Fribourg
Detention Officer - Supervision
- 13 November 2026
- 90 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Fribourg
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 participates in achieving the objectives assigned to the execution of custodial sentences and measures.
The employer State encourages work-life balance and offers an attractive working environment and conditions to its employees. For more information, follow this link .
- Ensure a guard service and constant supervision of detainees, taking into account the various detention regimes
- Manage the kitchen operations at the Central Prison site in collaboration with other detention officers
- Check attendance, provide secure escort during detainee movements and ensure proper handover to the relieving detention officer
- Contribute to the resocialisation of detainees by having a positive influence on them
- Enforce discipline, order and security among detainees
- Guarantee and comply with hygiene and foodstuff concepts in accordance with legal requirements
- Manage the budget and supplies
- Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as a cook, or equivalent training in a food-related profession, with several years of professional experience
- Federal diploma as a 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, Sundays and public holidays)
- Willingness to intervene outside working hours in cases of force majeure
- Good knowledge of IT tools (MS Office)
- Clean debt enforcement and criminal record extracts
- Swiss nationality or holder of a C permit
- Fluency in French or German with good knowledge of the other language
Claude Berset, Head of Cellular/Supervision Section
Claude.Berset@fr.ch, T +41 26 305 21 07
