Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Supervisor / Caregiver 80 - 100%
- 26 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Justizvollzug and Wiedereingliederung team! We focus on reintegrating individuals into society.
Tasks
- Support and accompany individuals in daily structures as a contact person.
- Ensure orderly daily routines and enforce safety regulations effectively.
- Handle administrative tasks like writing reports and documenting events.
Skills
- Completed vocational training and readiness for further education.
- Team-oriented, empathetic, and precise work style.
- Ability to de-escalate difficult situations effectively.
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About the job
Supervisor / Caregiver 80 - 100%With around 1400 employees, the Correctional Services and Reintegration (JuWe) is the largest office within the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs and is responsible for penal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. Our employees from around 40 professions support and promote the reintegration of offenders and are committed effectively and progressively to a safe and just society.
The Zurich Correctional Facilities (VEZ) are one of eight main departments of JuWe. They comprise four institutions with a total of 314 enforcement places and around 230 employees. The VEZ house persons in closed and open enforcement, semi-detention, as well as in administrative detention under immigration law. The VEZ ensure the accommodation, care, and employment of the persons detained and thus contribute to preventing recidivism and to public safety.
The Affoltern am Albis prison, with 65 enforcement places and around 35 employees, specialises in the enforcement of sentences or remaining sentences of no more than 18 months. In addition to the group enforcement concept, which aims at increased personal responsibility of inmates, a stage-appropriate education (BiSt) is offered.
To strengthen our team, we are looking for a committed, reliable, and responsible person from 1 January 2027.
This is your field of activity
- You care for, occupy, and accompany detained persons within the daily structures and act as a contact person for concerns
- You ensure an orderly daily routine, ensure compliance with and enforcement of safety and service regulations, and are able to recognise and manage critical situations
- You take on administrative tasks, such as writing reports and documenting events
This is what you bring
- You have completed a recognised vocational training (EFZ) and are willing to attend further training such as the SKJV basic training to become a correctional services specialist
- You are a team-oriented, empathetic, and precise person with an independent and solution-oriented working style
- You express yourself well in written and spoken German, have knowledge of a second language (English/French/Italian), and are proficient with the MS Office suite
- You find it easy to resolve difficult situations in a de-escalating and consistent manner
- You are mentally and physically resilient and can accommodate changing working hours with other commitments (shift work; Sundays and public holidays)
- You are at least 25 years old and have an impeccable record (no entries in the criminal or debt registers)
This is what makes this position special
- We offer you an interesting and socially relevant role in a collegial and diverse team
- Internal or external training opportunities, such as part-time training to become a correctional services specialist with a federal certificate, or training as a security, prevention, interaction, and de-escalation specialist (SPID)
- Employment conditions are based on cantonal guidelines
Take the next step in your professional career with us and send us your application via our online tool. We look forward to receiving your dossier!
Do you have any questions? Gregorio Boiano, Head of Care, is happy to assist you at 043 258 13 04. Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 257 58 73.
JuWe uses an online assessment as part of the application process. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
