Supervisor / Caregiver GFL 100%

Publication date:16 October 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Dietikon

Job summary

Join the Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung team in Zurich! This role offers a unique opportunity to support social reintegration in a dynamic environment.

Tasks

Support and guide incarcerated individuals during daily activities.
Ensure adherence to safety and service regulations.
Engage in administrative tasks and contribute to team meetings.

Skills

Experience in a similar role is ideal; must be 25+ years old.
Strong interpersonal skills and crisis management abilities.
Good command of German and familiarity with MS Office.

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About the job

Supervisor / Caregiver GFL 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 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 Remand Prisons Zurich (UGZ) - one of seven main departments of JuWe - currently operates seven prisons for remand and security detention. One of these prisons is the Limmattal Prison (GFL), located in the district building Dietikon, which together with the Horgen Prison Department (GFH) offers 121 places for detainees. In addition to a department for adult detainees, the GFL has a strictly separated youth department as well as a crisis intervention department.

To complement our team in the adult department at Limmattal Prison, we are looking for a committed, open-minded, and humorous personality from January 1, 2026, temporarily until May 31, 2032.

This is your area of responsibility
- From admission to release, you are involved in the care, employment, and support of our detainees within the daily structures. You take on various functions and actively participate in their reintegration
- You perceive the detainee in the exceptional situation and are the 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 recognize and manage crisis situations of detainees
- As part of our interdisciplinary team, you also take on administrative tasks - such as preparing reports and documenting events - and participate in meetings and supervisions

What you bring with you
- You approach people in a coercive context with a holistic perception and build professional social relationships with them. You know how to consciously regulate closeness and distance to detainees and handle crisis situations carefully and proactively
- You bring great enthusiasm for your new work environment and actively contribute to the development and design of detention conditions in remand detention
- You are mentally resilient and flexible working hours (shift, night, weekend, and holiday duties) are compatible with your other commitments
- Since obtaining your federal certificate of competence, (specialist) Matura, specialized middle school diploma, or an equivalent qualification, you have gained several years of professional experience in your field - ideally in a comparable activity
- You express yourself well in German both in writing and orally and ideally have knowledge of other languages
- You are proficient with the MS Office suite
- You are at least 25 years old and have a clean record (i.e., no relevant entries in the criminal or debt enforcement register)

What makes this position special
- You can look forward to a demanding, interesting, and varied activity as well as a reliable, supportive team
- After careful induction into this dynamic and extraordinary work environment, you can take advantage of various internal or external training opportunities - such as part-time training to become a specialist in correctional services with a federal certificate
- The workplace is centrally located and easily accessible by public transport
- 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. As we are committed to bias-free application processes, we ask you to refrain from including a cover letter, application photo, and information about your marital status in your application. We look forward to receiving your dossier!

Do you have any questions about the position? Michel Gafner, Group Leader Adult Department, or Daniel Bosshart, Head of Limmattal Prison, are happy to assist you at 043 258 21 00.

For questions about the application process, please contact the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 257 43 19.

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 Zurich (zh.ch).