About Kriminalvården Kriminalvården is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now seeking more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. When we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, detention facilities, and client transportation. Job Description As a client administrator at the detention facility in Jönköping, you will be responsible, under the prison inspector, for overall client case management. The work involves making decisions according to delegation, case handling, monitoring of the legal client process, enforceability checks, and client matters such as planning of inmate sentences, obtaining consent declarations, serving decisions/judgments, and calculating sentence time. Your duties as a client administrator also include disseminating information and providing methodological guidance to staff in daily operations. The role also involves, in dialogue with the prison inspector and your colleague client administrator, developing and ensuring quality in legal services at Jönköping Detention Facility. Additionally, collaboration with other authorities as frequently required within the scope of the role. Qualifications We are seeking someone who possesses good knowledge of administrative law and has experience handling tasks that consist of both legal decisions and supervisory assignments. You must be responsive to the requirements of legal certainty. You are organized and independent in your work and thrive in an autonomous role with high expectations and precision according to applicable regulations. In stressful situations, you remain calm and stable. It is important to you to be loyal and act in accordance with decisions, policies, and guidelines. For you to thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share Kriminalvården's fundamental values regarding a humane perspective on people, respect for the individual, and belief that people are capable of development. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect you and others. Furthermore, you are expected through your conduct to contribute to everyone being treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. We are seeking someone who has: A university or college degree with a legal, social science, or behavioral science focus, or other education combined with experience that the employer considers equivalent. Experience with case management, decision-making, or investigative work Ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish. Strong administrative skills. Good knowledge of administrative law It is also considered advantageous to have: Completed Kriminalvården's basic training. Previous experience with client administrator work within Kriminalvården. Good knowledge of relevant legislation. Good knowledge of Kriminalvården's client administrative system. Good knowledge of other relevant languages in both speech and writing. Other Information Kriminalvården has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. Answers to the selection questions and CV will form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process. To be considered for employment at Kriminalvården, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. This means you uphold democratic values and the government values that apply to Kriminalvården's operations. Certain positions are classified as security-sensitive, and a security clearance with record check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. Kriminalvården welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security clearance here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ The position may involve emergency placement at Kriminalvården. Read more about emergency placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ Individual salary setting is applied. Trial employment may be applied. Kriminalvården strives for an even gender distribution and increased diversity. To submit your application, click the application link in the announcement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed to Varbi. Questions about specific positions are answered by the contact person indicated in the announcement. We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of recruitment ads. Kriminalvården has contracted agreements.
- City
- Jönköping
- Address
- Vallgatan 3-5
- GPS
- 57.781137123864, 14.164156637372
- Published
- 18. 8. 2026
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