Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Hiring Custodians for the Transport Department

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 and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, detention centers, and client transport.

The Transport Department (TA) is tasked with transporting and supervising individuals deprived of their liberty. These are clients of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service who are moved between detention centers and prisons, to court hearings, hospitals, and more. TA also transports individuals deprived of their liberty for entities such as the Police, the National Board of Institutional Care, the Migration Agency, and psychiatry. Learn more here: Transport Department (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/fangelse-frivard-och-hakte/kriminalvardens-transportavdelning/)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a custodian within TA, you will be part of a team consisting of two to four people, where everyone is responsible for different roles in carrying out client transports. You will encounter a wide variety of clients of different ages, backgrounds, and experiences. You will search, restrain with handcuffs, and supervise the client during transport.

The assignments of TA are varied, which means your working hours may change from day to day. Evening, night, and weekend work may be included. The times in the schedule are frame times, usually 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Nationally, it is more common to finish before the frame time ends, and in most cases, you will have a consistent start time. Frame time means that the employer can change the start and end times. Changes are communicated before the previous shift ends. For example, a shift may be between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM (12 hours) or 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (7 hours). Working hours are reviewed every three months. If you work more than planned, you will receive overtime compensation. If you work less, you will still receive your normal salary.

QUALIFICATIONS

The role places high demands on personal suitability. As a custodian, 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.

It is important that you share the fundamental values of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service regarding a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop and change. You need to have good physical fitness to handle a sedentary job and 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 high school education or other education combined with work experience deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Good ability to express oneself verbally and in writing in Swedish.
• Good computer skills.
• Category B driver's license and good driving experience.

It is advantageous if you have:

• Work experience in relevant fields, such as corrections, security work, social care, psychiatry, healthcare, and service professions.
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management.
• Other relevant language skills.
• Category C driver's license.

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replace 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 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 background checks 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 listed 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.