The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing – We Are Hiring!

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

Learn more about the probation service in Gothenburg on our website: Probation Service Gothenburg (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-till-oss/verksamhet/frivardskontor/goteborg/#verksamhet)

At the probation service in Gothenburg, we are about 300 employees working in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service building on Ullevigatan and an additional probation office located in Rosenlund, next to Feskekörka and a few minutes' walk from Järntorget.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The probation service in Gothenburg currently has offices on Ullevigatan in Gothenburg and another office at Rosenlund. This advertisement is for those who want to work at the probation service full-time over the summer, at one of our probation offices, in a role focused on security and monitoring, which also includes client contact.

The role of a probation officer at the probation service differs somewhat between the offices. At both offices, you can expect to contribute to a safer and more secure society in your role as a probation officer. In this role, you are the face of the probation service and the first person visitors will meet at the office. The tasks include ensuring secure entry to the probation office, staffing the reception, and other security-related tasks. Technical support and office service are also included to some extent in the assignment. You will work in a team with probation officers and have close collaboration with probation inspectors and administrators.

Probation officers at our Ullevi office also spend part of their working hours on standby for executions with electronic monitoring, follow-up of executions with electronic monitoring through home visits and workplace visits, as well as community service checks. These tasks are not included in the role of probation officer at Rosenlund. However, tasks such as service, operations, and reporting faults are added at the Rosenlund office.

Working hours at the Ullevi probation office are scheduled Monday-Sunday, including day shifts, evening shifts, and weekend work. Working hours at the Rosenlund probation office are daytime Monday-Friday.

In this recruitment process, we will invite selected candidates to an information meeting before the interview, where we will provide more information about the workplace, the position, and practical details regarding employment. This meeting will take place on January 27.

QUALIFICATIONS

The role places high demands on personal suitability. As a probation officer in the probation service, you need to be secure, stable, have good 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 are attentive and accommodating in your interactions and have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others, as well as striving to deliver solutions.

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 the potential for human development. 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 will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

For some tasks, laws and regulations require that they be performed by a person of the same gender as the client, so we need to maintain a balanced gender distribution in the group.

Requirements

• Completed upper 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
• Driver's license B
• Good computer skills

Desirable

• Experience in security checks/entry control
• Current experience in client-facing work, such as a probation officer or other relevant client-facing experience as deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
• Relevant work experience in areas such as corrections, security work, social care, psychiatry, healthcare, and social services
• Language skills beyond Swedish
• FSK training

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 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 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: Security Review (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 specified 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.