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Detention Officer - Central
- 18 September 2026
- 90 – 100%
- Temporary
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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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90-100%
Mont-Vully, CH, Lake
04.10.2026
Immediate or to be agreed
Fixed-term contract of 3 months
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 participates in 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. For more information, follow this link .
- Manage telephone traffic and alarms
- Control the entry and exit of detainees as well as visitors
- Provide guard service and maintain constant surveillance 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
- 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 enforcement and criminal record extracts
- Fluency in French or German with good knowledge of the other language
Yann Baumgartner, Head of Central / Logistics Section
Yann.Baumgartner@fr.ch, T +41 26 304 10 50
