{"data":{"id":157218,"slug":"kriminalvardare-till-anstalten-kumla","type":"job","title":"Correctional Officer at Kumla Prison","description":"About the Swedish Correctional Service\nThe Swedish Correctional Service is growing \u2013 we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now seeking more staff members. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism \u2013 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, detention facilities, and inmate transport.\nPosition Description\nKumla Prison is a facility with approximately 721 beds in security class 1 for men. The prison is located on the outskirts of Kumla.\nJob Responsibilities\nDo you want to contribute to a safer and more secure society? As a correctional officer in a prison, you are the foundation of security work. You work in a team with other professionals to maintain a safe and secure operation and to motivate clients toward a life without crime. Daily work includes locking and unlocking residential units, facility inspections and monitoring, as well as client conversations and release preparations. The role of correctional officer involves a structured and routine-based approach with risk assessment and security awareness as the focus. The work is varied and there are many opportunities for development for those seeking continued employment. It is important that you share the Swedish Correctional Service's core values of a humanistic view of people, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop and change.\nAn employment as a correctional officer at Kumla Prison may involve you working on all departments such as regular units, psychiatric and care units, and the surveillance center.\nPlacement on a special unit for clients under 18 years old may also be relevant. The focus will be on creating safe environments that promote reintegration into society with activities such as school, student support services, work programs, and leisure activities suited to age. Otherwise, the child's rights during the sentence shall be guaranteed in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through client-focused work, we create meaningful activities in an otherwise adult and security-oriented environment.\nThe probationary employment begins with a three-week introduction at Kumla Prison. After a few months of service, we will schedule when you should begin the Swedish Correctional Service's mandatory basic training. The training comprises eight weeks and takes place during paid work hours. Assessment occurs continuously before the probationary period converts to permanent employment after six months.\nQualifications\nYour 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 must be able to act physically when required.\nFor us, it is important that you share the Swedish Correctional Service's core values of a humanistic view of people, respect for the individual, and belief in people's willingness and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group belonging affect you and others. Furthermore, you are expected through your approach to contribute to everyone being treated equitably. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.\nWe are looking for you who have:\nComplete upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Correctional Service deems relevant\nWork experience, including seasonal work, temporary employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not equivalent to employment\nGood knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing\nGood computer skills\n\nIt is also advantageous to have:\nWork experience from the correctional service, security work, social care, psychiatry, or health and care services\nKnowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management\nWork experience working with children and young people within social services, the State Institutions Board (SiS), schools, or other organizations that the Swedish Correctional Service deems relevant\nExperience working with children and young people who have neurodevelopmental variations (NPF)\nExperience working with young people\nRelevant language skills\nCategory B driver's license\n\nWork Schedule:\nShift: Monday - Sunday. Evening, night, and weekend work is included.\nWe conduct selection on an ongoing basis during the application period.\nOther Information\nThe Swedish Correctional Service has chosen to eliminate the personal letter requirement and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. Your answers to the selection questions and CV form the basis for determining whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.