Administrative Assistant 40%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:13 January 2026
- Workload:40%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join our team at Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung in Zurich! Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Manage the admission and release processes for inmates efficiently.
- Coordinate transport orders and liaise with various authorities.
- Handle administrative tasks like inmate accounting and mail management.
Skills
- Experience in similar roles, ideally in public administration required.
- Proficient in German and another language, with strong IT skills.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure with a structured work approach.
Is this helpful?
Justice Enforcement and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and the Interior of the Canton of Zurich and is responsible for criminal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. For our 1,400 people from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders, the prevention of recidivism, and the detention and preparation of the departure of persons without a valid residence permit are of particular importance.
The Affoltern am Albis Prison (GFA) is one of the enforcement facilities of the Canton of Zurich (VEZ) – one of seven main departments of JuWe – and is an institution specialized in the closed enforcement of custodial sentences. The GFA offers space for about 60 incarcerated persons.
We are looking for a committed and team-oriented personality to strengthen our administration team.
This is your area of responsibility
- You are responsible for handling all processes related to the inmates, such as admissions and releases, transfers, as well as maintaining all relevant data and appointments
- You create transport orders for the inmates and forward them to the responsible transport service
- In this dynamic position, you communicate in writing and by phone nationwide with referring authorities, psychiatric clinics, courts, and the police
- You take on administrative tasks such as inmate accounting, processing invoices, managing incoming and outgoing mail, and ordering meals for inmates
- In addition, you check access authorizations and carry out access controls
What you bring with you
- After your commercial basic training, you have already gained experience in comparable functions, ideally in public administration
- You have a confident command of German in spoken and written form and have knowledge of at least one other language. Additional language skills are an advantage.
- You use IT applications confidently and efficiently
- You are resilient and remain calm under pressure; a structured way of working characterizes you
- You have a clean record (i.e., no entries in the debt enforcement and criminal registers)
What makes this position special
- Look forward to a demanding and versatile activity in a unique working environment that offers new challenges every day
- Benefit from our attractive training opportunities that promote your professional and personal development
- The employment conditions are based on cantonal guidelines
- You can expect regular working hours
- Your future workplace is only a 5-minute walk from Affoltern am Albis train station and is therefore easily accessible
How to apply
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!
We are committed to prejudice-free application processes and therefore ask you to refrain from including a cover letter, application photo, and information about your marital status in your application.
Do you have any questions about the position? Marisa Provenzano, Head of Administration, is happy to assist you at 043 258 13 07.
Questions about the application process will be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 34 28.
As part of the application process, JuWe uses an online assessment. More information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich.
