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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 services, remand centers, and client transport.

The Saltvik Business Area includes the prisons in Saltvik, Härnösand, and Ljustadalen, as well as the Saltvik remand center. The business area offers a wide variety, ranging from the open women's prison in Ljustadalen to the closed prison in Saltvik, which, in addition to regular wards, houses one of the country's three security units. The Härnösand prison is also a closed facility. The largest professional group is prison officers, but healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production managers, and others also work here. Inmates are engaged in education, various treatment programs, or work in the prisons' packaging/assembly, laundry, or woodworking departments. You can easily reach the Saltvik prison and remand center by bus or car, with parking available at our staff parking lot. The Härnösand prison is located in the town center with good bus connections and staff parking. The Ljustadalen prison is located just outside Birsta and also offers staff parking and good bus connections.

Job Description

As a PTP (Psychologist) within the Saltvik Business Area, you will work under supervision with clients in prisons and remand centers, responsible for psychological treatment work. In collaboration with healthcare services and other prison staff, you will work to prevent the harmful effects of isolation and deprivation of liberty, increase the Prison and Probation Service's ability to meet clients' psychological needs, and enhance clients' receptiveness to treatment. A key aspect of the Prison and Probation Service is reducing the risk of recidivism, where your contribution becomes part of the "Better Out" vision.

Duties include conducting clinical assessments, providing psychological treatment, and carrying out neuropsychiatric investigations. There is a variety of issues among our clients, and the breadth of tasks makes the work varied and interesting. Supervision is provided once a week, and there is also an opportunity to develop the psychological interventions offered. Collaboration with nurses, psychiatrists, general practitioners, and external actors is an important part of the job. There are also other practicing psychologists here, allowing for collegial exchange. We also have a PLA (Psychological Leadership Responsibility) who works nationally on overarching issues.

Working in a prison means that, in addition to your professional competence, you are knowledgeable about the Prison and Probation Service's security work. Here, you have knowledge of laws, the Prison and Probation Service's regulations, and work safely and securely together with other staff. Upon employment, you will receive introductory training in the area. Working hours for the position are: Daytime, Monday-Friday, flexible hours.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in your assignment, it is important that you share the Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humane 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, you are expected to contribute through your attitude to ensuring that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A degree in Psychology
• Experience working within the Prison and Probation Service
• Ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish
• Knowledge of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and its methodology
• Psychodynamic therapy

The following are also meritorious:

• Experience in investigative work
• Experience in acute psychiatric care
• Clinical experience in psychology focusing on individuals with social and/or mental disabilities as well as substance-related disorders
• Experience from psychiatric inpatient care or similar operations.
• Category B driver's license

Other Information

The Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the cover letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. Answers to the selection questions and your CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high requirements regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and that you adhere to current laws. This means that you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Some positions are classified for security, and a security investigation with register control will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Swedish citizenship is required for some security-classified positions. The Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security investigations 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 assignment at the Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war-time assignment 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 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 submit 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 Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.