About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating existing ones, and expanding, and we are now looking for more staff members. Our most important goal is to reduce reoffending – to break the cycle of crime. When we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, remand facilities, and client transports. Operations Area Skogome is Sweden's largest prison for men convicted of sexual offenses. In an ongoing renovation and new construction project, Skogome Prison will be expanded to approximately 800 client places, which among other things means more staff members and larger, more modern facilities. Read more about Skogome Prison's operations on our website: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-och-kontakta/verksamhet/anstalt/skogome/#verksamhet Job Description As a correctional officer, you are the foundation of security work. You work in a team with other professions to maintain a safe and secure operation and to motivate clients toward a life without crime. Clear routines are a natural part of your daily work. You are the one who opens the door to the client's room in the morning and locks it in the evening. You accompany clients to work and education, conduct searches, and supervise the recreation yard and exercise facility. You also have daily contact with clients to understand how they are doing, and you are part of release preparations. Do you want a job where you contribute to a safer society and can make a difference for other people? Do you want to work together with great colleagues where team spirit is strong and you support each other? It is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and belief that people can develop and change. You should also be aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Working in a prison is varied: care, supervision, search, and security work are mixed with release planning as well as counseling and motivation work. You will begin your employment at the workplace where you will receive an introduction over three weeks. After a period of service, you will be offered a place in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic training program, which is mandatory and comprises 8 weeks. You will receive pay during the entire training period. During the probationary period, ongoing assessments will be conducted regarding your suitability for permanent employment. In this recruitment process, information meetings will be held so you can get a better understanding of what it means to work at Skogome Prison. The information meetings will be held on two occasions, and if you are invited, you need to attend one of them. A separate invitation will be sent if you advance in the process. Qualifications Your personal qualities are important. As a correctional officer, you need to be confident, stable, have good self-awareness, sound judgment, and integrity. Together with your colleagues, you drive the operations, so you need to have good collaboration skills and be clear in your communication. You should be able to act physically when required. We are looking for someone who has: Complete upper secondary education or other education in combination with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant Work experience, including in the form of seasonal work, temporary 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 It is also meritorious to have: Work experience from the correctional system, security work, social care, psychiatry, or health and care work Knowledge in relevant areas, for example behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management Relevant language skills Category B driver's license The Swedish Prison and Probation Service places great emphasis on personal suitability. Other Information The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. Your answers to the selection questions and your CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to advance in the process. To become eligible for employment with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and you must comply with applicable 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. Certain positions are classified as security-sensitive, and a security vetting including criminal records check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. For certain security-sensitive positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experience. Read more about security vetting here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ The position may involve war placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ Individual salary setting is applied. 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 on the application link in the job advertisement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed directly to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procurement agreements in place.
- Město
- HISINGS BACKA
- Adresa
- Lillhagsvägen 301
- GPS
- 57.7452726, 11.9398735
- Publikováno
- 13. 8. 2026
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