Supervisor / Caregiver – Career Changers Welcome 100%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:02 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join us at Zurich Prison, the largest remand facility in the canton.
Tasks
- Support inmates through challenging times with respect and care.
- Ensure safety by monitoring security systems and responding calmly.
- Organize inmate movements and manage daily operations efficiently.
Skills
- Must be at least 25 years old with a clean record and relevant education.
- Fluent in German, with MS Office proficiency a plus.
- Flexibility for shifts and high resilience in stressful situations.
Is this helpful?
Did you know that there is a prison right in the middle of Zurich? Since 1916, the Zurich Prison (GFZ) has been in operation and with 135 places is the largest remand prison in the canton of Zurich.
A remand prison is used to detain persons who are strongly suspected of a crime until their guilt or innocence is judged.
As a supervisor / caregiver, you accompany inmates without prejudice during this difficult phase and help ensure that everyday prison life runs safely and orderly.
If you are characterized by loyalty, respect, consistency, and teamwork, you will find your place with us at Zurich Prison.
How you shape everyday prison life
- Care and support of inmates: You ensure an orderly and safe daily routine and provide advice and guidance to the incarcerated persons
- Ensuring security: You keep an eye on security facilities and cameras and act calmly, purposefully, and prudently in special situations
- Coordination of processes: You organize the movements of inmates and ensure smooth operation
- Administrative tasks: You document events, prepare reports, and keep all processes transparent and comprehensible
- Design and development: You contribute ideas, show commitment, and support the continuous improvement of our operations
What you bring with you
- Minimum age 25 years and an impeccable reputation (no entries in the criminal and debt enforcement register)
- Completed education: a federal certificate of competence, a (specialized) high school diploma, or a comparable qualification
- Good German skills in spoken and written form, additional language skills are an advantage
- Confident handling of MS Office
- Flexibility for shift, weekend, night, and special duties
- High resilience and stress tolerance, keeping a cool head even in stressful situations
What you benefit from
- Zurich Prison is centrally located next to Helvetiaplatz, giving you excellent public transport connections
- You can expect a well-thought-out introduction as well as a large range of part-time training and further education in theory and practice
- A lunch check card
- We offer you a fair, secure, and all-around good employment package
- You work meaningfully in a socially relevant environment
How to become part of us – five steps to employment
1) Application via our online tool
2) Online assessment
3) Virtual introduction with the line manager
4) Personal meeting and trial day at GFZ
5) Final decision
We are committed to unbiased application processes and therefore ask you to refrain from including a cover letter, application photo, and information about your marital status in your application. For this reason, we also use an online assessment early in the process to evaluate applicants as objectively as possible.
Any further questions?
Do you have any questions about the position? The co-management of enforcement, D. Suljanovic and P. Jerliu, is happy to assist you at telephone number 044 248 25 40.
Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 257 43 19.
More information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton Zurich (zh.ch).
