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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 centers, and client transport.

Job Description

Do you want to contribute to a safer and more secure society? As a prison officer at a prison, you are the foundation of the security work. You work in teams together with other professional groups to maintain a safe and secure operation and to motivate clients towards a life without crime. The daily work involves locking and unlocking living quarters, searching premises, and surveillance, as well as contact and release preparation with clients. The role of a prison officer involves a structured and routine-based approach with risk assessment and security awareness in focus. The work is varied and there are many development opportunities for those seeking continued employment. It is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic values regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that humans can develop and change.

An employment as a prison officer at Kumla Prison means that you may serve on all wards, such as the normal ward, psychiatric ward, care ward, and the control center.

It may also become relevant to be placed on a special ward for clients under 18 years of age. The focus will be on creating safe environments that promote reintegration into society with activities such as school, student health services, employment, and age-appropriate leisure activities. In addition, the child's rights during the execution of the sentence must be met in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through client-oriented work, we create a meaningful existence in an otherwise adult and security-focused environment.

The probationary period begins with a three-week introduction at Kumla Prison. After a few months of service, we plan when you will start the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's mandatory basic training. The training lasts for eight weeks and takes place during paid working hours. Assessment takes place continuously before the probationary period transitions into a permanent position after six months.

Qualifications

Your personal qualities are important. As a prison officer, you need to be secure, stable, have good self-awareness, good judgment, and integrity. Together with your colleagues, you drive the operation, so you need to have good cooperation skills and be clear in your communication. You must be able to act physically when required.

For us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic values regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the 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 attitude to ensuring that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Complete upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Work experience, including seasonal work, hourly employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not equivalent to employment
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing
• Good computer skills

The following are also meritorious:

• Work experience from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, security work, social care, psychiatry, or care and support work
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management
• Work experience working with children and young people within social services, SiS (Swedish National Board of Institutional Care), schools, or other operations deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Experience working with children and young people with neuropsychiatric functional variations (NPV).
• Experience working with young people
• Relevant language skills
• Category B driver's license

Other

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the cover 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 move forward 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 current 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 classified for security, and a security investigation with register check 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 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 with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.