie - Lausanne , Schweiz - Nestlé Operational Services Worldwide SA

Overview of the Position

Location: Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
Entity: La Case Foundation
Rate: Full-time, 100%
Type of Contract: Permanent Contract

Desired Start Date: March 1, 2025

What We Offer

A professional work environment that provides room for taking initiative and implementing projects.
A strong focus on exchange and respectful communication in a multicultural context.

Position Summary

La Case Foundation is a preschool structure, founded by Nestlé, in partnership with Réseau-L.

Due to the upcoming departure of our current director, we are looking for a future Director to take her place. This individual will be responsible for managing and leading a private, subsidized daycare center, with 35 employees and a capacity for 98 children.

Don't miss the chance to join us and work with diverse teams in a multicultural environment where the child and their family are at the center of our thoughts and projects.

A Day in the Life of a Daycare Director

• Develop the overall daycare strategy: design, implement, manage, supervise, evaluate, and take responsibility for positive pedagogy and institutional values implemented at the daycare center
• Manage the daycare team: recruit, lead, support, motivate, evaluate childhood professionals, develop a corporate culture, and rally employees around the daycare's specific vision and missions
• Ensure high-quality care for children and their families
• Manage budgets: identify funding sources, coordinate grant applications, establish, implement, and monitor budgets, ensure cost control
• Manage projects: make strategic choices, develop, implement, and lead projects that meet the needs of children, families, and the development of evolving family policy
• Build relationships with authorities, funders, etc.: work in collaboration with local and cantonal authorities, funders, partner institutions, training schools, and professional associations
• Ensure overall safety for all daycare users

Key to Your Success

• Hold a supplementary training recognized by OAJE in management, at least a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS, or equivalent), and/or a supplementary training at the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS, or equivalent) level
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a director of a pre- and/or after-school structure
• Familiarity with Vaud legislation on day care
• Experience in managing a multidisciplinary team
• Change management experience
• Experience in supporting families and their specific needs
• Experience in developing evolving professional profiles
• Experience in crisis management specific to the field of activity
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Fluency in French and a good level of English (spoken and written)