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Detention Officer - Animal Production
- 13 November 2026
- 90 – 100%
- Permanent position
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About the job
Would you like to contribute to the development of the canton of Fribourg, have a public service spirit, and are looking for a varied and meaningful position? At the State of Fribourg, you will work for the canton’s largest employer. Attentive, dynamic and forward-looking, the cantonal administration and its institutions serve the population of Fribourg.
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The Fribourg Detention Facility (EDFR) 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 (DSJS), 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.
The State as employer encourages work-life balance and offers an attractive working environment and conditions to its employees. To learn more, follow this link.
- Work within animal production
- Support the head of the Animal Production section in operational and strategic work
- Provide a guard service and maintain constant supervision of detainees, taking into account the 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
- Apply and enforce the regulations and instructions in force
- Agricultural Federal VET Diploma, or equivalent training, with several years of professional experience in animal production
- Federal certificate as a detention officer from the Swiss Competence Centre for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions, or willingness to undertake the training
- Skills in operating machinery (tractors, mixer wagons, etc.)
- 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
- Good knowledge of computer tools (MS Office)
- Clean debt enforcement and criminal record extracts
- Fluency in French or German with good knowledge of the other language
Niklaus Dietrich, Head of Animal Production Section
Niklaus.Dietrich@fr.ch, T +41 26 304 11 76
