Detention Officer - Open Regime 90-100%

Important message

!! ATTENTION !! 

To apply for this position, please use only the following link:  Job offers from  the State of Fribourg | Stellenangebote Staat Freiburg. Otherwise your application will not be processed.

Activity rate

90-100%

Location

Mont-Vully, CH, Lac

Application deadline

26.07.2026

Start date

01.08.2026 or to be agreed

Contract type

Permanent

Who are we?

The Fribourg Detention Facility brings together the penitentiary structures of the canton of Fribourg. It has the status of a public law entity and possesses 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

• Ensure a guard service and maintain constant supervision of detainees
• Contribute to the resocialisation of detainees by having a positive influence on them
• Enforce discipline, order and security among detainees
• Apply and enforce the regulations and instructions in force

Desired profile

• Federal VET Diploma, or equivalent training, with several years of professional experience
• Federal certificate of detention officer from the Swiss Competence Centre for the Execution of Penal Sanctions, or willingness to undertake the training
• Good physical and mental condition, as well as flexibility and stress resistance
• Sense of human relations, communication and conflict management
• Willingness to work shifts (irregular working hours, including Saturdays and Sundays)
• Willingness to intervene outside working hours in cases of force majeure
• Clean criminal record and debt collection extracts
• Good knowledge of IT tools (MS Office)
• Fluency in French or German with good knowledge of the other language

Contact details

Stéphane Rossy, Head of RO SI Section, stephane.rossy@fr.ch, T +41 26 304 11 33