Team Leader Correctional Services 80 - 100%
Kanton Zürich
Pfäffikon
Key information
- Publication date:08 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Pfäffikon
Job summary
Join JuWe, part of Zurich's Justice Directorate, as Team Leader. Shape the future of rehabilitation and justice!
Tasks
- Lead your team, implementing JuWe's leadership principles effectively.
- Coordinate daily operations and ensure efficient processes.
- Promote employee development and manage administrative tasks.
Skills
- Require a completed vocational qualification or equivalent education.
- Strong conflict resolution and communication skills are essential.
- Ability to handle crises and ensure safety for all involved.
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Correctional Services and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and the Interior of the Canton of Zurich and employs around 1,400 staff with diverse professional profiles. JuWe is responsible for criminal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. For JuWe employees, the successful social reintegration of offenders and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The Pfäffikon Prison (GFP) operates, in addition to classic pre-trial detention, a security department for all types of detention. The security department houses detainees from all over Switzerland who require special personnel care and structural measures due to mental illness, increased flight risk, or high potential for violence. The GFP is currently under renovation, and reopening is planned for mid-2026.
For our enforcement team, we are looking for a committed, strong leadership, and responsible personality as a team leader starting March 2026 or by arrangement, who leads with clarity, passion, and team spirit.
During the GFP renovation phase, you will be temporarily working at Zurich Prison, where a large part of the Pfäffikon team is also deployed.
This is your field of activity
- You lead your team professionally and personally and implement JuWe's leadership principles
- As a member of the management team, you contribute significantly to the further development of enforcement
- You coordinate and organize the daily operational business and act as deputy to the enforcement management. You ensure smooth processes and efficient workflows
- You structure and manage administrative processes, plan personnel deployment, and ensure everything is optimally organized
- You identify potential crisis situations and emergencies early and take immediate measures to ensure the safety of all involved
- You actively promote team development and support employees in further developing their skills and professional growth
- You contribute your efforts in day, weekend, night (exceptional), and holiday shifts
This is what you bring
- You have a completed federal vocational certificate, a (specialized) baccalaureate, or an equivalent qualification. Initial experience in staff management or completed leadership training is an advantage
- Ideally, you have completed or are in the process of completing basic training as a specialist in correctional services with a federal professional certificate
- You have very good German skills as well as at least one other language and are confident in using IT applications
- Your strengths such as resilience, assertiveness, conflict management skills, and confident appearance distinguish you and are above average
- You are at least 25 years old and have an impeccable reputation with no entries in the criminal or debt enforcement register
This is what you benefit from
- You can expect a varied and responsible role in an exciting and extraordinary working environment
- You actively shape a culture in which respectful, reflective, binding, and consistent interaction with people in correctional services is lived
- You benefit from a wide range of training and further education opportunities that advance you personally and professionally
- And yes, the employment conditions with the canton are really attractive
Your application
Ready for a new challenge? Then apply now via our online tool. We look forward to receiving your documents!
If you have questions about the position, you can reach Sebastian Sindelar, Head of Enforcement, at 043 258 32 07.
Questions about the application process will be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 35 83.
JuWe uses an online assessment as part of the application process. More information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
