Head of Residential Group open department 80% - 100%

Head of Residential Group open department 80% - 100% Start date: 1. December 2026 or by agreement Place of work: Le Landeron The Massnahmenzentrum St. Johannsen is a penal institution of the canton of Bern and serves as an open center for the treatment of 80 mentally stressed or addicted offenders. The measure is intended to help the inmates find a self-responsible and crime-free life. Your tasks Taking into account the applicable regulations and the policy issued by the management, you are technically, operationally and personally responsible for a residential group with 18 inmates and a sociotherapy team of six to eight employees. The team is responsible for stabilizing and promoting existing resources among the inmates, conducting individual and group conversations, designing leisure activities, planning and accompanying vacations, and confronting deviant behavior. As a leader, you monitor and ensure the implementation of individual execution plans and have a say in the admission and transfer of inmates. Your profile You are a proven leadership personality with several years of experience and have a professional training in psychiatry / psychology, (social) pedagogy or social work. Ideally, you have professional experience in the execution of sentences. You are characterized by high social competence and a sense of people, but also by the ability to set boundaries, assertiveness, and resilience. In addition, you are a team-oriented, steadfast, and at the same time flexible personality who appreciates interdisciplinary work. You are a native German speaker, have oral French skills, and have very good editorial skills. We require an impeccable reputation (no entries in the central criminal record extract). We offer you A diverse, challenging, and independent field of activity in a holistically therapeutic oriented operation. You can expect a careful introduction, an open team, opportunities for further education and training, as well as supervision. The terms of employment are based on the cantonal personnel and remuneration regulations. The Massnahmenzentrum St. Johannsen is located on the Zihl canal in a quiet, natural environment. Contact We look forward to getting to know you in person! Please send us your complete application documents online by July 27, 2026. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Vitale, Head of Sociotherapy ad interim, or Tabea Sperling, HR consultant. About the Office for the Execution of Sentences The Office for the Execution of Sentences (AJV) is responsible for the open and closed execution of sentences for adults and young people within the Security Directorate of the canton of Bern (SID) with around 1000 employees. To fulfill this task, the office has four concordant penal institutions, four regional prisons, the guard station at the Inselspital, the detention control center, and the probation and execution services at its disposal. jpidf679ec7jm jit0728jm jiy26jm