Etat du canton de Fribourg
Fribourg, CH
Prison Officer - Care Sector 90-100%
- 13 November 2026
- 90 – 100%
- Fribourg, CH
Job summary
Join the Freiburger Strafanstalt as a Justice Officer! A great opportunity awaits in Fribourg.
Tasks
- Ensure constant supervision of inmates and maintain order.
- Manage kitchen operations while collaborating with other staff.
- Assist in the rehabilitation of inmates through positive engagement.
Skills
- EFZ as a cook or equivalent with relevant experience required.
- Strong communication and conflict management skills needed.
- Ability to handle stress and flexibility in schedules essential.
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About the job
Prison Officer - Care Sector
Fribourg, CH, Saane, CH
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Appointing Authority / Department / Institution
The Fribourg Prison (the institution) consolidates the enforcement facilities of the Canton of Fribourg. It has the legal form of a public-law institution with its own legal personality. It is administratively assigned to the Directorate of Security, Justice and Sport and is subject to the supervisory authority of the State Council. The institution ensures the guarding, accommodation, care and treatment of prisoners in its custody and contributes to the implementation of the objectives for the enforcement of custodial sentences and measures.
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Your tasks
- Ensuring the guard service and constant supervision of inmates taking into account the different detention regimes
- Ensuring the operation of the kitchen at the central prison site in cooperation with other prison officers
- Checking attendance, ensuring the safe escort of inmates during transfers and ensuring that inmates are properly handed over by the relieving prison officer
- Contributing to the resocialisation of inmates by having a positive influence on them
- Ensuring discipline, order and security among inmates
- Ensuring compliance with hygiene and food regulations according to legal requirements
- Managing the budget and procurement
Desired profile
- Federal VET Diploma as a cook or an equivalent recognised qualification in a hospitality profession with several years of professional experience
- Federal specialist certificate for prison officers from the Swiss Competence Centre for the Enforcement of Criminal Sanctions, or willingness to participate in the training
- Good physical and mental fitness, flexibility and stress resistance
- Sensitivity for human relations, communication and conflict management
- Willingness to work shifts (irregular working hours, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
- Willingness to intervene in cases of force majeure outside working hours
- Good knowledge of IT tools (MS Office)
- Clean extracts from debt enforcement and criminal records
- Swiss nationality or holder of a C permit
- Fluency in German or French with good knowledge of the other language
Contact details
Claude Berset, Head of Cell Building/Care Section Claude.Berset@fr.ch, T +41 26 305 21 07
