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 centers, and client transport.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are now looking for a security officer to support operations at the Salberga prison and remand center. The security officer plays a central role in the security organization at the prison and remand center and is responsible for monitoring, following up, and analyzing daily security work, including incidents that occur. The security officer is responsible for improving and streamlining security work according to applicable regulations. The position also includes quality assurance and revisions of local regulations, security assessments, responsibility for the prison's drug work, and certain possession assessments. As a security officer, you will collaborate with the security department at the headquarters, the police authority, and other actors in the justice chain.

QUALIFICATIONS

As a person, you are performance-oriented, self-driven, and persistent. You are analytical and have good communication skills both verbally and in writing. Building relationships and having good collaboration skills are key in this role. It is important to us that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and belief in the human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute to ensuring that everyone is treated equally through your approach. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Completed upper secondary education in the form of final grades or a diploma
• Prison and probation training or other education deemed equivalent by the employer
• The ability to express oneself well in spoken and written Swedish

It is an advantage if you have:

• University or college education in the field of security
• Experience in qualified security work
• Knowledge and experience in the areas of ISAP, information security, drug work, the security handbook, and technical and physical security.

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and CV will form the basis for whether you qualify to proceed in the process.

We work with ongoing selection in this process, which may mean that you will be invited to an interview before the application period ends.

To be considered for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security, and confidentiality awareness, and comply with applicable laws. This means that you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Some positions are classified in a security class, and a security check with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For some security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security check at: security check (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/).

The position may involve military placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: military placement (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/).

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

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. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person indicated in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or salespeople of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.