Detention Officer - Central 90-100%

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Activity rate

90-100%

Location

Mont-Vully, CH, Lac

Application deadline

04.10.2026

Start date

Immediate or to be agreed

Contract type

Fixed-term contract of 3 months

Who are we?

The Fribourg Detention Facility brings together the penitentiary structures of the canton of Fribourg. It has public law status and legal personality. It is administratively attached to the Directorate of Security, Justice and Sport, under the high supervision of the State Council. The Facility ensures the custody, accommodation, care and treatment of detainees entrusted to it and contributes to achieving the objectives assigned to the execution of custodial sentences and measures.

Why join us?

The employer state encourages work-life balance and offers an attractive working environment and conditions to its employees. For more information, follow this link .

Your tasks

• Manage telephone traffic and alarms
• Control the entry and exit of detainees and visitors
• Provide guard service and maintain constant supervision of detainees, taking into account various detention regimes
• Manage and organise internal and external movements
• Contribute to the resocialisation of detainees by having a positive influence on them
• Enforce discipline, order and security among detainees

Desired profile

• Federal VET Diploma or equivalent training, with several years of professional experience
• Possession of the federal detention officer certificate is an advantage
• Good physical and mental condition, as well as flexibility and stress resistance
• Sense of human relations, communication and conflict management
• Willingness to intervene outside working hours in cases of force majeure
• Good knowledge of IT tools (MS Office)
• Clean debt collection and criminal record extracts
• Fluency in French or German with good knowledge of the other language

Contact details

Yann Baumgartner, Head of Central / Logistics Section Yann.Baumgartner@fr.ch, T +41 26 304 10 50