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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.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is to provide education on the upcoming children's and youth departments; elementary school, upper secondary school, adapted elementary school, adapted upper secondary school. The environment is designed to meet the specific needs of this target group within the Prison and Probation Service. The activity is part of the nationally cohesive educational activity which also includes education equivalent to Komvux (Adult Education). It aims to provide every student with an equal and quality education.

The education for children and young people is mainly conducted through on-site teaching, in a safe and structured environment. The education is integrated with other interventions within the Prison and Probation Service, to support the development and future opportunities of children and young people.

You will be placed at the Headquarters in Norrköping. Regular travel is part of the position.

Job Description

As a school counselor, you are part of the student health team for children and young people. You work with promoting, preventive, and remedial psychosocial interventions. In your role, you will also collaborate with other professional groups, both within and outside the agency. The work involves, among other things, working with support, motivation, and crisis conversations with students, making psychosocial assessments as a basis for the student health team's work, participating in student health meetings, and collaborating with school staff, and when possible and appropriate, also collaborating with guardians and external actors. In addition, you contribute to the school's work on safety, attendance, and study environment.

Qualifications

In your role, you are a skilled counselor with the willingness and ability to motivate, inspire, and guide clients in difficult life situations. You are clear and engaged in your work and have a good ability to create structure and systematic approaches. The work is carried out both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues within the student health team.

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

We are looking for you who have:

• A degree in Social Work.
• Category B driver's license
• Experience working with children and young people
• 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:

• Training in CBT, MI, or other conversation methodologies
• Further education in children's and young people's mental health
• Experience as a school counselor or work within student health
• Experience working in socially vulnerable environments
• Experience collaborating with social services and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP)
• Experience working with middle school and upper secondary school students
• Experience from adapted schools
• Experience in remote supervision/mentoring
• Knowledge of relevant legislation (Education Act, secrecy legislation)
• Knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders (NPF) and mental ill-health in children and young people

Please attach your diploma to your application.

Other

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

Some positions are placed in security classes, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. For some security-classed positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The 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 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 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 Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.