Diensthundeführer*in — Stadt Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
- 58 days ago
Full description
Within the city police, the Einsatzabteilung with various specialist departments and uniformed forces is deployed around the clock in the city of Zurich. These include leadership support, the Commissariat Situation Centre and operations, instruction, intervention, the riot police and the Service Dog Competence Centre (DKZ).
The DKZ ensures special care in the areas of service dogs and dogs as well as animal welfare. It supports basic care and other organizational units primarily with service dogs and in the area of animal welfare offences. This patrol is available as a support element for basic care and other organizational units.
For personnel reinforcement, we are looking for new colleagues after agreement.
Tasks
- Maintaining, training and guiding a service dog
- Support of all front departments with dog missions
- Regular DKZ patrol service, DKZ-specific prevention missions, public relations, public order service and other special missions and missions
- Piquet service providers
Profile
- Several years of police experience after completion of basic training and operational experience as service dog driver
- High performance, great motivation for the demanding service in the special unit DKZ, strong interest in cynology and special affinity for dogs
- Willingness to train, train and provide police service with a service dog for at least 8 – 12 years and the possibility to keep a service dog privately
- Prior knowledge or great interest in the field of animal welfare
- High level of teamwork, flexibility, initiative, resilience and social skills
We offer
- Attractive, demanding work in a specialist role with careful introduction to cynology and animal welfare legislation as well as modern, well-structured education and training
- Work in a flexible working time model and state-of-the-art infrastructure such as parking, kennel facilities, run-off enclosures and an in-house training area
- Attractive employment conditions and generous coverage of the costs for the acquisition and maintenance of the service dog
- Assumption of 60% of the PK savings contributions, mobility contribution of up to CHF 600 per year and monthly up to CHF 100 food compensation (depending on workload)
- Cheap mobile subscriptions (private use included) as well as other interesting Fringe Benefits
About us
The city police is a service department of the security department of the city of Zurich and, with around 2250 employees, the third largest police corps in Switzerland.
Questions about this listing
What salary does Stadt Zürich offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Zürich is CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by Stadt Zürich. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Stadt Zürich offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Stadt Zürich during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Stadt Zürich?
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