Head of Security — Psychiatrie St.Gallen
NewCHF 92'000 - 156'500
Psychiatrie St.Gallen · Wil SG (SG)
- Location
- Wil SG
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
SalaryCHF 92'000 - 156'500
Role overview
For the opening of our new forensic-psychiatric station with an intermediate security level, we are looking for an experienced leader from the police, prison, forensics or a comparable security-relevant environment.
In this responsible key role, you will manage the security area professionally and operationally and shape a professional, safe and respectful environment together with your team.
You combine strong safety competence with understanding of dealing with mentally ill people.
- For the opening of our new forensic-psychiatric station with an intermediate security level, we are looking for an experienced leader from the police, prison, forensics or a comparable security-relevant environment.
- In this responsible key role, you will manage the security area professionally and operationally and shape a professional, safe and respectful environment together with your team.
- You lead your security team, build it further as the new station opens and promote the professional and personal development of your employees.
- With your team, you ensure professional, safe and smooth 24/7 operation and ensure compliance with all relevant safety standards.
Main responsibilities
- You lead your security team, build it further as the new station opens and promote the professional and personal development of your employees.
- With your team, you ensure professional, safe and smooth 24/7 operation and ensure compliance with all relevant safety standards.
- In special events, critical incidents or crisis situations, you take over the operational management, coordinate the necessary measures and ensure a professional management of the situation.
Application process
- We are on the move digitally and are committed to sustainability, so we look forward to your online application via our homepage.
- As soon as your application has been received online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail.
- We are happy to get to know you based on your dossier and check whether your qualifications, skills and you as a person fit the advertised position and the psychiatry St.Gallen.
- Then we will contact you.
- During a personal interview we get to know each other and you will learn more about the psychiatry St.Gallen, the advertised position and the challenges.
- In the second round we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together with you whether we fit together.
- You will also have the opportunity to get to know your future team.
- You will receive a telephone confirmation from us if we decide for you after the second interview and ask you if you are still convinced of us.
Company and context
- You work closely and trustfully with the clinic management, the nursing area, the medical profession as well as external partner organizations such as the police, emergency services and other authorities.
- Together with the nursing director forensics, you will develop security-relevant concepts and guidelines within the framework of the PSG and ensure implementation in your area.
- By carrying out risk analyses, safety assessments and appropriate prevention measures, you identify potential hazards at an early stage and initiate effective risk mitigation measures.
- You plan, organize and lead regular training sessions as well as practical training sessions in order to sustainably strengthen the reliability and expertise of employees.
- When setting up the new forensic-psychiatric station, you will actively contribute your expertise and significantly shape processes, security standards and organizational processes.
- You have an associated vocational training as well as a recognized training in the security sector (preferably VSSU, security specialist with a federal certificate or comparable qualification) and you know the requirements of security-relevant organizations from practice.
- Several years of experience in a security function with leadership responsibility enables you to lead teams professionally and set the right priorities even in demanding situations.
- In emergency, situational and crisis management, you will bring in-depth knowledge and practical experience and also keep an overview under pressure.
- Through your professional, calm and secure appearance, you also act calmly and solution-oriented in challenging situations.
- The respectful and clear treatment of mentally ill people is a matter of course for you, focusing on professional de-escalation and appreciative communication.
Additional details
- Tasks: You lead your security team, build it further as the new station opens and promote the professional and personal development of your employees.
