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About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

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

Do you want to contribute to a safer and more secure society? As a prison officer in a prison or remand prison, you are the foundation of the security work. You work in teams together with other professional groups to maintain a safe and secure operation and to motivate clients towards a life without crime.

The daily work involves locking and unlocking residential rooms, searching premises, and surveillance, as well as contact interviews and preparation for release, among other things. The role of a prison officer implies a structured and routine-based approach with risk assessment and security awareness in focus. The work is varied, and there are many development opportunities for those seeking continued employment. At Salberga, there are several different departments to work in, including the central watch, isolation unit, and general/remand prison.

The probationary period begins with a two-week introduction at the Salberga operational area. After a few months of service, we plan when you will start the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's mandatory basic training. The training lasts eight weeks and takes place during paid working hours. Assessment is ongoing before the probationary period transitions into a permanent position after six months.

Remand Prison: Working in a remand prison focuses on security and is a job with clear routines. Some people are held in remand for long periods and only meet their lawyer and the staff at the remand prison. This places special demands on you as a prison officer.

Prison: Working in a prison is varied: surveillance, searching, and security work are mixed with release planning as well as contact and motivational work.

This advertisement is directed towards Avesta, but the workplace is in Sala.

Qualifications

Your personal qualities are important. As a prison officer, you need to be confident, stable, have good self-awareness, good judgment, and integrity. Together with your colleagues, you drive the operation, so you need to have good teamwork skills and be clear in your communication. You must be able to act physically when required.

For us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a human view of people, respect for the individual, and belief in a person's will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute through your attitude that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for you who have:

• 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 speech and writing
• Good computer skills

The following are also meritorious:

• Work experience from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, security work, social care, or psychiatry.
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management
• Relevant language skills

To apply for this position, click here: Apply here (https://kriminalvarden.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:938495/)

Other Information

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

Certain positions are placed in security classes, and a security investigation with register control will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. For some security-classed positions, Swedish citizenship is required. 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 placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war placement 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 advertisement. 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 advertisement.

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