Kanton Zürich
Zürich
4 weeks ago
Internship in Social Services 80%
- Publication date:03 September 2025
- Workload:80%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the JuWe team in Zurich as a social service intern! This role offers a unique chance to engage with diverse communities.
Tasks
- Support inmate care within legal and operational frameworks.
- Conduct intake interviews and draft correctional plans independently.
- Assist with social support in work, housing, and finance areas.
Skills
- Ongoing or completed studies in social work or social pedagogy.
- Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.
- High resilience to psychological and physical stress is crucial.
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About the job
Internship in Social Services 80%Correctional Services and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and the Interior of the Canton of Zurich and is responsible for penal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. For our 1,400 employees from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders, the prevention of recidivism, as well as 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 institutions 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.
For the Social Services, we are looking for a committed, team-oriented, and responsible individual starting February 2026 – for six months or one year.
Your tasks
- Support in the care of inmates within the given daily structures, taking into account legal and operational rules
- Independently conducting intake interviews and drafting enforcement plans
- Support in material assistance and contact mediation in the areas of work, housing, finances, and social assistance
- Preparing and reviewing applications for material and relationship leave and ensuring the leave process
- Administrative tasks such as general correspondence, file management, leave applications with program checks, applications for conditional releases with recommendations, and enforcement reports
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with prisons and external agencies such as the Psychiatric-Psychological Service (PPD), correctional service, authorities, courts, migration offices, and social offices
- Participation in team meetings and projects
Your profile
- Ongoing or completed studies in Social Work or Social Pedagogy (FH/HF)
- Interest in criminal law topics as well as willingness to engage with people in difficult situations and from diverse social and cultural backgrounds
- Stable and communicative personality
- High mental and physical resilience
- Initial administrative experience and pronounced organizational skills
Our offer
- Interesting and challenging area of activity and the opportunity to gain experience in correctional services
- Insight into the various enforcement forms and their particularities as well as offerings
- Proven professional support during the internship
- Regular working hours
- Workplace about 5 minutes on foot from Affoltern am Albis train station
- Employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
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!
Do you have professional questions? Annika Münch, Head of Social Services, is happy to assist you at 043 258 13 11. Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 34 28.
As part of the application process, JuWe uses an online assessment. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
