Supervisor / Caretaker with assignment in Administration and Central Office 80 - 100%

Supervisor / Caretaker with assignment in Administration and Central Office 80 - 100% #

With around 1400 employees, Justizvollzug und Wiedereingliederung (JuWe) is the largest office within the Direction of Justice and Home Affairs and is responsible for the execution of sentences and measures as well as for the implementation of various types of detention. Our employees from around 40 professions support and promote the reintegration of convicted people and are effectively and progressively committed to a safe and just society.

Die Untersuchungsgefängnisse Zürich (UGZ) are one of eight main departments of JuWe. They comprise seven facilities with around 735 prison places and about 500 employees. They are responsible for provisional arrest, investigation and security detention, as well as pre-trial execution of sentences and measures until transfer to an execution facility. In this way, they fulfill a central function within the Zurich justice system from the very beginning.

As part of the UGZ, the Gefängnis Horgen is specialized in investigation detention for adult men and has 51 detention places.

To complement our team in Gefängnis Horgen, we are looking for a committed, open-minded and humorous personality per immediately or by arrangement.

Your tasks ###

• You accompany, care for and occupy incarcerated persons during their investigation detention from entry to exit and take on tasks in care, security and organization
• You encounter incarcerated persons, visitors and guests professionally, respectfully and appropriately to the situation and act clearly and in a de-escalating manner even in demanding situations
• You ensure an orderly daily routine, enforce security and service regulations and handle crisis situations prudently
• In the Central Office, you ensure the safety of employees, detainees and third parties through the operation of security, monitoring and communication systems as well as by triggering the security dispositif in emergencies
• You coordinate and supervise visitor affairs, receive gifts and ensure the necessary controls, including X-ray controls
• You take on administrative tasks such as reports and documentation and support the administration in the context of relief representation, particularly dossier management, correspondence and the management of inmate accounts

Your profile ###

• Minimum age of 25 years and an unblemished reputation (no entries in the criminal or debt collection register)
• Federal Certificate of Proficiency (EFZ), preferably in the commercial field, as well as several years of professional experience, preferably in a comparable activity
• You are mentally resilient and flexible for shift, night, weekend and holiday services
• You have technical understanding and enjoy dealing with security-relevant systems
• Very good German skills in speaking and writing; knowledge of foreign languages is an advantage
• Proficient in handling MS Office
• You encounter people in a coercive context with a professional attitude, regulated closeness and distance as well as the ability to recognize crisis situations early and act in a de-escalating manner

Our offer ###

• A demanding, versatile activity in a dynamic working environment with a supportive team
• Careful induction as well as diverse internal and external further training opportunities, e.g., the part-time training to become a specialist in judicial enforcement with federal professional diploma
• A centrally located place of work with good connections to public transport
• Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines

We look forward to applicants with a lot of initiative, openness, humor and joy in working in a dynamic operation.

Take the next step in your professional career with us and send us your application via our online tool. We look forward to your dossier!

Do you have questions? Arben Azemi, Group Leader Admin/Central Office or Berat Gashi, Deputy Group Leader Admin/Central Office, are happy to be there for you at 043 258 15 51. For questions regarding the application process, you can contact the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 257 43 19.

Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Arbeiten bei JuWe | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch).