Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing

We are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, 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 transport.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Working as a correctional officer means that 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. This is a summer job that provides you with a lifetime of experience.

Work at the detention center is often routine-oriented and focused on care and security tasks. Our detainees may be held for long periods without meeting anyone other than their lawyer and the staff at the detention center. This places special demands on you as a correctional officer.

This job is for you who are looking for a varied security role. Together with your colleagues, you will conduct daily operations. Your tasks include, among other things, monitoring, food distribution, and searches, combined with isolation-breaking measures such as daily contact/conversations and motivational work with our detainees. Since some documentation is required, it is important that you can express yourself well in writing.

You need to have good self-awareness, integrity, be stable, able to apply clear communication, and share the values of the correctional service. The work may require you as a correctional officer to intervene physically if the situation demands it to protect yourself, a colleague, or a detainee.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service operates around the clock, all year round. You will work days, evenings, and weekends. Some schedules include night shifts.

Does this sound like a job for you? Please read more on our website and take part in information, job roles, and the benefits available within the correctional service. There you can also watch short films with employees of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service describing the profession.

https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Work experience, including seasonal work, part-time employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not considered equivalent to employment.
• Complete upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing.
• Good computer skills.

It is advantageous if you have:

• A valid driver's license, preferably for a manual transmission vehicle.
• Work experience in corrections, security work, social care, psychiatry, or healthcare and social services.
• Knowledge in relevant fields, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management.
• Relevant language skills.

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and your CV will determine if 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 stand up for 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: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (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: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (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 sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.