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First-line border guard (SIPAF / SPAFA)

Direction zonale de Police Nationale – SUD-EST · State civil service

En français : Garde-frontière de 1ère ligne (SIPAF / SPAFA)

This job in plain words

You work as a first-line border guard at the SPAFA of Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, in the Rhône area. You check travellers arriving and leaving on extra-Schengen and Schengen flights to fight irregular immigration.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff (contractuels) can apply. The post is category C.

Category
Category C (staff)
Diploma
Not stated
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff (contractuels). Expected time in the post: 3 years.

The profile they want:

  • Legal knowledge at practical level, to be acquired.
  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Rigour, punctuality, good presentation and composure.
  • English desired, level A1-A2.

What you would do

  • Check the right of travellers to enter and stay.
  • Stamp travel documents using the stamping device.
  • Consult databases and report search notices found.
  • Examine the authenticity of travel documents.
  • Check compliance with health rules during a crisis.

How to apply

Apply on the employer's website, from the offer on Choisir le Service Public. The documents to provide are listed in the Interior Ministry mobility form.

Documents to send:

  • Interior Ministry mobility form, with the required documents listed on the ministry website.

Good to know:

  • Cyclical shifts, by day and by night, including weekends and public holidays.
  • Remote work not possible.
  • Uniform vest (chasuble) provided by the administration.
  • Post vacant from 1 October 2026.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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