Agenti di custodia in formazione incaricati/e presso le Strutture carcerarie, Lugano-Cadro — Amministrazione Cantonale Ticino

Full description

Description of tasks

• guarantee the application of the laws and regulations of the prison facilities and the related internal provisions so as to ensure order, safety and good functioning
• carry out the tasks assigned by the hierarchical superior, in compliance with the description of the function and the list of duties of the place of service
• know the procedures, as well as the various safety devices
• supervise the correct execution of the daily program, ensuring compliance with it by the persons deprived of personal liberty, interacting with it to ensure a correct evolution of the detention
• carry out inspections / searches / checks
• actively collaborate in ordinary management, as well as emergencies
• record significant events for the service, fill in the necessary forms and tables on the various IT media; promptly report relevant events concerning the staff / inmates / the structure / systems / equipment / vehicles / material and collaborate in their control and functionality
• follow continuous training, carried out inside and outside the cantonal territory
• maintain behavior worthy of esteem and the trust required by the function even when off duty in order to protect the image of the prison facilities and the cantonal administration ## Requirements
• Swiss citizenship
• age: classes from 1978 are admitted as of 2005
• high school diploma or federal certificate of ability obtained at the end of an internship lasting at least three years, or equivalent qualification
• category B driving license
• strong motivation for one's work
• having applied for SAC competitions no more than three times; candidates who have not passed the SAC psychological suitability assessment are required to wait 2 years between one application and another ## Physical and psychological requirements
• good general state of health, in particular absence of pathologies that compromise the regular performance of the job as a shift custody officer
• good physical and stress resistance and mental suitability for the role
• minimum height: 165 cm men / 155 cm women
• no dependencies incompatible with the function of Custodian: in particular, the candidate may be subjected to adequate tests to verify the abuse of alcoholic beverages or narcotic and psychotropic substances
• minimum uncorrected visual acuity of 0.2 bilaterally and minimum corrected visual acuity of 0.8 for one eye and 0.2-0.6 for the other eye. No decrease in visual field, nor strabismus, nor diplopia. Absence of relevant anomalies in the perception of colors (a mild protanomaly is permitted; mild deuteranomaly; mild tritanomaly)
• no hearing anomalies
• only tattoos that do not express discriminatory or offensive messages are permitted, provided they are not on the neck, nape, skull, face and hands ## Skills
• good knowledge of the spoken and written Italian language
• knowledge of other languages is an advantage
• adequate IT knowledge at user level
• flexibility, attitude to work group and reliability
• ability to work systematically, quickly and autonomously
• analytical and decision-making ability
• ease in contact with people ## Conduct and precedents
• an in-depth and all-inclusive collection of police information on the candidate's entire personal career will ascertain the absence of elements or any precedents incompatible with the function of Custodial Officer, through the evaluation, in particular:
• of the seriousness or nature of a crime committed
• of recidivism
• good reputation; in particular, behaviors that are incompatible with the function of Custody Agent of Prison Facilities must not emerge, such as dishonorable conduct, failure to respect the ethical values ​​shared by society, character predispositions to conflict, etc.
• absence of ongoing justified executive procedures and absence of certificates of shortage of goods ## Special observations
• shift work 24 hours a day and 365 days a year
• theoretical and practical training is envisaged, with a 100% level of employment, lasting a total of 8 months with the role starting approximately in the second part of 2026. The appointment as Custodial Officer may take place at the end of the training depending on the outcome of the intermediate exams (5th month) and the ascertained suitability for the profession (practical internship evaluations)
• the Prison Facilities Management, after the period of full-time theoretical and practical training, compatibly with the needs of the service, will evaluate the hiring with appointment even with partial level of employment ## General conditions
• all requirements must be fulfilled at the time of submitting the application
• the candidates will be subjected to selective aptitude and psychological tests, aimed at evaluating the suitability to carry out the function of Custodial Agent, consisting of:
• physical tests
• general culture tests (Italian, civics, history and geography)
• mathematics/logic
• IT skills
• psychological evaluation
• individual interview
• the dates of the selection tests will be communicated to candidates in possession of all the requirements at a subsequent stage
• before confirming the hiring, the candidate will be subjected to a medical examination aimed at certifying suitability for the profession
• the trusted doctors of the cantonal administration may request, in particular cases, specific medical certificates
• at the time of hiring, domicile and residence in the Canton of Ticino or in the neighboring Italian Graubünden valleys are mandatory
• attention: in the event that, at any stage of the selection process, elements incompatible with the performance of the role emerge, the candidate will be automatically excluded. Under no circumstances will any private expenses incurred by the candidates during the selection process be reimbursed ## Documents and conditions for submitting the application
• the application must be submitted exclusively online on the website www.ti.ch/concorsi, accompanied by the following documents:
• personal curriculum vitae
• recent passport-sized photograph (frontal, upper part of the bust, vertical in colour, neutral background)
• diplomas and study and work certificates (the possibility of requesting the originals at any time is reserved), in case of obtained abroad, it is mandatory to present the relevant official document of equivalence issued by the Swiss Confederation
• identity card (front/back scanned) or passport
• driving license (front/back scanned)
• extract from the criminal record, valid for 6 months (obtainable from the Federal Office of Justice in Bern
• website: www.casellario.admin.ch )
• cantonal extract of executions, valid for 6 months (obtainable from the Office execution
• website: www.eservices.ti.ch/eservices/esrv/?SRV=2FHA )
• SIAC (ex ADMAS) extract, valid for 6 months (to be requested from the Traffic Section, Legal Office, 6528 Camorino, or by e-mail: di-sc. [email protected])
• extract of the military service booklet (page 3-14 and 36-41) only for those who have fulfilled their military obligations
• authorization form for obtaining information*
• self-certification on health status for employment with the State*
• self-certification relating to criminal records*
• self-certification relating to tattoos*
• specialist medical certificate from an ophthalmologist, valid for 6 months*
• specialist medical certificate from an ENT specialist, valid 6 months*
• the documents marked with an asterisk (*) can be downloaded from the official website www.ti.ch/concorsi, by clicking on the competition "Prison facilities
• Custodians in training"
• the documents that must be requested from the relevant offices can be forwarded subsequently by email, however no later than 15 days from the deadline of the competition
• the documents relating to the application not produced in an official Swiss national language are admitted only if accompanied by an officially authenticated translation within the deadline of the competition notice ## Deadline 30 April 2026 ## Contact Cantonal prison facilities, Mr. Enrico Ghilardi, Head of Management, telephone 091 815 00 11. www.ti.ch/carcere / orientation.ch (professions, prison officer) / www.prison.ch