Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Supervisor / Caregiver – Career Changers Welcome 80 - 100%
- 26 June 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
About the job
Supervisor / Caregiver – Career Changers Welcome 80 - 100%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 women and men from diverse professions. JuWe primarily is responsible for the enforcement of court sentences and the execution of pre-trial detention. For JuWe employees, preventing recidivism and the successful social reintegration of offenders is of particular importance.
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 criminal offence until their guilt or innocence is determined.
As a supervisor / caregiver, you accompany detainees without prejudice during this difficult phase and help ensure that daily prison life runs safely and orderly.
If loyalty, respect, consistency and teamwork characterise you, you will find your place with us at Zurich Prison.
This is how you shape daily prison life
- Care and support of detainees: You ensure an orderly and safe daily routine and provide advice and guidance to the detainees
- Ensuring security: You monitor security facilities and cameras and act calmly, purposefully and prudently in special situations
- Coordination of processes: You organise the movements of detainees and ensure smooth operation
- Administrative tasks: You document events, prepare reports and thus 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
- Minimum age 25 years and an impeccable record (no entries in the criminal and debt enforcement registers)
- Completed education: a federal vocational certificate, a (specialist) baccalaureate or a comparable qualification
- Good German skills in spoken and written form, additional language skills are an advantage
- Confident use of MS Office
- Flexibility for shift, weekend, night and special duties
- High resilience and ability to keep 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 induction 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-round 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 prejudice-free application processes and therefore ask you to refrain from including a cover letter, photo and 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 questions?
Do you have any questions about the role? The co-heads of enforcement, D. Suljanovic and P. Jerliu, are 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.
Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
