Police Trainee 100%

Stadt Winterthur

Winterthur

Key information

Publication date:13 November 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Winterthur

Job summary

Join the Stadtpolizei Winterthur, committed to a trustworthy city. Explore diverse opportunities and benefits in a supportive work environment.

Tasks

Maintain public safety, peace, and order in Winterthur.
Prevent criminal acts and protect individuals and property.
Respond to traffic incidents and special events as needed.

Skills

Swiss citizenship required, minimum age 20 at school entry.
Completed apprenticeship or equivalent education needed.
Minimum height requirement of 160 cm.

Is this helpful?

The Winterthur City Police, with its approximately 250 employees, is committed to a trustworthy Winterthur. If you are looking for a new professional challenge and want to contribute to the safety of the city, then the versatile and varied work at the City Police might be right for you. The two-year training starts in January, March, June, and September 2027.

Your Tasks

Maintaining public safety, peace, and order

Preventing criminal acts

Protecting people and property

Recording facts in traffic accidents

Deployments in extraordinary events

Your Profile

Swiss citizenship

Age 20 at school entry

Completed apprenticeship with a certificate of competence / equivalent education (Matura, students with at least one year of work experience or similar)

Minimum height: 160 cm

What We Offer

Attractive salary already during the two-year training

Active contribution to the protection and safety of the city of Winterthur

Modern infrastructure - newer police building

Attractive social benefits

Further advantages can be found on our website

Contact

Your questions about the selection process and training will be gladly answered by: Tiziana Wipf, Personnel Assistant, phone +41 52 267 21 87 or
Mathias Spühler, Personnel Manager, phone +41 52 267 21 85.

Learn more? - Police School City of Winterthur: https://stadt.winterthur.ch/gemeinde/verwaltung/sicherheit-und-umwelt/stadtpolizei/polizeischule

We look forward to your online application (including debt enforcement register extract). Please note that we can only consider complete dossiers. These include the following documents:
https://stadt.winterthur.ch/gemeinde/verwaltung/sicherheit-und-umwelt/stadtpolizei/polizeischule/bewerbung

Categories:

Security / Defense, Policeman / Border Guard