Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Intern Social Work 80%
- 01 August 2026
- 80%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join JuWe's BVD team as a Praktikant:in Soziale Arbeit! Gain hands-on experience in social integration.
Tasks
- Support case managers in client counseling and relapse prevention.
- Assist clients with work, housing, and financial support services.
- Handle administrative tasks and participate in team meetings.
Skills
- Pursuing a degree in social work with an interest in criminology.
- Organizational skills and ability to work independently.
- Strong communication skills in German, additional languages a plus.
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About the job
Intern Social Work 80%The Probation and Enforcement Services (BVD) are one of eight main departments of JuWe and are responsible for the enforcement of custodial sentences and court-ordered measures as well as probation assistance. They make an important contribution to crime prevention and the social integration of offenders.
The Probation Assistance Department of Enforcement 1 is responsible for probation assistance after conditional release as well as transition management before release from custody. Its tasks also include monitoring instructions within the framework of probation assistance, as well as crime-preventive social counselling during alternative sanctions enforcement and supporting outpatient treatments without deferral of sentence.
From February 2027 or by arrangement, we are looking for a committed, team-oriented and responsible person for a 6-month internship in social work for the BWH V1 department.
This is your field of activity
- You support the case managers in fulfilling their tasks, especially by taking on partial tasks such as advising and empowering clients with the aim of reducing recidivism. This includes organising suitable therapy places, formulating treatment goals and checking the achievement of these goals, monitoring instructions and conducting probation assistance according to risk-oriented sanctions enforcement (ROS). You also write reports and submit applications to the ordering authority.
- You support our clients in the context of material assistance and contact mediation in the areas of work, housing, finances and social insurance. You work interdisciplinarily as well as with external bodies such as therapists, authorities, courts and social welfare offices.
- You perform administrative tasks such as general correspondence and file management.
- You also participate in team meetings and intervisions.
What you bring with you
- You are in an advanced stage of studying social work (FH/HF) and are interested in forensic psychiatry/psychology, criminology and working with offenders.
- You are characterised by networked and goal-oriented thinking, independent and precise working, strong organisational skills and high psychological resilience.
- Ideally, you have some administrative experience, good PC user skills and can express yourself very well in German. Additional language skills are an advantage.
- You are a responsible and stable personality, at least 25 years old and have a clean record (no entries in the criminal record or debt collection register).
What makes this position special
- You can expect an interesting and demanding area of work in a nine-person team within an innovative environment.
- You will gain exciting insights into the diverse activities of sanctions enforcement and reintegration.
- During your internship, you will be accompanied by experienced professionals.
- We offer you regular working hours and an attractive workplace directly at Zürich Altstetten station.
- Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines await you.
Your application
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!
Any questions about the position? Anna Rufibach, Deputy Head of Department, is happy to assist you at 043 258 37 01.
Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 58 35.
JuWe uses an online assessment as part of the recruitment process.
Further information about our office and our exciting tasks can be found at www.zh.ch/juwe.
