Vacant job

Are you ready for a bigger task? The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority with approximately 40,700 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.

The police area Västernorrland is one of the police areas in the North region. The geographical area includes seven municipalities.

The police area Västernorrland is divided into three local police areas: Medelpad, Northern Ångermanland, and Southern Ångermanland. At the police area level, there is an investigation section, serious crimes section, section for particularly vulnerable crime victims, on-call preliminary investigation leadership, investigation section, criminal economic section, and station management activities. Furthermore, there is a police area administration.

The local police area Southern Ångermanland is part of the police area Västernorrland. Within the local police area, there are intervention and crime prevention activities, investigation groups, as well as support and service.

We are now looking for detention guards with a placement in Härnösand.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your main task will be to work in our detention facility by receiving and handling individuals who are deprived of their liberty and being their closest contact during their time in the detention facility. Many are deprived of their liberty to investigate crimes, but it can also involve shorter detentions due to, for example, intoxication. You may work with simpler investigative measures in the detention facility as well as other commonly occurring administrative tasks such as transcribing interrogations and other administrative tasks related to evidence handling.

In addition to the above tasks, you may also perform other tasks within internal and external service as needed, such as working at the reception, evidence handling, and taking reports, among others. Work at another location within the county may occur.

The pace of work varies depending on the tasks, and the work can be physically demanding, which requires that you are in good health.

QUALIFICATIONS

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• High school diploma or equivalent education, or education combined with work experience that the employer deems relevant
• Current work experience in working with and meeting people in vulnerable and/or problematic situations that the employer deems relevant.
• Driver's license B (for manually shifted vehicle).
• Good computer skills.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish in speech and writing.
• Good understanding of the English language and the ability to express yourself well in English.

It is advantageous for the position if you also have:

• Current work experience of having worked with individuals deprived of their liberty, such as detention guard, correctional services, HVB/SIS homes, security guard, or other experience that the employer deems relevant.
• At least 1 year of current work experience in working with and meeting people in vulnerable and/or problematic situations that the employer deems relevant
• Basic understanding of legal terms and confidentiality acquired through education or work experience.
• Other language skills in addition to Swedish or English that the employer deems relevant where you can use the language in your professional practice.

Personal qualities

In the role of detention guard, you will meet many different types of people in vulnerable situations, which requires your empathetic ability. We also see that you have a service-oriented approach and are accommodating as a person. As the pace of work fluctuates and tasks may vary, you need to have a flexible approach. Furthermore, you are responsible and have good collaboration skills, relating to others in a responsive and smooth manner.

As a person, you are secure in yourself and act with maturity and integrity. In stressful situations, you can act calmly, controlled, and professionally. You apply a high security mindset, which means you are reliable in situations where physical violence may occur.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

OTHER

Job title: Administrator
Working hours: Period-planned working hours 5:3, work may occur on weekends, holidays, and nights.
Start date: By agreement
Function: Detention guard

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) 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. It is therefore important that you respond clearly and thoroughly to the questions and do not refer to other documents, e.g., CV. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Please note that requirements and any merits must be fulfilled 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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