Agent·e de détention — État de Vaud (Administration cantonale vaudoise)

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In your capacity as a detention officer in one of our six cantonal establishments, you are operating in a demanding but meaningful environment with a strong team spirit. Your activity contributes to the implementation of the two missions entrusted to the prison service: to provide supervision and supervision of detainees and to promote their reintegration while at the same time acting in accordance with our values, namely "Loyality, Solidarity, Credibility". Through your commitment, you participate in protecting the population. You will develop your skills through, among other things, on-the-job training to obtain the Federal Certificate of Detention Officer.

• Day and night surveillance of detainees
• Accompaniment of detained persons in their daily activities
• Listening, support and information to detained persons
• Securing places and persons
• Applying discipline, regulations and hygiene standards while ensuring respect for human dignity For more information, please consult the specifications by clicking here or contact our recruitment sector at 021 338 44 17.
• Have completed 24 years of age
• Be eligible for an SWC of at least 3 years of age or equivalent
• Federal patent of detention officer or undertake to obtain it by following on-the-job training
• Mastering of the usual computer tools
• Mastering of the French language both orally and in writing. Knowledge of foreign languages, an asset
• At ease in human contacts, empathy, sense of communication and negotiation
• Good mental and physical skills allowing you to adapt to irregular schedules and to manage sometimes difficult situations or conflicts while keeping a distance adapted to your function
• Ability to manage stress. Sense of observation, analysis and synthesis. Our terms and conditions of employment require you to be a Swiss citizen or holder of a C licence, free of property default and your criminal record must be blank. There is a right to consult the criminal record under the Federal Criminal Records Act by the engagement authority for this function. A fixed-term contract of 12 months, renewable or possibility of sustainability upon validation of in-house training. Recruitment process: Please carefully prepare your file by including all the documents:
• Letter of motivation
• CV with photo
• Copy of the diploma
• Work Certificates
• Criminal History Form to download here After an initial selection on file, the successful candidates will be invited to a day of recruitment. The next date is Saturday, December 12, 2026. You will find all the details of our recruitment process and the next dates of our information and recruitment sessions here

Position in the Cantonal Administration of Vaud (State of Vaud), Switzerland. Online application on the official career portal offers-emploi.vd.ch.