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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 custody, and client transport.

Job Description

At Probation Småland, we apply trust-based leadership and management, which means freedom under responsibility and great opportunities to shape your own workday within the framework of regulations and what the tasks require.

The role of Process Support at Probation Småland requires both personal responsibility and independent work. As a Process Support, you provide close support to Probation Inspectors and work towards a coordinated probation service by ensuring that local operations are conducted in a uniform and quality-assured manner according to the agency's guidelines. The work includes planning, operational follow-up, and handling assigned cases and assignments. A central part of the role is to have a coordinating and harmonizing role for various processes, projects, and inquiries at local, regional, and national levels. The work involves internal and external collaboration. As a Process Support, you are a central part of operational changes and their implementation.

The role of Process Support also involves supporting change management, participating in quality work, and practice work related to process development and quality development. Leading workshops is part of the job, and the work may involve travel when necessary. You will be employed by a Probation Inspector at the VO level and collaborate closely with centrally placed support functions, the Chief of Probation, and other management.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you are clear in your communication and can adapt your message based on the recipient's prerequisites. You are flexible, adapt easily to changed conditions, and see opportunities in change and development work. You have good analytical skills, prioritization skills, and plan and drive processes independently. You also have a holistic perspective and consider the best interests of the entire operation in all situations. You need to have a good ability to create and maintain relationships.

It is important to us 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 people'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 to ensure that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for you who have:

• An academic degree in a subject area relevant to the position, e.g., behavioral science, or alternatively other education combined with experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Experience in handling cases, conducting investigations, and preparing decisions
• Probation experience and good knowledge of its new legislation and working methods
• Knowledge and experience in driving, leading, and maintaining processes with multiple actors
• Experience in following up on operations or projects
• Good knowledge of the Office package
• Very good ability to express yourself well orally and in writing in Swedish
• Category B driver's license

The following are also meritorious:

• Other prison and probation experience
• Experience in operational development, change work, and supervision
• Experience in project management
• Very good knowledge in security-related issues
• Good knowledge of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's system KVR

Interviews for the position are planned to take place during week 25.

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 compliance with applicable 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.

Some 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-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security investigation here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve war-time placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war-time placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for an even 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.