Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing – We Are Expanding

We are now looking for more employees. Our main 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 centers, and client transport.

The operational area (VO) Tygelsjö/Ringsjön consists of the Tygelsjö prison with 137 places for men and the Ringsjön prison with 82 places for women in security class 3, led by a prison manager along with seven correctional inspectors.

Both prisons conduct extensive VSP and investigative work, while also providing valuable employment such as a horticulture, carpentry with pallet manufacturing, mechanical workshop, assembly/packaging, kitchen and cooking, learning center, and other structured activities.

Read more about the operations at Ringsjön prison on our website: Ringsjön's operations (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/ringsjon/#verksamhet)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Working as a correctional officer means that you can make a difference for others and contribute to a safer 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 belief in human development.

As a correctional officer, you work in teams with other professional groups and have the opportunity to help people break the vicious cycle and motivate them not to reoffend. Working in a prison is varied: care, surveillance, search, and security work are mixed with release planning and conversation and motivational work.

For newly hired correctional officers, the correctional education begins with three weeks of introduction at the workplace. This is followed by a period of initial service lasting about six months, depending on the needs of the operation and the employee. After that, the employee undergoes a mandatory eight-week basic training at our training center in Malmö. The training includes theoretical, practical, and physical components. After the basic training, there is an opportunity for an additional four weeks of specialization in various areas.

In this recruitment process, information meetings will be held either on February 16, 17, or 23 in the evening to give you a better understanding of what it means to work as a correctional officer at Ringsjön prison. If you proceed in the process, we would like you to attend one of the sessions. A separate invitation will be sent if you proceed in the process.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important. As a correctional officer, you need to be secure, stable, and have good self-awareness. Together with your colleagues, you drive the operation, so you need to have good collaboration skills and be clear in your communication. You have a good understanding of people’s different circumstances and adapt your communication style to the recipient. In your professional practice, good judgment and integrity are required, as well as an understanding of the importance of having good structure in your work. The position requires that you have a physical condition that allows you to act physically when the situation requires it. As the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, including Ringsjön prison, undergoes changes and expansions, it is important that you are proactive, open to rapid changes, and development-oriented.

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 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 spoken and written form.
• Good computer skills.
• Driver's license B.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Work experience from corrections, security work, social care, psychiatry, or health and care work.
• Completed health-related education.
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, health and care, 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 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 of 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 placed in security class, and a security review with a background check will be conducted before a decision on employment 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. Ongoing selection may be applied.

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.