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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.

Read more about the operations at Norra Västervik Prison on our website: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/vastervik-norra/#verksamhet (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/vastervik-norra/#verksamhet)

Job Responsibilities

Under the supervision of a Prison and Probation Inspector, you, as a Client Case Worker, will be responsible for the overall client work. This involves quality-assuring the work with clients' enforcement planning, as well as preparing and making decisions according to the Penal Code and Administrative Laws in accordance with delegation. Your duties include making assessments based on current regulations, guidelines, and practice, preparing decision materials for the Prison and Probation Inspector, and continuously mentoring and training staff in the client process. The role also includes participation in collegiums and collaboration with probation services and other relevant authorities.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has a good attitude towards others, communicates, and resolves conflicts constructively. You take initiative, start activities, and achieve results. You are pedagogical and have a clear way of communicating, adapting your style when conveying your message. We expect you to take responsibility for your tasks and drive your processes forward. Structuring your work by planning, organizing, and prioritizing effectively is second nature to you and crucial for succeeding in the job. As a person, you are secure, stable, and distinguish between the personal and professional. You are flexible and adapt easily to current circumstances and are sensitive to the needs of the operations.

It is important to us that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and belief in human 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 approach to ensuring that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university or college education with a legal, pedagogical, or behavioral science focus, or other education/experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems equivalent.
• Knowledge and experience of leading others in work tasks.
• Very good written and oral expression skills in Swedish.

It is meritorious if you have:

• The Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic training.
• Leadership training.
• Experience working as a Client Case Worker within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Experience in social work or work within another authority in the justice chain.
• Knowledge and experience of case processing within current legislation.
• Good knowledge of administrative law.

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. Answers to the selection questions and the CV form the basis for determining if 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 compliance with 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 classes, and a security investigation with register control will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Swedish citizenship is required for some security-classed 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 with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.