Job description

The social actions of Les Petits Riens actively participate in the European ambition to end homelessness. Through a variety of front-line and social integration services, they aim to offer help and support to anyone in precarious situations.

The support and operation of the social services developed by Les Petits Riens aim to respond in a qualitative and global way to the increase in precariousness, the difficulty of access to rights, psychological suffering and the issues of social disaffiliation.

The main areas of work developed to achieve this are prevention ; the offer of reactive solutions adapted to emergency situations and the most excluded groups; the supply of quality accommodation places and the capture of affordable and permanent housing.

The group's social actions are therefore divided into 3 separate non-profit organisations whose Director will be responsible for coordination :

The non-profit organisation Maisons d'Accueil des Petits Riens (about 50 workers): 3 shelters for homeless people, the Maison Prévot housing 105 single men, the Maison d'accueil @Home 18-24 accommodating 21 young men, the Maison Parenté, accommodating 16 single-parent families,
The non-profit organisation Un Toit à Soi (11 workers): the home guidance service of the same name,
The non-profit organisation CASAF (15 workers): the Centre d'Aide aux personnes (CASAF); the day centre - l'Aire de Rien, the Syner'Santé mobile mental health team.

The group Les Petits Riens is recruiting, A Director of Social Action h.f.x to coordinate the directors of its social services.

Mission

You are a member of the management committee of the Fondation Les Petits Riens, under the authority of its Executive Director. As such, you will actively participate in the development of economic and social policy as well as in the development of budgets and the strategic plan of the entire Les Petits Riens group.

Your responsibilities are based on 5 main axes :

The strategic vision of social actions

As part of the strategy defined by the Group's Board of Directors,
Guarantee the convergence of services around the same values and a common vision,
Maintain a sector watch and support reflections in Social Coordination and within the teams to improve our impact,
Defend a social vision and bring the department's issues to the boards of directors of the 3 non-profit organisations.

Governance of social actions

Promote interdepartmental relations and represent them on the group's management committee,
Participate in the group's strategic reflections by integrating the evolution of social legislation and public policies,
Ensure the follow-up of decisions taken in consultation with the teams and management,
Manage social dialogue within social actions,
Anticipate the evolution of needs and the responses to be provided to the problems of the people welcomed or supported and their families.

The organization and coordination of social actions

Supervise the development and implementation of social projects within the framework of the defined objectives,
Adapt the offer of the various social services to the needs of users,
Harmonize working methods and pool resources,
Initiate projects to develop and improve the provision of social services, and coordinate research projects on social action.

Administrative management and management of social teams

Develop, optimize annual budgets and evaluate initiated projects,
Supervise the management of human resources and the development of individual and collective skills within social actions (recruitment, training, etc.),
Oversee the social coordination team made up of the directors of social services and reception centres (setting objectives, supporting, evaluating).

The development of internal and external collaboration

Promote and arbitrate interdepartmental work synergies,
Relay communication between support services, partners and social actions,
Represent the association in the media, other directorates in the sector, federations and with subsidizing and political authorities,
Formalize and promote the educational programs of the various social services, both internally and externally.

Profile

You have a graduate degree. You have already managed a team of more than 20 employees by demonstrating very good management skills,
You demonstrate a strong interest and knowledge of the social economy and its challenges,
You have experience in strategy development and implementation,
You have 5 years' useful experience in the personal care sector and demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the social sector and related legislation,
You have the ability to analyze and develop action plans and budgets to achieve established objectives,
You have expertise in project management and networking,
You have excellent oral and written communication in French, knowledge of Dutch and English is a plus.