Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Supervisor / Caregiver 80 - 100%
- 30 June 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the team at Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung Zürich! Exciting opportunity in a supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Support and engage with incarcerated individuals in daily activities.
- Ensure adherence to safety protocols and manage critical situations.
- Perform administrative tasks like reports and documentation.
Skills
- Must have a federal diploma or equivalent education.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in German and another language.
- Proficient in MS Office and able to handle physical and mental stress.
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About the job
Supervisor / Caregiver 80 - 100%The Department of Justice 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 main department of Zurich remand prisons (UGZ) - one of eight main departments of JuWe - currently operates seven prisons for remand and security detention. One of these facilities is Winterthur Prison (GFW), which manages its tasks with a staff of 49 employees and provides space for 92 inmates and 9 provisional detainees.
Winterthur Prison is looking for a team-oriented, open-minded and committed individual to join the enforcement team immediately or by arrangement.
This is your field of activity
- You supervise, occupy and accompany detainees within the daily structures and act as a contact person for concerns
- You ensure an orderly daily routine, ensure compliance with and enforcement of safety and service regulations, and are able to recognise and manage critical situations
- You take on administrative tasks such as writing reports, leadership record entries and documenting events
- Performing regular shift, weekend, night and special duties is natural for you and compatible with your other commitments
- You significantly shape a new culture and engage in quality assurance and further development of the GFW with regard to resource- and development-oriented remand detention
This is what you bring
- You must have a federal vocational certificate, (specialist) matriculation, specialised secondary school certificate or an equivalent qualification
- You can express yourself very well in written and spoken German and have good knowledge of at least one other language
- You are proficient in using the MS Office suite
- You are both mentally and physically resilient
- You have an impeccable reputation (i.e. no entries in the criminal record or debt enforcement register) and are at least 25 years old
What makes this position special
- The GFW has everything you would expect from a new building. Work with a well-thought-out infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology
- You can look forward to a demanding, interesting and varied activity as well as a reliable, supportive team
- After thorough induction into this dynamic and exceptional working environment, you can take advantage of various internal or external training opportunities - such as part-time training to become a specialist in penal enforcement with a federal specialist certificate
- JuWe offers attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
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 any questions about the activity? Cornelia Rindlisbacher, Head of Enforcement, is happy to assist you at 043 258 17 41. 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).
