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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.

We are now looking for prison officers, temporary positions at the Östersund Remand Prison. In this recruitment process, we work with rolling selections and may contact applicants for interviews before the final application deadline. We warmly welcome your application to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service!

Job Description

Do you want to work with people in transition and contribute to a safer society? As a prison officer, you are present where things happen and create stability in a complex daily life where you make a difference for other people and society at large. 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.

Work at a remand prison often involves clear routines with a focus on care and security. Clients may be deprived of their liberty for long periods without contact with anyone other than their lawyer and the staff at the remand prison. This places special demands on you as a prison officer, and here you will use your calmness, judgment, and understanding of people to contribute to safety and structure.

We are looking for you who want to work with and for people. With us, you become part of a team at a workplace where collaboration and security are in focus. You start your employment at the workplace with an introduction from September 21–25 during daytime, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

Your personal qualities are important to us. As a prison officer, you need to be secure, stable, and have good self-awareness. You work together with your colleagues to run the operations and therefore need good teamwork skills and clear communication. In your professional practice, good judgment and integrity are required. You must have the physical ability to act when the situation demands it.

We are looking for you who have:

• Completed upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service considers 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
• Category B driver's license

The following is also meritorious:

• Work experience from pedagogical work, security work, social care, psychiatry, or care and nursing work
• Work experience from the service industry with understanding of people, communication, and problem-solving
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management
• Relevant language skills

Other

Start date by agreement. Schedule Monday–Sunday. Evening and weekend work is included.

In this recruitment process, we work with rolling selections and may contact applicants for interviews before the application deadline.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the cover letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. 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 Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high requirements regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. This means you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Certain positions are classified for security, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Swedish citizenship is required for some security-classified positions. The Swedish 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 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.

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.