Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing – We Are Hiring

The 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 will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, remand centers, and client transport.

Read more about the Visby Remand Center's operations on our website: Visby Remand Center (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/hakte/visby/#verksamhet)

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a correctional officer, you will be part of a team where you have daily contact with clients. The tasks at the prison/remand center are varied: care, monitoring, searching, and security work are mixed with release planning and conversation/motivation work. Work at the remand center is often routine-based and focused on care and security tasks. Clients may be held in remand for long periods without meeting anyone other than their lawyer and the staff at the remand center, which places special demands on you as a correctional officer.

Working as a correctional 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 Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and belief in the potential for human development.

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important to us. As a correctional officer, you need to be secure, stable, and have good self-awareness. Since you and your colleagues run the operations, you need to have good teamwork skills and the ability to communicate clearly. Good judgment and integrity are required in your professional practice. You must have a physical condition that allows you to act physically when the situation demands it.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Work experience, including seasonal work, hourly employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not considered equivalent to employment.
• Completed high school education or equivalent education combined with work experience deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.
• Good computer skills.

It is advantageous if you have:

• Work experience from correctional services, security work, social care, psychiatry, or healthcare and social services.
• Several years of work experience from another profession.
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management.
• Relevant language skills.
• A valid driver's license (B).

You will start your employment at the workplace where you will receive an introduction for three weeks. After a period of service, you will be offered a place in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic training, which is mandatory and lasts for 8 weeks. You will receive a salary throughout the training period. During the probationary period, ongoing assessments will be conducted for your eligibility for permanent employment.

OTHER INFORMATION

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 uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Some positions are classified for security, and a security assessment 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 assessment at: Security Assessment (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/)

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for gender balance and increased diversity.

Probationary employment may be applied.

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 at 0771- 693 693. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person mentioned 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.