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The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority with approximately 40,000 employees across the country. With us, you have the opportunity to contribute to the Police's mission – to increase safety and reduce crime in society.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The work in the detention center is carried out in collaboration with the police area's other activities. You will handle and meet individuals who have been deprived of their freedom for various reasons. Many are deprived of liberty for the purpose of investigating crimes, but it can also involve shorter detentions due to intoxication. The detention guard is the person the detainee has the closest contact with during their time in detention and the work is carried out under the leadership of a station commander.

Your tasks will include:

• Assisting the intervention operations with reception and searches
• Monitoring and supervision of those in the detention center
• Administrative tasks, such as documentation regarding the detention, DNA sampling, fingerprinting and photography, urine testing, and database checks

The pace of work varies over time and depends on how many people are subject to different types of deprivation of liberty. As an employee as a detention guard, you must be prepared to perform other service measures within the framework of the local police area's activities. The work requires a professional approach and an attitude characterized by respect for everyone's equal value. You must also have good health and physical conditions as the work requires you to act physically at certain times. The work is carried out around the clock, every day of the year, which means irregular working hours and includes day/evening/night as well as weekdays and weekends. There may be work at other police stations than the one you are hired at.

You will undergo an introduction and training to become qualified to work as a detention guard.

QUALIFICATIONS

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Approved and completed upper secondary education with full grades or equivalent education that the employer assesses as equivalent
• Previous experience working with people in vulnerable situations from, for example, the Police Authority or the Prison and Probation Service recently and/or experience in service work that involves a lot of customer contact recently that the employer assesses as relevant for the position
• Good computer skills
• Good ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• Good ability to express yourself, primarily in speech and understanding, in English
• Driving license B

It is advantageous if you have:

• Completed the police detention guard training with a passing result
• Experience working as a detention guard or similar
• Experience in administrative tasks such as documentation skills

Personal qualities

The tasks require you to have the ability to make responsible and wise individual assessments. The work can at times be stressful and psychologically demanding, which requires that you have achieved personal maturity and can maintain good prioritization skills and act rationally and professionally even under pressure. The work is also physically demanding, which requires that you have good physical condition. We prefer that you are empathetic and understanding, but you should also be able to set boundaries and follow decisions. You have a high sense of service and the ability to create good relationships with both the public and colleagues. It is also important that you are meticulous, flexible, and enjoy working in an environment where multiple tasks are handled simultaneously.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

OTHER

Work location: Linköping
Employment form: Fixed-term employment, hourly paid
Working hours: The work is carried out around the clock, every day of the year, which means irregular working hours and includes day/evening/night as well as weekdays and weekends
Start date: By agreement
Function: Detention guard

Apply by attaching your CV and answering the selection questions. The questions are based on the requirement profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection process. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Please note that requirements and any merits must be met at the time of application.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure the quality of the recruitment process. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police's recruitment support Visma Recruit.

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If you wish to supplement your application, please contact the responsible HR consultant.

An employment with the Police Authority may begin with a probationary period of six months.

The Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development.
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We conduct our operations according to our values: commitment, efficiency, and accessibility. As an employee of the police, you act for equal treatment. This is a prerequisite for legal security, legal certainty, and for the police's legitimacy in society. As a representative of the police, you respect everyone's equal value and create trust in the police.

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