Summer Temporary Positions at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service in Umeå

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, remand prisons, and client transports.

The Umeå operational area includes the closed prison Umeå, the open prison Sörbyn, and the remand prison Umeå. About 220 employees manage and develop the operations, which currently accommodate approximately 290 inmates. The largest professional group is prison officers, but we also have healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production leaders, etc. In the Umeå prison, inmates are engaged in wood and metal industries, textiles, kitchens, learning centers, and various treatment programs. The Sörbyn prison is an agricultural prison. Inmates are engaged in various labor market training, learning centers, treatment programs, or work in kitchens, carpentry, agriculture, barns, sawmills, services, etc. The Umeå prison and remand prison are about a 10-minute walk from the nearest bus stop, while Sörbyn prison requires a car. Staff parking is available at all units.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a prison officer, you will be part of a team where you have daily contact with clients. The tasks at the prison are varied: care, surveillance, searching, and security work are mixed with release planning and conversation/motivation work.

Working as a prison officer means you can make a difference for other people and contribute to a better society. To thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop. You will work both day, evening, and weekends. A summer job is a good entry point to a permanent position with paid training.

QUALIFICATIONS

We place great emphasis on your personal suitability. You are secure, stable, have good self-awareness, sound judgment, and integrity. You enjoy working with others and communicate clearly. You can also act physically when required. You share our belief that people can develop and change.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Work experience
• Complete upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• Good computer skills

It is an advantage if you:

• Have work experience in corrections, security work, service work, psychiatry, or healthcare
• Speak multiple languages
• Have a driver's license B

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is part of the justice system responsible for prisons, probation, remand prisons, and transports. We offer you teamwork in one of Sweden's largest authorities with workplaces and development opportunities across the country. Our fundamental values are a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop and change. Our mission is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle.

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OTHER

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. To work with us, you need to undergo a security screening in accordance with the Security Protection Act. For this position, a security screening interview will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. During the security screening, your background and relationships will be investigated from a security perspective. You will receive more information about the security screening during your job interview. Read more about security screening here (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/).

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service operates around the clock, year-round, and scheduling therefore occurs at irregular working hours, including work during days, evenings, and weekends. Some schedules involve night work.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit at 0771-693 693. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.