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 adding to our operations, 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 transportation.

The Luleå operational area is the northernmost part of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service and includes the Luleå and Haparanda prisons as well as the Luleå remand facility. The largest professional group is prison officers, but we also employ healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production leaders, and more. In the prisons, inmates are engaged in education, various treatment programs, or the prison's wood production. You can easily reach the Luleå prison and remand facility by public transport; if you drive, you can park in our staff parking. The Haparanda prison is a five-minute walk from Haparanda station.

Learn more about the Luleå prison's operations on our website: Swedish Prison and Probation Service Luleå (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/lulea/#verksamhet)

We are looking for you who already know that you want to make a difference in the summer of 2026. With us, you will be part of something bigger – our shared mission for a safer society. Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, so submit your application today, and welcome!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a prison officer, you will be part of a team where you have daily contact with clients. The tasks at the prison are varied and include care, monitoring, searches, and security work, combined with release planning, conversations, and motivational work. Work at the remand facility is often routine-based and focused on care and security tasks. Clients may sometimes be held in remand for long periods without meeting anyone other than the staff, which places special demands on your ability to create structure, safety, and respectful interactions in everyday life.

Working as a prison 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 the belief that people can develop. You will become part of a safe and engaged work community where cooperation, responsibility, and respect are central values.

With us, you get more than just a summer job – you gain experience that strengthens you for the future, regardless of where your career takes you. A summer position with us can lead to continued employment within the authority.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important to us. As a prison officer, you need to be secure, stable, and have good self-awareness. Since you will be working with your colleagues to run the operations, you need to have good collaboration skills and the ability to communicate clearly. Good judgment and integrity are required in your professional practice. We are each other's work environment, and therefore you should have good physical condition that allows you to act physically when the situation requires it. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for you who have:

• A completed upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant.
• Work experience, including seasonal work, hourly employment, or self-employment. Please note that internships and volunteer work are not classified as employment.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.
• Good computer skills.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, or conflict management.
• Work experience from corrections, security work, social care, psychiatry, or health and social care.
• A valid driver's license (B).

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter requirement 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 qualify 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 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 check 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 check at: Security Check (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 ad. 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 mentioned in the ad.

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.