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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 prisons, and client transport.

Job Description

As a Probation Inspector, you are responsible for clients released on conditional license as well as clients sentenced to probation who are under supervision. The Probation Service is also responsible for intensive supervision with electronic monitoring, so-called ankle monitors, and community service. The work within probation consists largely of investigative work, conducting risk and needs assessments, and preparing plans for implementation.

As a Probation Inspector, you actively participate in influence work directed towards clients, including structured conversations based on CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), motivating participation in program activities, and assisting in release preparations for clients admitted to prison. The duties also include conducting background investigations, submitting opinions to the court, and proposing suitable sanctions.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is secure, stable, and has good self-insight. You have a good understanding of how people acquire knowledge and adapt your way of conveying messages according to the recipient's prerequisites. In your professional practice, you have good judgment and integrity. As a Probation Inspector, you need to have good cooperation skills and be able to communicate clearly. You must also have a physical condition that allows you to act physically if the situation requires it.

To thrive and succeed in your assignment, it is important that you share the Swedish 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 you who have:

• An academic degree (at least bachelor's level), preferably in behavioral science, law, social work, or social sciences, or alternatively another academic degree combined with experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Current and well-verified work experience within the penal system, social care, psychiatry, or other treatment-oriented care efforts
• Current experience of working with case processing in the public sector
• Good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish
• Category B driver's license

The following is also meritorious:

• Experience of investigative work
• Experience of working with implementation planning
• Experience of working with CBT-based interventions
• Experience of working with MI (Motivational Interviewing)
• Relevant language skills

Other Information

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal cover letter and replaced it with selection questions that are 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 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 check 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 security checks 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 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.

Open to all
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.