Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Intern: Social Services 80%
- 08 October 2026
- 80%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Sozialdienst team at JuWe in Zurich, focused on reintegration. Experience meaningful work in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Provide resource-oriented support to incarcerated individuals.
- Plan and coordinate reintegration and transition management.
- Collaborate with various internal and external services.
Skills
- Pursuing a degree in Social Work; strong communication skills.
- High resilience to psychological and physical stress.
- Organizational skills with some administrative experience.
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About the job
Intern: Social Services 80%The Correctional Services 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 employees from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The main department of Zurich Remand Prisons (UGZ) – one of eight main departments of JuWe – currently operates seven prisons for provisional detention, investigative custody, and security detention.
For the Social Services division of UGZ, we are looking for a committed, team-oriented, and responsible individual at Winterthur Prison from 01.02.2027 or by arrangement, on a fixed-term basis for 6 months.
Your tasks
- Resource-oriented counselling and support of incarcerated persons in various areas of life such as housing situation, finances, and social insurance
- Planning and coordination of stay arrangements, reintegration, or transition management (e.g. connection to economic social assistance, mediation to work partners and external agencies, transfer to criminal and measure enforcement)
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with internal departments such as Medical Service, Supervisory and Care Staff, Psychiatric-Psychological Service, as well as with external agencies such as criminal investigation authorities, probation and enforcement services, social welfare offices, social insurance, KESB, etc.
Your profile
- Interest in criminal law topics and 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 strong organisational skills
- You are studying Social Work at a University of Applied Sciences
Our offer
- Interesting and challenging area of work with the opportunity to gain experience in criminal enforcement
- Insight into various enforcement forms and their particularities as well as services offered
- Proven professional support during the internship
- 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 questions about the position? Suena Blattner, Team Leader Social Services UGZ, is happy to assist you at 043 258 12 17!
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 application process. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
