Security Officer

About the job

Security Officer

Office for the Enforcement of Sentences | 80-100% | JVA Cazis Tignez, Cazis

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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless days of sunshine per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape.

Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.

The Office for the Enforcement of Sentences (AJV) Graubünden is a department of the Department of Justice, Security and Health of the Canton of Graubünden. The AJV is responsible for the enforcement of sentences and measures as well as the implementation of various types of detention. In Graubünden, the enforcement of sentences and measures is regulated as a unified field and holistic task, in which various professional groups work interdisciplinarily with offenders to prevent further delinquency.

The Correctional Facility (JVA) Cazis Tignez employs around 110 staff and has 150 detention places in closed custody. Of these, 100 are in normal custody, ten in the admission department, 28 in the special custody area and twelve in pre-trial detention.

We are looking to fill the position of Security Officer by arrangement

Your area of responsibility

• Ensuring smooth 24-hour operation of the JVA with regard to all security-relevant processes and facilities including the control centre
• Maintaining internal and external security taking into account dynamic security, especially through presence, relationship work, attentiveness and de-escalating actions
• Checks of persons, belongings, rooms, vehicles and premises as well as carrying out interventions
• Ensuring the care, guidance and support of detained persons from various cultural backgrounds
• External transports of detained persons
• Writing reports and documenting events
• Participation in crisis and emergency organisation as well as in cross-departmental tasks
• Performing early, day, late, night, on-call and weekend duties

What we expect from you

• Completed at least a three-year vocational training with a Federal VET Diploma (EFZ) or equivalent qualification
• Preferably, you have professional experience in the field of security
• Balanced, flexible, conflict-capable, physically and mentally resilient personality with high social competence
• Enjoy working in a team as well as interdisciplinary collaboration
• You see dealing with people from different cultures who are in difficult life situations as a positive challenge
• Very good German skills (at least C1) – knowledge of foreign languages is an advantage
• Good IT user skills
• Driving licence category B
• Willingness to complete training as a specialist in the enforcement of sentences
• A clean record (no entries in the criminal record and debt collection register)

Our benefits

Meaningful work in the service of society Exciting challenge in an extraordinary environment Good team cohesion Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks’ holiday and seniority leave Diverse training and development opportunities Ensuring the safety of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Office for the Enforcement of Sentences Graubünden
JVA Cazis Tignez 1
7408 Cazis For professional questions, please contact Remo Kälin, Head of Security, at telephone number 081 423 12 04.

Application deadline: 27 September 2026 We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you. Apply online Print LinkedIn Instagram Facebook