Address: Stabu iela 89, Riga, LV-1009
Phone: 67290612
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ievp.gov.lv/
The Penitentiary Service is a state administration institution under the Ministry of Justice that implements state policy in the field of detention as a security measure and deprivation of liberty as a form of criminal punishment.
An official is a person with appropriate professional education, qualifications, and special service rank who has taken an oath and serves in the Service. The rights and duties of officials are determined by the Penitentiary Service Law and the Law on the Service of Officials with Special Service Ranks in Institutions of the Ministry of Interior and the Penitentiary Service.
Vacancy: Senior Inspector (Psychologist), 5413 02
Position Type: Full-time
Salary: from 1860 EUR
Work Location: Jēkabpils Prison of the Penitentiary Service – Ķieģelu iela 14, Jēkabpils, LV-5202
Contact Information: 65230327; 67290148, [email protected]
Send CV and motivation letter to: [email protected]; [email protected]
Requirements for Candidates:
Compliance with requirements set out in the Law on the Service of Officials with Special Service Ranks in Institutions of the Ministry of Interior and the Penitentiary Service:
- Must be a Latvian citizen;
- Age between 18 and 50 years;
- Professional higher education required for performing duties – Master's degree in Psychology;
- Compliance with requirements set out in the Psychology Law and practical experience;
- Certificate that the psychologist is registered in the Psychology Register;
- Supervision agreement concluded with a certified supervising psychologist (in the field of legal psychology or clinical psychology) or psychologist certification;
- Knowledge of Latvian language at least at level C 2.2;
- Physical fitness meets requirements set by the Cabinet of Ministers (Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 288 of 28.05.2013 "Physical Fitness Requirements for Officials with Special Service Ranks in Institutions of the Ministry of Interior and the Penitentiary Service");
- Health status and psychological characteristics meet requirements set by the Cabinet of Ministers (Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 970 of 21.11.2006 "Regulations on Health Status and Psychological Characteristics Required for Officials with Special Service Ranks in Institutions of the Ministry of Interior and the Penitentiary Service and Candidates for Official Positions and the Procedure for Health Status and Psychological Characteristics Assessment");
- Not convicted of intentional criminal offense – regardless of criminal record expungement or removal;
- Not sentenced for intentional criminal offense with suspended sentence;
- Not prosecuted for committing an intentional criminal offense, except in cases where the official was prosecuted but the criminal proceedings were terminated on rehabilitation grounds;
- Not declared legally incapable in accordance with the law;
- Not dismissed from service in the Ministry of Interior system or Penitentiary Service because a disciplinary penalty of dismissal was applied;
- Excellent computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint);
- Ability to plan and organize work, perform assigned tasks in priority order;
- Good communication skills, high psychological resilience;
- Ability to work both in a team and individually;
- High sense of responsibility, analytical thinking, ability to work in high-intensity conditions.
Duties:
- Provide individual psychological consultations to inmates;
- Provide psychological assistance to inmates in groups;
- Within area of expertise, participate in assessing risks and needs of inmates;
- Cooperate with other department officials and employees – participate in developing inmate resocialization (criminal punishment execution measures) plans, evaluating plan implementation, and making plan corrections in psychological care;
- Conduct psychological examinations of inmates, including assessment of suicidal behavior risk;
- Provide first psychological assistance in cases of suicide attempts and crises;
- Assess psychological status of inmates, provide necessary recommendations upon request by Penitentiary administration;
- Prepare psychologist's reports;
- Create and maintain psychological documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements.
The Institution Offers:
- Stable salary;
- Opportunities for professional growth and development;
- Training for professional qualification improvement;
- Social Guarantees:
- Annual paid vacation – 30 calendar days, extended by three calendar days for every five years of continuous service;
- Additional vacation of one work day if the person has one child under 14 years old in their care;
- Additional vacation of two work days if the person has two children under 14 years old in their care;
- Additional vacation of three work days if the person has three or more children under 18 years old or a child with disability in their care;
- Paid health care services;
- Allowance upon death of family member or dependent;
- Allowance of up to 50 percent of monthly salary once per calendar year when taking annual paid vacation;
- Accident allowance;
- Reimbursement of expenses for purchasing special medically prescribed optical vision correction devices up to 100 EUR.
In accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46 EC, the Service informs you that the Service will process your personal data to ensure the conduct of this selection competition. The Service is the controller of your personal data processing (address: Stabu iela 89, Riga, LV-1009, email: [email protected], Data Protection Officer contact information: [email protected]). More information about personal data processing is available at: https://www.ievp.gov.lv/lv/datu-aizsardzibaAddress: Stabu iela 89, Riga, LV-1009
Phone: 67290612
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ievp.gov.lv/
The Penitentiary Service is a state administration institution under the Ministry of Justice that implements state policy in the field of detention as a security measure and deprivation of liberty as a form of criminal punishment.
An official is a person with appropriate professional education, qualifications, and special service rank who has taken an oath and serves in the Service. The rights and duties of officials are determined by the Penitentiary Service Law and the Law on the…
Overview
Type
job
Status
active
Visibility
public
Price
1 860 € /month
City
Jēkabpils nov.
Address
LATVIJA, Ķieģeļu iela 14, Jēkabpils, Jēkabpils nov.