\nTo be eligible for employment with the Swedish Correctional Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. This means you stand up for democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Correctional Service's operations.\nCertain positions are in security classes 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 Correctional Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security clearance here: https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/rekryteringsprocessen\/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering\/\nThe position may involve war placement at the Swedish Correctional Service. Read more about war placement here: https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/rekryteringsprocessen\/krigsplacering\/\nIndividual salary determination applies.\nA probationary period may apply.\nThe Swedish Correctional Service strives for equal gender distribution and increased diversity.\nTo submit your application, click on the application link in the announcement. 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 announcement.\nWe respectfully but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as recruitment advertisement providers. The Swedish Correctional Service has contracted agreements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Kriminalv\u00e5rdare till Anstalten Kumla","description_original":"Om Kriminalv\u00e5rden\nKriminalv\u00e5rden v\u00e4xer \u2013 vi bygger nytt, bygger om och bygger till och s\u00f6ker nu fler medarbetare. V\u00e5rt viktigaste m\u00e5l \u00e4r att minska \u00e5terfall i brott \u2013 att bryta den onda cirkeln. Lyckas vi med det blir samh\u00e4llet tryggare och s\u00e4krare f\u00f6r alla. Vi \u00e4r den myndighet som ansvarar f\u00f6r anstalter, friv\u00e5rd, h\u00e4kten och klienttransporter.\nBeskrivning\nAnstalten Kumla \u00e4r en anstalt med cirka 721 platser i s\u00e4kerhetsklass 1 f\u00f6r m\u00e4n. Anstalten \u00e4r bel\u00e4gen i utkanten av Kumla.\u00a0\nArbetsbeskrivning\nVill du bidra till ett tryggare och s\u00e4krare samh\u00e4lle? Som kriminalv\u00e5rdare p\u00e5 anstalt \u00e4r du grunden i s\u00e4kerhetsarbetet. Du jobbar i team tillsammans med andra yrkesgrupper f\u00f6r att uppr\u00e4tth\u00e5lla en trygg och s\u00e4ker verksamhet och f\u00f6r att motivera klienter till ett liv utan kriminalitet. Det dagliga arbetet inneb\u00e4r dels in- och uppl\u00e5sning av bostadsrum, visitation av lokaler och \u00f6vervakning men \u00e4ven samtalskontakt och frigivningsf\u00f6rberedelser med mera. Rollen som kriminalv\u00e5rdare inneb\u00e4r ett strukturerat och rutinbaserat arbetss\u00e4tt med riskbed\u00f6mning och s\u00e4kerhetsmedvetenhet i fokus. Arbetet \u00e4r omv\u00e4xlande och det finns m\u00e5nga utvecklingsm\u00f6jligheter f\u00f6r den som s\u00f6ker fortsatt anst\u00e4llning. Det \u00e4r viktigt att du delar Kriminalv\u00e5rdens grundl\u00e4ggande v\u00e4rderingar om en human m\u00e4nniskosyn, respekt f\u00f6r individen och tron p\u00e5 att m\u00e4nniskan kan utvecklas och f\u00f6r\u00e4ndras.\nEn anst\u00e4llning som kriminalv\u00e5rdare p\u00e5 anstalten Kumla inneb\u00e4ra att du kan komma att tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ra p\u00e5 alla avdelningar s\u00e5 som normalavdelning, psykiatrisk och omv\u00e5rdnads avdelning och bevakningscentral.\u00a0\nDet kan \u00e4ven bli aktuellt med en placering p\u00e5 en s\u00e4rskild avdelning f\u00f6r klienter under 18 \u00e5r. Fokus kommer ligga p\u00e5 att skapa trygga milj\u00f6er som fr\u00e4mjar \u00e5teranpassning till samh\u00e4llet med verksamhetsinneh\u00e5ll som skola, elevh\u00e4lsa, syssels\u00e4ttning och fritidsaktiviteter l\u00e4mpade efter \u00e5lder. I \u00f6vrigt ska barnets r\u00e4ttigheter under verkst\u00e4lligheten tillgodoses i enlighet med barnkonventionen. Genom klientn\u00e4ra arbete skapar vi en meningsfull tillvaro i en annars vuxen och s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00e4glad milj\u00f6.\nProvanst\u00e4llningen inleds med tre veckors introduktion vid anstalten Kumla. Efter n\u00e5gra m\u00e5naders tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring planerar vi in n\u00e4r du ska p\u00e5b\u00f6rja kriminalv\u00e5rdens obligatoriska grundutbildning. Utbildningen omfattar \u00e5tta veckor och sker p\u00e5 betald arbetstid. Bed\u00f6mning sker l\u00f6pande innan provanst\u00e4llningen \u00f6verg\u00e5r i tillsvidareanst\u00e4llning efter sex m\u00e5nader.