Internship in Social Pedagogy in Correctional Services 80 % - 100 %, duration 6-12 months

Start of position:

from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement

Work location:

Krauchthal

"Correction according to measure" is our motto at the Thorberg correctional facility. We execute sanctions on 180 men from over 40 nations in closed detention. Our 140 employees are committed daily to the reintegration of offenders into society and thus make an important contribution to public safety. In eleven workshops, we lead and promote the prisoners according to work-agogic principles. Our programs in the areas of work, therapy, education, sports and leisure are consistently aimed at risk reduction and the social integration of the admitted persons.
In the care area of open detention, we offer a social pedagogue internship position.

Your tasks

• On the residential floor of the admitted persons, you ensure social-pedagogical daily activities and an orderly operation.
• As an intern, you are the first point of contact for the admitted persons; the path to this is planned with the practical instructor (PA).
• Within the framework of individual correctional plans, you work with development goals in the area of living.
• You resolve questions and concerns of the admitted persons as directly as possible after appropriate introduction.
• You mediate in conflicts and search for pragmatic solutions.
• You work in an interdisciplinary team with reference persons, caregivers, social workers and workshop masters and exchange ideas regularly with representatives of the other disciplines.
• You work in the early or late shift and take on weekend shifts on a regular basis.
• In close cooperation with the PA, you work towards learning objectives in practice and reflect on your own learning process.
• If you are completing an educational internship, you bear high personal responsibility for your learning success and the attainment of the required practical learning objectives, in accordance with the requirements of the practice and the school.

Your profile

• Working with people in difficult life situations interests and motivates you.
• You act professionally in the tension between closeness and distance.
• You are a very resilient, stable and independent personality.
• You remain calm even in hectic situations and know how to assert yourself.
• You enjoy working with people from different cultures.
• You communicate confidently in German, both orally and in writing. In addition, you have good oral French and/or English skills. If you speak other foreign languages, this will be very helpful in your daily professional life.
• You master the use of standard ICT programs without problems.
• If you are completing an educational internship, you have a confirmation of a study place at a recognized higher vocational school (Agogis/BFF), for social pedagogue/HF or social pedagogue/HF.

We offer you

A non-ordinary activity awaits you in a correctional facility, in which you will help shape the future. You will be accompanied individually, professionally and structurally; there is the possibility for practical theory-practice transfer. Your workplace is located in a historically significant building in a unique natural landscape.

Contact

Interested? We look forward to getting to know you! Send us your application documents online by 30 November 2026 at the latest. Further information will be gladly provided by Mr. Philipp Stucki, Head of Open Detention ( ; ).

About the Office for Correctional Services

The Office for Correctional Services (AJV) is responsible for the open and closed execution of criminal penalties and measures for adults and adolescents within the Security Directorate of the Canton of Bern (SID), with around 1000 employees. To fulfill this task, the Office has at its disposal four concordat correctional facilities, four regional prisons, the detention station at the Inselspital, the detention management center as well as probation and correctional services.

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