Aufseher/in / Betreuer/in - Vorläufige Festnahme 80 - 100 % - Quereinsteiger willkommen — Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich
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Canton of Zurich Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs Correctional Services and Reintegration Supervisor / Supervisor
- Preliminary arrest 80
- 100%
- Newcomers welcome Corrections and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Zurich and employs around 1,400 women and men from a variety of professions. The JuWe is primarily responsible for the execution of court judgments and the implementation of pre-trial detention. For JuWe employees, the prevention of relapses and the successful social reintegration of people who have committed criminal offenses are of particular importance. At Zurich West Prison, we look after people in one of the most challenging phases of their lives: immediately after their arrest. As a supervisor / supervisor
- temporary arrest, you take responsibility for security, order and care and thus make a valuable contribution to society. Are you empathetic, consistent at the same time and enjoy working in direct contact with people from different backgrounds? Then we look forward to getting to know you. Preliminary arrest
- the first point of contact in the Zurich West Prison (GZW): At the GZW we work in shifts 365 days a year. In the Preliminary Arrest Department, you are the first point of contact for detainees after their arrest and ensure that safety, support and structure are guaranteed from the start.
- You accompany prisoners in particularly stressful situations such as prison shock, suicidality or after personal crises, and organize their daily routine within clearly defined structures
- You monitor all security-related processes; from admitting new people to cell checks and operating technical systems
- You carry out strip searches, secure evidence, check effects and accompany detainees, among other things, with psychological, physical or addiction-related stress
- In crisis situations, you react competently and responsibly and independently take responsibility for several departments during night shifts
- You work closely with the interprofessional care team and develop sustainable solutions for care together
- Written documentation and reporting are just as much a part of your everyday life as communicating the house rules and enforcing applicable regulations. This is what you bring with you
- You are at least 25 years old, have an apprenticeship qualification (EFZ or journeyman's certificate) and have no entries in the criminal or debt collection register
- You have at least 3 years of general professional experience
- Further training to become a correctional specialist is an advantage. Lateral entrants are welcome.
- You have very good knowledge of spoken and written German
- Oral foreign language skills are a plus
- You have MS Office user knowledge and are confident in using digital tools
- The job requires shift work (including day, night, weekend and on-call shifts) as well as a high level of physical and psychological resilience
- You are communicative, capable of conflict and resilient even in emotionally demanding situations.
At the same time, you have high social skills, assertiveness and enjoy working with people from different backgrounds. You will benefit from this
- The Zurich West prison is centrally located next to the Hardbrücke, so you have great connections to public transport
- You can expect a well-thought-out introduction as well as a wide range of part-time training and further education in theory and practice
- A lunch check card and an excellent staff restaurant
- 24/7 access to the PJZ fitness area allows you to achieve the perfect work-life balance
- We offer you a fair, secure and all-round good employment package
- You work meaningfully in a socially relevant environment This is how you become part of us - five steps to employment 1) Application via our online tool 2) Online assessment 3) Virtual getting to know each other with line and HR 4) Personal acquaintance and trial day in the GZW 5) Final decision We are committed to unbiased application processes and therefore ask you to include a letter of motivation, application photo and information about your marital status in your application forego. For this reason, we also use an online assessment early in the process to evaluate applicants as objectively as possible. Do you have any questions about the activity? Danijel Petrovic, Head of Preliminary Arrest, will be happy to help you on 043 257 30 05. Questions about the application process can be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team, Tel. 043 257 43 19. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found under Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
Job details
- Company: Kantonale Verwaltung Zürich
- Position: Aufseher/in / Betreuer/in - Vorläufige Festnahme 80 - 100 % - Quereinsteiger willkommen
- Location: Zürich, Zürich
- Salary: CHF 73'500 - 111'500 (source unverified)
- Sector: Amministrazione Pubblica
- Expired on: 2026-09-02
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