\nKvalifikationer\nDina personliga egenskaper \u00e4r viktiga. Som kriminalv\u00e5rdare beh\u00f6ver du vara trygg, stabil, ha god sj\u00e4lvinsikt, gott omd\u00f6me och integritet. Tillsammans med dina kollegor driver du verksamheten, s\u00e5 du beh\u00f6ver ha god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och vara tydlig i din kommunikation. Du ska kunna agera fysiskt n\u00e4r det kr\u00e4vs.\nF\u00f6r oss \u00e4r det viktigt att du delar Kriminalv\u00e5rdens grundl\u00e4ggande v\u00e4rderingar om en human m\u00e4nniskosyn, respekt f\u00f6r individen samt tron p\u00e5 m\u00e4nniskans vilja och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att utvecklas. Du \u00e4r \u00e4ven medveten om och har f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r hur bakgrund, kultur och grupptillh\u00f6righet p\u00e5verkar dig sj\u00e4lv och andra. Vidare f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas du med ditt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt bidra till att alla blir likv\u00e4rdigt bem\u00f6tta. Vi l\u00e4gger stor vikt vid personlig l\u00e4mplighet.\nVi s\u00f6ker dig som har:\nFullst\u00e4ndig gymnasieutbildning alternativt annan utbildning i kombination med arbetslivserfarenhet som Kriminalv\u00e5rden bed\u00f6mer relevant\nArbetslivserfarenhet, \u00e4ven i form av s\u00e4songsarbete, timanst\u00e4llning eller eget f\u00f6retagande. Praktik och volont\u00e4rarbete \u00e4r inte att j\u00e4mst\u00e4lla med anst\u00e4llning\nGoda kunskaper i svenska spr\u00e5ket i b\u00e5de tal och skrift\nGod datorvana\n\nDet \u00e4r \u00e4ven meriterande med:\nArbetslivserfarenhet fr\u00e5n kriminalv\u00e5rd, s\u00e4kerhetsarbete, social omsorg, psykiatri eller v\u00e5rd- och omsorgsarbete\nKunskap inom relevanta omr\u00e5den, exempelvis beteendevetenskap, kriminologi psykiatri, juridik och konflikthantering\nArbetslivserfarenhet av att ha arbetat med barn och ungdomar inom socialtj\u00e4nst, SiS, skola eller annan verksamhet som Kriminalv\u00e5rden bed\u00f6mer relevant.\nErfarenhet av att ha arbetat med barn och ungdomar som har neuropsykiatriska funktionsvariationer (NPF).\nErfarenhet av arbete med ungdomar\nRelevanta spr\u00e5kkunskaper\nB-k\u00f6rkort\n\nArbetstid:\nSchema: M\u00e5ndag - s\u00f6ndag. Kv\u00e4lls, natt- och helgarbete ing\u00e5r.\nVi g\u00f6r urval l\u00f6pande under ans\u00f6kningsperioden.\n\u00d6vrigt\nKriminalv\u00e5rden har valt att ta bort det personliga brevet och ersatt det med urvalsfr\u00e5gor som \u00e4r relevanta f\u00f6r tj\u00e4nsten. Svaren i urvalsfr\u00e5gorna och CV ligger till grund f\u00f6r om du \u00e4r kvalificerad att g\u00e5 vidare i processen.\nF\u00f6r att bli aktuell f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning inom Kriminalv\u00e5rden kr\u00e4vs att du motsvarar h\u00f6gt st\u00e4llda krav g\u00e4llande l\u00e4mplighet, omd\u00f6me, s\u00e4kerhets- och sekretessmedvetande och att du f\u00f6ljer g\u00e4llande lagar. Det inneb\u00e4r att du st\u00e5r upp f\u00f6r demokratiska v\u00e4rderingar och den statliga v\u00e4rdegrund som g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r Kriminalv\u00e5rdens verksamhet.\nVissa befattningar \u00e4r placerade i s\u00e4kerhetsklass och d\u00e5 kommer en s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning med registerkontroll att genomf\u00f6ras innan beslut om anst\u00e4llning fattas. F\u00f6r vissa s\u00e4kerhetsklassade tj\u00e4nster kr\u00e4vs svenskt medborgarskap. Kriminalv\u00e5rden v\u00e4lkomnar s\u00f6kande med olika bakgrund och erfarenheter. L\u00e4s mer om s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning h\u00e4r: https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/rekryteringsprocessen\/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering\/\nBefattningen kan inneb\u00e4ra krigsplacering vid Kriminalv\u00e5rden. L\u00e4s mer om krigsplacering h\u00e4r: https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/rekryteringsprocessen\/krigsplacering\/\nIndividuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning till\u00e4mpas.\nProvanst\u00e4llning kan komma att till\u00e4mpas.\nKriminalv\u00e5rden str\u00e4var efter en j\u00e4mn k\u00f6nsf\u00f6rdelning och \u00f6kad m\u00e5ngfald.\u00a0\nF\u00f6r att skicka in din ans\u00f6kan, klicka p\u00e5 ans\u00f6kningsl\u00e4nken i annonsen. Fr\u00e5gor om hur du ans\u00f6ker och l\u00e4gger in ditt CV st\u00e4ller du direkt till Varbi. Fr\u00e5gor om specifika jobb besvaras av den kontaktperson som anges i annonsen.\u00a0\nVi undanber oss v\u00e4nligen men best\u00e4mt direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av rekryteringsannonser. 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