Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing – We are Building New Facilities and Looking for More Employees

Our main 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.

The Vänersborg area consists of two prisons in Vänersborg and a remand facility in Uddevalla. The Östragård prison is an open facility with room for 192 clients. The Brinkeberg prison is a closed facility with space for 144, and the remand facility in Uddevalla has 57 places. We are a rich and varied organization, and we employ correctional officers, administrators, nurses, cooks, teachers, production leaders, managers, and more. We are a modern authority that offers development opportunities and challenges where you can help shape the future.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a correctional officer, you will be part of a team where you have daily contact with the clients. The tasks at the prison are varied: care, surveillance, search, and security work are mixed with release planning and conversation/motivation work. Work at the remand facility is often routine-based and focused on care and security tasks. Clients may be remanded for long periods without meeting anyone other than their lawyer and the staff at the remand facility, which places special demands on you as a correctional officer.

Working as a correctional 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 belief in human development.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important. As a correctional officer, you need to be secure, stable, have good self-awareness, sound judgment, and integrity. Together with your colleagues, you will drive the operations, so you need to have good teamwork skills and be clear in your communication. You understand the importance of being punctual and having good structure in your work. You should be able to act physically when required.

We are looking for someone who has:

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

It is advantageous if you have:

• Work experience from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Work experience from security work, social care, psychiatry, or health and care 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 that are relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and 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 you must 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 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 with 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.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for an even 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 sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.