Supervisor / Caretaker 80 - 100%

Supervisor / Caretaker 80 - 100% #

With around 1400 employees, Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung (JuWe) is the largest office within the Direktion der Justiz und des Innern and is responsible for the execution of sentences and measures as well as for the implementation of various types of detention. Our employees from around 40 professions support and promote the reintegration of convicted persons and are effectively and progressively committed to a safe and just society.

The Vollzugseinrichtungen Zürich (VEZ) are one of eight main departments of JuWe. They comprise four facilities with a total of 314 detention places and around 230 employees. The VEZ house committed persons in closed and open detention, semi-liberty, as well as in administrative detention under foreign law. The VEZ ensure the accommodation, care, and employment of the committed persons and thus contribute to the prevention of recidivism and to public safety.

The Gefängnis Affoltern am Albis with 65 detention places and around 35 employees specializes in the execution of sentences or remaining sentences of no more than 18 months. In addition to the concept of group detention, which aims at increased personal responsibility of the inmates, level-appropriate school education (BiSt) is offered.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a committed, reliable, and responsible personality as of 1. January 2027.

This is your field of activity ###

• You care for, employ, and accompany committed persons within the daily structures and act as a contact person for concerns
• You ensure an orderly daily routine, ensure compliance with and enforcement of security and service regulations, and know how to recognize and manage critical situations
• You take on administrative tasks, such as writing reports and documenting events

This is what you bring with you ###

• You can demonstrate a completed vocational apprenticeship EFZ and are willing to attend further training such as SKJV basic training for specialist in corrections
• You are a team player, empathetic, and precise personality with an independent and solution-oriented way of working
• You express yourself well in German, both written and spoken, have knowledge of a second language (engl./franz./ital.), and are proficient with the MS-Office suite
• You find it easy to resolve difficult situations in a de-escalating and consistent manner
• You are mentally as well as physically resilient and changing working hours are compatible with other obligations (shift work; Sundays and public holidays)
• You are at least 25 years old and have an impeccable reputation (no entries in the criminal record and in the debt enforcement register)

This is what is special about this position ###

• We offer you an interesting and socio-politically relevant task in a collegial and diverse team
• Internal or external further training opportunities, such as part-time training to become a specialist in corrections with a federal diploma, or training as a security, prevention, interaction, and de-escalation specialist (SPID)
• The terms of employment are based on the 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 your dossier!

Do you have any questions? Gregorio Boiano, Head of Care, is happy to be available for you at 043 258 13 04. Questions regarding the application process will be answered by the Rekrutierung & Assessment team at 043 257 58 73.

JuWe uses an online assessment as part of the application process. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found under Arbeiten bei JuWe | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch).