Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Social Worker 80 - 100%
- 12 June 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
About the job
Social Worker 80 - 100%Justice Enforcement 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 1,100 employees from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The Main Department of Enforcement Facilities Zurich (VEZ) – one of eight main departments of JuWe – comprises four institutions with different types of detention and cares for approximately 450 incarcerated persons with over 180 employees.
The Affoltern am Albis prison, with 65 enforcement places and around 30 employees, specialises in the enforcement of sentences or remaining sentences of no more than 18 months. In addition to the concept of group enforcement, which aims at increased personal responsibility of the incarcerated persons, stage-appropriate education (BiSt) is offered.
From 1 August 2026 or by arrangement, we are looking for an experienced and socially competent individual for our social service.
This is your area of responsibility
- You activate and support incarcerated persons with special needs through individual daily structure in the special department as well as in normal enforcement.
- You take over case management for the incarcerated persons assigned to you and develop appropriate enforcement plans within the framework of possibilities and guidelines.
- Administrative tasks, such as writing various reports.
- Based on the intervention recommendation of the Risk-Oriented Sanction Enforcement (ROS), you work with the incarcerated persons on resources and problem areas.
- You prepare enforcement relaxations (e.g. leave arrangements).
- You actively shape interdisciplinary cooperation with internal and external partners.
- Participation in team meetings, working groups and projects.
What you bring
- You have a university of applied sciences or higher vocational school degree in social pedagogy or social work and ideally have experience in the areas of criminal or measure enforcement, addiction treatment or psychiatry.
- You enjoy contact, professional discussion and joint activities with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds or psychiatric conditions.
- You work in a team-oriented manner, are resilient and flexible. You also have a high degree of personal responsibility and social competence.
- You see conflicts and resistance as opportunities for personal development and reflection.
- You can express yourself very well in written and spoken German. Additionally, you have knowledge of other languages.
- You are at least 25 years old and have a clean record.
What to expect
- A varied, demanding and meaningful activity in an interesting, extraordinary and secure working environment.
- Careful induction and a reliable, supportive team.
- Your future workplace is about a 5-minute walk from Affoltern am Albis station.
- Regular working hours.
- A wide range of training and further education opportunities.
- Employment conditions are based on cantonal guidelines.
How to apply
Take your next professional development step with us and send us your application via our online tool.
We look forward to receiving your dossier!
Any questions about the position? Annika Münch, Head of Social Service at Affoltern Prison, is happy to assist you at 043 258 13 11.
Questions about the application process will be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 58 35.
JuWe uses an online assessment as part of the application process. Further information about our office and our exciting tasks can be found at www.zh.ch/juwe.
