Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Supervisor / Caregiver 80 - 100%
- 15 July 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join Zürich's Justizvollzug and Wiedereingliederung team! Embrace a fulfilling role while supporting social reintegration efforts.
Tasks
- Support and accompany individuals from arrest to release.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and manage crises.
- Collaborate with a professional team to develop care solutions.
Skills
- Must be at least 25, with relevant education and experience.
- Strong communication and crisis management skills required.
- Proficient in German and digital tools, MS Office knowledge a plus.
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About the job
Supervisor / Caregiver 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.
As part of the Zurich Remand Prisons (UGZ), Zurich West Prison (GZW) is located in the Police and Justice Centre Zurich and has 241 detention places. It specialises in provisional detention and pre-trial custody and plays a central role in the admission and initial care of incarcerated persons.
For the pre-trial detention department of the GZW, we are looking to expand our team. Two of the positions are fixed-term for 12 months from the start, one position is permanent. Are you empathetic and enjoy working in direct contact with people from diverse backgrounds? Then we look forward to getting to know you.
Since the role regularly involves body searches of men, we can only consider applications from male candidates for this position.
This is your area of responsibility
- From transfer from provisional detention to release, you are involved in the care, occupation, and support of our incarcerated persons within the daily structures. You take on various roles and actively participate in their reintegration
- You perceive the incarcerated person in this exceptional situation and are their first point of contact
- To ensure an orderly daily routine, you ensure compliance with and enforcement of our safety and service regulations. When it matters, you recognise and manage crisis situations of the incarcerated persons
- You work closely with the interdisciplinary care team and jointly develop sustainable solutions for care
- Written documentation and reporting are part of your daily routine, as is communicating the house rules and enforcing applicable regulations
What you bring with you
- You engage with people in a coercive context professionally and appreciatively, consciously regulate closeness and distance, and act prudently and proactively in crisis situations. You bring great enthusiasm for your new work environment and actively participate in developing and shaping the detention conditions in pre-trial custody
- You are mentally resilient and flexible working hours (shift, weekend, and public holiday duties) are compatible with your other commitments
- Federal VET diploma (EFZ), (specialised) Matura, specialised middle school certificate or equivalent qualification, as well as several years of general professional experience – ideally in a comparable role
- You are at least 25 years old and have no entries in the criminal or debt register
- Further training as a specialist in correctional services is an advantage
- You have very good German language skills, both spoken and written; oral foreign language skills are a plus
- You have MS Office user skills and are confident with digital tools
What you gain
- Zurich West Prison is centrally located next to Hardbrücke, giving you excellent public transport connections
- You can expect a well-thought-out induction and a large range of job-related training and further education in theory and practice
- A lunch voucher card and an excellent staff restaurant
- 24/7 access to the fitness area of the PJZ enables you to achieve the perfect work-life balance
- 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 GZW
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.
Do you have any questions about the role? Jan Streitberg, Head of Pre-trial Detention, is happy to assist you at Tel. 043 257 31 11. Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at Tel. 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).
