Environmental Therapist FPA 80 - 100%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:22 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung team in Zürich! Be part of a supportive work environment focused on rehabilitation.
Tasks
- Support treatment planning and foster a pro-social environment.
- Develop individualized therapeutic measures for clients' needs.
- Plan and evaluate therapeutic outings and ensure safety protocols.
Skills
- Completed education, preferably in psychiatric nursing or similar.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and conflict resolution abilities.
- Team-oriented with a willingness to learn and adapt.
Is this helpful?
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 and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The Psychiatric-Psychological Service (PPD) is a main department of Correctional Services and Reintegration. Psychological and psychotherapeutic care for offenders is provided by about 40 employees with basic training in psychology, psychiatry, social pedagogy, or environmental therapy. The broad therapeutic offering of the PPD includes treatments in dyadic, group, and environmental therapeutic settings within the framework of court-ordered inpatient or outpatient measures. A focus of treatment is relapse-preventive, offense-oriented psychotherapy for violent and sexual offenders in custody and in freedom.
To complement our dedicated treatment team in the area of inpatient adult forensic psychiatry (StEF), we are looking for motivated environmental therapeutic staff in the Forensic Psychiatric Department (FPA).
Your tasks
- Case management with treatment planning and support of a prosocial and treatment-promoting environment
- Development and implementation of individual case-related environmental therapeutic treatment measures considering the psychological and physical resources of the clients under measures
- Participation in ensuring and further developing reliable correctional-organizational and security-relevant processes in the FPA (e.g., ensuring hygiene, catering, laundry changes, sick reports, and mail)
- Planning, conducting, and evaluating accompanied therapeutic outings and vacations with the clients under measures
Your profile
- You have completed vocational training, ideally as a certified nursing specialist HF with a focus on psychiatry
- Experience in correctional services, especially in the areas of care or work/employment, is not a prerequisite but would be useful and helpful
- You are characterized by a mature and conflict-capable personality with excellent interpersonal skills
- Your pronounced team and communication skills support successful collaboration
- You are open to interdisciplinary work and willing to continuously learn
Our offer
- Thorough induction into your new area of responsibility
- Training on various job-relevant topics
- Interdisciplinary teamwork with regular supervisions and intervisions
- A work environment characterized by modern treatment principles and appreciation
- Fixed working hours in day shift service
- Employment 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? Christoph Grütz, Team Leader StEF 2, is happy to assist you at 043 257 12 23, as well as Christoph Rohletter, Head of Environmental Therapy, at 043 257 21 35.
Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 34 28.
Correctional Services and Reintegration uses an online assessment as part of the recruitment process. Further information about our office and our exciting tasks can be found at www.zh.ch/juwe.
