Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Hiring Correctional Officers for the Transport Department

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is expanding – we are building new facilities, renovating, and adding on, and we are now looking for more employees. Our primary goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, detention centers, and client transports.

The Transport Department (TA) is tasked with transporting and supervising detained individuals. 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 detained individuals for the Police, the National Board of Institutional Care, the Migration Agency, and psychiatry, among others. Learn more here: Transport Department (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/fangelse-frivard-och-hakte/kriminalvardens-transportavdelning/)

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Correctional Officer within the Transport Department (TA), you will be part of a team consisting of two to four people, each responsible for different roles in carrying out client transports.

The roles assigned in the workgroup are driver, transport officer, and transport leader. 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.

TA's assignments are varied, which means that your working hours may change from day to day. Weekend work is included, and evening and night shifts may also be required.

The scheduled times are frame times, usually 07:00-17:00. Frame time means that the employer can change your start time based on assignments, and the end time is determined by when the assignment is completed.

It is the operations and its assignments that dictate our working hours, so there are no fixed start and end times for your workday.

Changes to the start time will be communicated before the previous shift ends. For example, a shift may be between 07:00-19:00 (12 hours) or 09:00-16:00 (7 hours).

We place great importance on the fact that there are no fixed times for each shift, and this is something to consider if you are still interested; you must be flexible.

QUALIFICATIONS

The role places high demands on personal suitability. 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 collaboration 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 a good physical condition to handle a sedentary job and to be able to act physically when required.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Requirements:
• 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 knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing.
• Good computer skills.
• Class B driver's license and good driving experience.
• It is advantageous if you have:
• Work experience from corrections, 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 INFORMATION

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replace it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and your CV will determine 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 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 as security-sensitive, and a security screening with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For certain security-sensitive positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security screening at: Security Screening (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 indicated in the ad.

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or salespeople of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.