Commanding Officer at Färingsö and Svartsjö Prisons - Temporary Position
Description:
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 seeking more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce reoffending – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, remand facilities, and inmate transportation. The Stockholm West operational area in the beautiful Ekerö municipality includes the open prison Svartsjö, the semi-open women's prison Färingsö, and the Färingsö remand facility. Approximately 170 employees and ten managers oversee, lead, and develop operations that accommodate about 270 inmates. The largest professional group is correctional officers, but the facility also employs healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production managers, and others. Inmates participate in education, various treatment programs, or work in woodworking and handicraft industries, packaging, and assembly. Inmates also operate an organic farm with grain cultivation and animal husbandry. Both prisons are within walking distance of each other and are accessible by bus or car. At both facilities, you park free of charge in our staff parking area. Responsibilities As a commanding officer (VO), you will operationally lead and distribute daily work at the prison/remand facility in consultation with the prison inspectors. Your responsibilities also include staffing matters in the form of short-term scheduling, where you ensure we have the right number of employees in the right places. You will collaborate with our central staffing team in this work. The commanding officer represents the employer and ensures that the chain of command is maintained all the way to all employees. The work is varied and often maintains a high pace. In your role as a commanding officer at the Stockholm West operational area, you anchor decisions made, communicate clearly and directly, and contribute to a safe and efficient work environment. Some of the duties this position includes: monitoring daily security work and taking measures when necessary, creating and developing systems for monitoring daily security measures, ensuring that laws, regulations, directives, and the security plan are followed. You will also assist management at Stockholm West in the work of systematic fire safety, search and urine testing strategy/monitoring, local security meetings, statistics, training activities, security planning, etc. You exercise operational leadership based on operational needs, with transportation and security work as particularly prioritized areas. Decision-making follows the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's regulations. Outside office hours, the commanding officer is the highest local operational decision-maker under the chief warden on call. Within the Stockholm West operational area, a total of ten commanding officers will work – a team of five at Färingsö prison and a team of five at Svartsjö prison. These ten commanding officers will together form the Stockholm West operational area's commanding officer group with a shared manager. The group will work closely together on procedures and structure and will cover for each other during training, leave, or other absences. Work is conducted according to a 5-week rotating schedule with day, night, and weekend shifts. The schedule includes seven night shifts during a five-week period, and all work shifts are 12 hours long. To thrive and succeed in your assignment, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of people, respect for individuals, and belief in human development. Qualifications Your personal qualities are important to us. As a commanding officer, you need to be stable, flexible, and have a holistic view of the work. Since you will run operations together with your colleagues, you need to have good collaboration skills and be clear in your communication. We are looking for someone who has: Approved Swedish Prison and Probation Service training The Swedish Prison and Probation Service's internal training for commanding officers Experience working as a commanding officer, at least 3 months Ability to express yourself well in Swedish both verbally and in writing It is beneficial if you have: Experience with personnel planning Experience in a supervisory position Other language skills in addition to Swedish In this recruitment, selection will be made after the application deadline has passed, and candidates will be invited to interviews thereafter. Interviews will be held at Svartsjö prison on September 8–9. Participation is mandatory and takes place only on these dates – no other time is offered. Other Information The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. Your answers to the selection questions and your CV will form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process. To be considered for employment with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and comply 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 as security-sensitive, and a security clearance with background check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Learn more about security clearance here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ This position may involve civil contingency assignment with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Learn more about civil contingency assignment here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ Individual salary negotiation applies. A probationary period may be applied. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for an even gender distribution and increased diversity. To submit your application, click on the application link in the notice. 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 notice. We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment firms and recruitment advertising providers. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procurement agreements.
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Overview
- Type
- job
- Status
- active
- Visibility
- public
- City
- Svartsjö
- Address
- Fiskaruddsvägen 10
- GPS
- 59.364768222958, 17.730981006321
- Phone
- Published
- 3. 8. 2026
- Edited
- 15. 8. 2026