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About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalvården)

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 most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will become safer and more secure for everyone. We are the agency responsible for prisons, probation, remand prisons, and client transport.

Job Description

Lärcentrum is a national organization where the Adult Education section provides education for clients of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. At every prison in the country and some remand prisons, there is one or more learning centers where teachers teach at the basic and upper secondary levels, corresponding to municipal adult education (Komvux), as well as Swedish for Immigrants courses. The adult education is nationally cohesive and organized so that studies function regardless of which facility a client arrives at, and even if they are transferred during their studies.

Clients who need education can apply or be directed to apply for adult education. The teaching is individual-based and takes place at Lärcentrum. As a distance teacher within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you work from the regional office in Stockholm. You teach your students at prisons and remand prisons in Sweden, as well as at a prison in Tartu, Estonia. Teaching takes place through phone conversations and via a teacher platform. Collaboration also takes place with teachers and other colleagues across Sweden and at the prison in Estonia. All work is performed at the workplace in Stockholm.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humanistic view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that humans are capable of development. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, through your approach, you are expected to contribute to everyone being treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for you who have:

• A secondary school teacher degree and certification with subject eligibility in one or more of the following subjects: Mathematics, Business Economics, Natural Science.

Please attach your teacher certification with the list of eligible subjects to your application.

• Ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish.
• Good computer skills and experience working with digital support systems.

The following are also meritorious:

• Experience teaching in adult education/Komvux.
• Experience with distance teaching.

Other Information

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal cover letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. Answers to the selection questions and the CV 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 demands regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and adherence to current laws. This means you stand up for democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Some positions are placed in security classifications, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Swedish citizenship is required for some security-classified positions. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security investigation here.

The position may involve war posting at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war posting here.

Individual salary setting applies.

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 the application link in the ad. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed directly to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs are answered by the contact person specified in the ad.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.