Head of Special Execution Department - Member of the Executive Management JVA Thorberg 100%

Start of position: 1. February 2027 Work location: Krauchthal <<Execution according to measure>> is our motto at the JVA Thorberg. We execute sanctions for 180 men from over 40 nations in closed execution. Our 140 employees are committed daily to the reintegration of the inmates into society and thus make an important contribution to public safety. In eleven workshops, we lead and promote the inmates according to work-agogic principles. Our programs in the areas of care, work, therapy, education, sport, and leisure are consistently oriented towards risk reduction and the social integration of the admitted persons. The Special Execution department comprises four residential departments: the admission department/assessment center, the security execution (solitary confinement, residential group for increased security as well as arrest department); the long-term execution for long-sentence and detained admitted persons (EP) as well as the residential area of the special execution catering (EP, all of whom work in the kitchen/bakery). Additionally, the <<Psychological Assessment>> team is attached to the department as a staff unit. 4 care teams take care of the socio-pedagogical everyday life organization in the residential departments and during the free time of the EP, whereby the maintenance of security and order is of important significance. Psychologists prepare the files in the admission department, perform a risk assessment for each EP, and provide the JVA with a case summary and a provisional execution plan. The concepts of dynamic security and risk-oriented sanction execution ROS are central to the activities in special execution. We are looking for a leadership personality who challenges and promotes their employees. Also, professional relationship management in relation to the EP should be an important concern for them. Additionally, they must always be aware that they work in a closed JVA. Your tasks <br /> • You lead the special execution department personally (22 full-time positions) organizationally and professionally and are supported in this by 2 directly subordinate team leaders. In addition, you lead the psychologists' team of "psychological assessment" as a staff unit. • You lead the admission department and are responsible for the occupancy management of the JVA as well as a risk-oriented admission practice. Within the framework of admission decisions, you carry out the necessary clarifications with the probation and execution services. • You are responsible for the socio-pedagogical everyday and leisure activities on the residential floors of the special execution, taking into account the maintenance of security and order. • You ensure compliance with the rules and processes of the JVA as well as the standards in the areas of (work) safety, order, and hygiene within your area of responsibility. • Especially in security execution, you are responsible for the examination of admissions, the assessment of execution processes, as well as the development and implementation of recommendations for internal progression steps. Together with the security execution team leadership, you bear responsibility for the implementation and compliance of security-relevant requirements and standards. • You represent your department at JVA-internal case discussions and at execution coordination meetings with the probation and execution services. • You are responsible for disciplinary matters if rule violations by the EP occur in your area. • You manage projects and develop concepts and processes with a focus on "socio-pedagogical everyday life organization" of your departments. • You consider it a central task to promote interdisciplinary cooperation in the JVA and include the concerns and perspectives of other professions in your considerations and decisions. • As a member of the executive management, you represent your area of responsibility and participate in strategic and operative decisions that are of importance for the overall management of the JVA. • As a member of the executive management, you perform weekly on-call duty outside of office hours for the entire JVA. <br /> Your profile <br /> • You have a sound education or further training in the tertiary sector (Social Work, (Social) Pedagogy or Psychology at HF, FHS or University level) and several years of professional experience. • Ideally, you bring professional experience in a JVA and are familiar with the ROS concept. • You have completed leadership training and have successfully demonstrated your leadership for several years as a leader of a larger team. • You have already successfully managed projects. • Conceptual work suits you. You analyze in a structured manner and write very stylistically confident in German. • You think in an orientation to risk, act responsibly, and ensure a safe and smooth operative operation. • You keep a cool head even under stress. • You are upright, highly committed, flexible, and resilient. • You have understanding for the multicultural clientele of a closed JVA and encounter admitted persons with respect. • You see interdisciplinary cooperation in the executive management and with the employees of other departments as a gain for the functioning of the JVA as a whole. • You can communicate easily in French and English orally with the inmates and their visitors. Further oral foreign language skills are very welcome. <br /> We offer you A non-everyday, independent, and very varied activity awaits you in a correctional facility in which you help shape the future. Your workplace is located in a historically significant building in a unique natural landscape. Contact Interested? 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