Team Leader Care and Security Service 80 - 100%

Zürich

Key information

Publication date:30 August 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Place of work:Zürich

Job summary

Join the leadership team at GFA, a key Zurich prison facility. This role offers growth, challenges, and a supportive work environment.

Tasks

Lead and develop a dedicated team of care and security staff.
Ensure structured daily operations and provide support to the care team.
Contribute to project work and enhance operational processes.

Skills

Completed vocational training with 5+ years of experience required.
Strong leadership skills and experience in managing staff.
Excellent German and proficiency in another language essential.

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Team Leader Care and Security Service 80 - 100%

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, the prevention of recidivism, as well as the detention and preparation for the departure of persons without a valid residence permit are of particular importance.

The Affoltern am Albis Prison (GFA) is one of the enforcement institutions of the Canton of Zurich (VEZ) – one of seven main departments of JuWe – and is an institution specialized in the closed enforcement of custodial sentences. The GFA offers space for 65 incarcerated persons.

To strengthen the team leadership of the Care and Security Service of the GFA, we are looking for a committed and team-oriented personality.

Your area of responsibility

You take over the professional and personnel management of your directly subordinate employees and promote their further development
You ensure a well-structured daily routine, monitor processes, organization and quality, and support the care team. If necessary, you also take on care duties yourself
With your commitment to project work, you bring valuable impulses and actively contribute to the further development and optimization of our processes
As an authentic role model, you shape a culture of mutual support, joint learning, and open, transparent communication
In addition, you take on administrative tasks such as creating reports, file entries, and management reports

Your profile

A completed vocational training, supplemented by at least five years of professional experience
Leadership training as well as initial experience in managing employees; a qualification as a correctional officer is an advantage
Very good German skills in spoken and written form as well as knowledge of at least one other language
Confident handling of the MS Office suite
High psychological resilience and flexibility in dealing with changing working hours (shift work, on-call availability)
A clean record (no entries in the criminal or debt register) and a minimum age of 25 years

What is special about this position

A responsible leadership role in an exciting, diverse, and demanding work environment
The opportunity to actively shape the further development of the operation and contribute your own ideas
Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
Various internal and external training opportunities to promote your personal and professional development

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!

If you have any questions about the position, Gregorio Boiano, Head of Care, is happy to assist you at 043 258 13 22. Questions about the application process will be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 34 28.

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).