{"data":{"id":154307,"slug":"kriminalvardare-till-vo-kristianstad","type":"job","title":"Correctional Officer at Kristianstad Operations Area","description":"About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service\nThe Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing \u2013 we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now seeking additional staff members. Our primary 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 prisoner transport.\nRead more about Kristianstad prison's operations on our website: https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/kontakt\/hitta-och-kontakta\/verksamhet\/anstalt\/kristianstad\/#verksamhet\nKristianstad Operations Area (VO) is part of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's Southern Region and currently comprises Kristianstad Prison, located approximately 10 km south of Kristianstad. The prison currently holds approximately 145 inmates and employs 120 staff members. We are undergoing significant capacity expansion with many changes taking place in the operations area, including renovation and new construction. Within a few years, the new V\u00e4 prison is expected to accommodate approximately 600 inmates with 500 employees. Correctional officers are the largest occupational group, but we also employ healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production managers, and others.\nIn this recruitment, we are seeking correctional officers for both prisons.\nJob Description\nWorking as a correctional officer means you can make a difference for others and contribute to a better society. To thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's core values: a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and belief in human development potential.\nWorking in a prison is varied: care, supervision, search, and security work are combined with release planning and counseling and motivational work.\nYou will begin your employment at the workplace where you receive a three-week introduction. After approximately 3-6 months of service, you will be offered a place in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's mandatory basic training program, which lasts 8 weeks. You will receive a salary during your entire training period. During your probationary period, continuous assessments will be conducted regarding your suitability for permanent employment.\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 operate the facility, so you need to have good teamwork skills and be clear in your communication. You must be able to act physically when necessary.\nFor us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's core values: a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and belief in human willingness and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect you and others. Furthermore, through your approach, you are expected to contribute to ensuring that everyone is treated with equal respect. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.\nWe are seeking candidates who have:\nComplete secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service considers relevant\nWork experience, including seasonal work, temporary employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not equivalent to employment\nGood Swedish language skills in both speech and writing\nGood computer skills\nB-class driver's license\n\nIt is also advantageous to have:\nWork experience from the correctional system, security work, social care, psychiatry, or healthcare and care work\nKnowledge in relevant areas such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management\nRelevant language skills\n\nOther Information\nThe Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. Your answers to the selection questions and your CV will form the basis for determining whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.\nTo be eligible for employment with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security awareness and confidentiality, and you must comply with applicable laws. This means you must uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.\nCertain positions are classified for security purposes, and a security clearance with background check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. Some security-classified positions require Swedish citizenship. The Swedish Prison and Probation 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 civil contingency placement with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about civil contingency placement here: https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/rekryteringsprocessen\/krigsplacering\/\nIndividual salary determination applies.\nProbationary employment may be applied.\nThe Swedish Prison and Probation 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 to Varbi. Questions about specific positions will be answered by the contact person specified in the announcement.\nWe respectfully but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies and recruitment advertising vendors. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Kriminalv\u00e5rdare till VO Kristianstad","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.\nL\u00e4s mer om anstalten Kristianstads verksamhet p\u00e5 v\u00e5r hemsida:\u00a0https:\/\/www.kriminalvarden.se\/kontakt\/hitta-och-kontakta\/verksamhet\/anstalt\/kristianstad\/#verksamhet\nVerksamhetsomr\u00e5de (VO) Kristianstad \u00e4r en del av Kriminalv\u00e5rdens region Syd och omfattar f n anstalten Kristianstad, bel\u00e4gen ca 10 km s\u00f6der om Kristianstad. I dagsl\u00e4get har den anstalten ca 145 intagna och 120 anst\u00e4llda. Vi st\u00e5r under en omfattande kapacitets\u00f6kning och det \u00e4r mycket som h\u00e4nder i verksamhetsomr\u00e5det b\u00e5de i form av ombyggnation och nybyggnation. Inom n\u00e5gra \u00e5r ber\u00e4knas den nya anstalten V\u00e4 ha plats f\u00f6r ca 600 intagna och ha 500 anst\u00e4llda. Den st\u00f6rsta yrkesgruppen \u00e4r kriminalv\u00e5rdare men h\u00e4r arbetar \u00e4ven v\u00e5rdprofessioner, administrativ personal, pedagoger, produktionsledare mfl.\nI denna rekrytering s\u00f6ker vi kriminalv\u00e5rdare till b\u00e5da anstalterna.\nArbetsbeskrivning\nAtt arbeta som kriminalv\u00e5rdare betyder att du kan g\u00f6ra skillnad f\u00f6r andra m\u00e4nniskor och bidra till ett b\u00e4ttre samh\u00e4lle. F\u00f6r att trivas och lyckas i ditt uppdrag \u00e4r det 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 \u00e4r utvecklingsbar.\nAtt arbeta p\u00e5 anstalt \u00e4r omv\u00e4xlande: omv\u00e5rdnads-, bevaknings-, visitations- och s\u00e4kerhetsarbete blandas med frigivningsplanering samt samtals- och motivationsarbete.\nDu inleder din anst\u00e4llning p\u00e5 arbetsplatsen d\u00e4r du f\u00e5r en introduktion under tre veckor. Efter en period p\u00e5 cirka 3-6 m\u00e5nader av tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring erbjuds du en plats p\u00e5 kriminalv\u00e5rdens grundutbildning som \u00e4r obligatorisk och omfattar 8 veckor. Du f\u00e5r l\u00f6n under hela utbildningstiden. Under provanst\u00e4llningen genomf\u00f6rs l\u00f6pande bed\u00f6mningar f\u00f6r din m\u00f6jlighet till tillsvidareanst\u00e4llning.\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\nB-k\u00f6rkort\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\nRelevanta spr\u00e5kkunskaper\n\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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