Special Needs Educator

The Maison d'Accueil Parenté is a Maison d'Accueil for single-parent families. This is part of the non-profit organisation Les Petits Riens, which also owns the Provost Reception House for men located in Ixelles and the @home Reception House for men aged 18 to 24 located in Forest. 👩‍👦🏠

It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht. The service is approved and subsidised by the COCOF of the Brussels-Capital Region. This offers a welcome, accommodation (individual apartment/studio) and support to the whole family who, as a result of a combination of various factors, are temporarily homeless.

In a crisis situation, the first need is to be able to settle down, rest and get back on your feet. Safe and soothing living conditions for the family will allow them to feel ready to rebuild "an after" and to find permanent housing. The Maison d'Accueil wishes to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the family as well as to its development while it stabilizes.

The multidisciplinary team is made up of specialized educators, social workers, a psychologist, a post-accommodation follow-up manager and the management. The team is dynamic and committed. 🧡

To complete the team, we are looking for a Specialized Educator for a 3/4 time replacement contract.

 👉 Missions

Under the supervision of the Director of the Maison d'Accueil Parenté and in close collaboration with your colleagues, you will be responsible for:

• Axis 1: Reception, installation and integration of the family upon arrival 

• Axis 2 : Socio-educational support for all members of the family (children welcomed from birth and without age limits (possibility of care for one or more adult children)). Reception specificities: Families of 2 to 6 people, adult parents or minors, reception of pregnant women (from the 3rd month of pregnancy). Parenting Support

• Axis 3 : Follow-up of files in a referral system, social support, support in finding housing

• Axis 4: Management of daily life within the institution, implementation and supervision of individualised and/or community activities

• Axis 5 : Individualized support for post-accommodation follow-up of outgoing families in tandem with the member of the team dedicated to this mission

 🤝 Tasks

• Presence in the house, welcome and support in daily life

• Punctual external support

• Building logistics management

• Individualized support for each family member, referral system in collaboration with a social worker

• Follow-up of files

• Setting up and supervising individual and/or community activities

• Parenting support, fostering the parent-child bond

• Adapted socio-educational support

• Participation in team and interdepartmental meetings

• Communication with network partners

• Compulsory diploma : Bachelor's Degree in Educator A1 🎓

• Experience required: Experience strongly desired in the homelessness sector and/or in the support of families and/or in the early childhood and/or youth aid sector.

• Be familiar with the systems approach

• Conflict management, stress management and the ability to take a step back

• Observation and analysis 🔎 skills

• Writing and oral communication skills in French

• Ability to work both in a team and independently

• Knowledge of another language is an asset

• Respect for professional secrecy

• Proficiency in the office suite (Word, Excel...) 💻

• Demonstrate rigor, proactivity, management of the framework, versatility, flexibility and punctuality

Please apply via our website by 14/03/2025.

We are actively looking for someone for this position, we reserve the right to close this advertisement before the deadline if we find an ideal candidate for this position.