Service Technician with a Focus on Security

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new, renovating, and expanding, and 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.

The Skogome area is the largest prison in Sweden for men convicted of sexual offenses in security class 2. There is also a smaller psychiatric care unit. The Skogome prison opened in 1957 and is located at Lillhagsvägen 301 on Hisingen in Gothenburg. The prison currently has about 250 employees distributed across several different professional groups and competencies. In a renovation and new construction project starting this year, the prison will nearly double its capacity, modernize its facilities, and provide more and larger spaces for treatment and activities.

Read more about the Skogome prison's operations on our website: Skogome Operations (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/skogome/#verksamhet)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a service technician with a focus on security, you will work with security systems related to network-connected equipment. The security systems will include, among other things, an overarching alarm system, intercom system, assault alarm system, fire alarm system, CCTV/camera system, image storage servers, various types of alarms and access control systems, as well as internal and external telephone systems. You will be the area's foremost competence in security technology, which includes being responsible for maintenance and support (installations, upgrades, and service, etc.) of all security systems.

Your role also includes working with the manager/probation inspector to ensure that the infrastructure for the security systems aligns with the needs of the prison service, planning and being responsible for specifications and ordering of security systems, and ensuring that larger projects are carried out by suppliers. You and your team will be responsible for the technical fire protection at the prison, which means planning and conducting self-inspections and assessments. You will act as technical support for staff in the monitoring center and assist all departments with security technical issues in the area. Together with project managers, you will work on planning security technology in our new constructions. You will inform, educate, and guide staff in the handling of security devices.

QUALIFICATIONS

You will have multiple clients, handle several cases simultaneously, and have many contacts with both prison service staff, external contractors, and subcontractors. We are looking for someone with a knack for technology, who can easily explain and translate the technical process, has good collaboration skills, and a desire to provide excellent service to employees and strives to deliver solutions. We also see that you have a high security awareness and a practical approach.

You have good judgment and take responsibility for your tasks, are structured and self-driven. It is important to us that you share the fundamental values of the Prison and Probation Service regarding a humane view of people, 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. We place great importance on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Completed upper secondary school education in the form of a diploma or high school certificate
• Experience working with, for example, security systems, CCTV/surveillance systems, IT security, or other experiences that the employer deems equivalent
• The ability to express oneself well in spoken and written Swedish
• Very good computer skills

It is meritorious if you have:

• Education focused on security systems such as CCTV, access control systems, radio communication, digital key management/locking systems
• Experience in programming
• Experience in similar work within the public sector
• Experience in operational support on-site with users
• Experience in management support in similar security-related issues
• Experience with fire alarms and fire sensors
• Experience in document and invoice management
• Experience working within the Prison and Probation Service
• Driver's license B

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 are qualified to proceed in the process.

To be eligible for employment within the 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 Prison and Probation Service.

Some positions are placed in 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 Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security review at: Security Review (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement within the 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 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 Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.