kandidatu France

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff (contractuels) can apply.

Open to non-civil servants

Diploma: State diploma of nurse (Diplôme d'État Infirmier) or paediatric nurse (Diplôme d'État d'Infirmier Puériculteur)

Experience: Paediatric department experience appreciated

The profile they look for:

  • State diploma as nurse (infirmier) or paediatric nurse (infirmier puériculteur)
  • Paediatric experience appreciated
  • Knowledge of child psychomotor development
  • Build trust with the child and family
  • Recognise urgent care situations
  • Patience, rigour and openness to change
2 Résumé and cover letter

A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.

3 Apply

No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.

Apply on the employer's website, through the offer page on Choisir le Service Public.

See the official offer and apply ↗
4 Interview and answer

If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.

Good to know:

  • 1-month integration period, then 2 months of consolidation on each unit
  • Parents welcomed 24 hours a day
  • Extra workload possible during winter epidemics

Kandidatu is an independent website: only the official posting counts. Read it before you apply.