Summer Job as a Correctional Officer

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 facilities, and client transport.

Kristianstad has a new remand facility with 120 places located in the new Justice Center quarter, in addition to a smaller older remand facility nearby with 29 places. The workplace is equipped with a large staff gym, a staff restaurant with the option to purchase subsidized meals. As an employee of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you have several benefits, such as more vacation days (28-35), wellness grants, reimbursement for high-cost medications, and subsidized healthcare visits.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

This advertisement is aimed at those who are currently students or conscripts. Perhaps you are studying to become a police officer and wish to gain more practical knowledge in dealing with people, or you are studying criminology or behavioral sciences and wish to gain a deeper understanding of individuals? Secure a summer internship now with the possibility of extension after the summer.

Working as a correctional officer means you can make a difference for others and contribute to a better society. To thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share the fundamental values of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop. This is a summer job that will give you a lifetime of experience.

Work at the remand facility is often routine-oriented and focused on care and security tasks. Our clients may be detained for long periods without meeting anyone other than their lawyer and the staff at the remand facility. This places special demands on you as a correctional officer.

This job is for those seeking varied security work. Together with your colleagues, you will conduct daily operations. Your tasks will include monitoring, meal distribution, and searches, interspersed with isolation-breaking measures such as daily contact/conversations and motivational work with our clients. Since some documentation is required, it is important that you can express yourself well in writing.

You need to have good self-awareness, integrity, stability, the ability to apply clear communication, and share the values of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. The work may require you as a correctional officer to intervene physically if the situation demands it to protect yourself, a colleague, or a client. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

The operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service run around the clock, year-round. You will work days, evenings, and weekends. Some schedules may include night work.

Does this sound like a job for you? Please read more on our website and take part in information, job roles, and the benefits available within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. You can also watch short films featuring employees of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service describing the profession.

https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/)

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements for the position are:

• Work experience, including seasonal work, part-time employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not considered equivalent to employment.
• Complete secondary education or other education combined with work experience deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.
• Good computer skills.

It is advantageous if you have:

• A valid driver's license, preferably for a manual transmission vehicle.
• Ongoing military service, police training, or other legal or behavioral science education at the university level.
• Work experience in corrections, security work, social care, psychiatry, or healthcare and social work.
• Knowledge in relevant areas such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management.
• Relevant language skills.

OTHER

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

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 you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Some positions are placed in a security class, and a security review with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For certain 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 review at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (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: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (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 upload 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 sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.