Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing – We Are Building New Facilities!

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 prisons, and client transport.

The Gävle area includes the closed prison Gävle, the open prison Gruvberget, and the remand prison Bomhus. Our operations run around the clock, and the largest professional group is prison officers, with support from over ten other positions to ensure our mission. In the prisons Gävle and Gruvberget, inmates are engaged in education, other structured activities, treatment programs, self-management, or work primarily consisting of carpentry production. You can easily reach the prison Gävle and the remand prison Bomhus by public transport; access to a car is required for the prison Gruvberget. Staff parking is available.

The Falun/Östersund/Gävle area includes the remand prison Falun, the remand prison Östersund, and the remand prison Gävle. This recruitment only concerns the prison Gävle/remand prison Bomhus and remand prison Gävle - this will be the location where you will be substituting. The remand prisons Falun and Östersund and the prison Gruvberget will not be part of your responsibilities.

Since the idea is for you to substitute for our regular staff during the holiday period, we would like you to be available for work throughout the entire period.

• For the Prison Gävle and Remand Prison Bomhus, we want you to be available during weeks 23-34.
• For Remand Prison Gävle, we want you to be available during weeks 24-35.

Before you start as a summer substitute, you will undergo a 2-week full-time introduction, and we prefer that you participate for 2 consecutive weeks. For the prison Gävle and Remand Prison Bomhus, introduction sessions will be held in week 12, week 17, and week 21. For remand prison Gävle, introduction sessions will be held in week 16 Monday-Friday and week 17 Saturday-Sunday. There may also be opportunities to work extra before your summer period begins, as well as to extend your employment or continue with extra work after the summer.

We are continuously working with selections in this process, which means you may be contacted before the application period ends. We warmly welcome your application today!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a prison officer at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you will be part of a team where you have daily contact with clients. 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 fundamental values of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop.

The tasks at the prison/remand prison are varied: care, surveillance, search, and security work are mixed with release planning and conversation/motivation work. Work at the remand prison is often routine-based and focused on care and security tasks. Clients may be detained for long periods without meeting anyone other than their lawyer and the staff at the remand prison, which places special demands on you as a prison officer.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important. As a prison officer, you need to be secure, stable, have good self-awareness, good 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. You should be able to act physically when required.

We are looking for someone who has:

• 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. Internships and volunteer work are not equivalent to employment
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form
• Good computer skills
• B driver's license for manually shifted vehicles

It is advantageous if you have:

• Work experience from corrections, security work, social care, educational work, psychiatry, or health and care work. (For our remand prisons, experience in security work is particularly advantageous).
• Knowledge in relevant areas, 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 replace 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 regarding suitability, judgment, security, and confidentiality awareness and follow applicable laws. This means 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 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 at 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 an even 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.