Head of Probation Officers, Stockholm City 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 recidivism – 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 centers, and client transportation. Want to know more? Hear what our employees think about working at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/ Probation Services Stockholm City covers the municipalities of Stockholm and Ekerö. Here, approximately 200 employees and ten managers work with clients who are conditionally released, sentenced to supervised probation, community service, youth supervision, or monitored with electronic ankle bracelets. We also conduct personal investigations and run various treatment programs. We are located at Tegeluddsvägen 31 in newly established office premises, close to subway and bus lines, with access to a gym, roof terrace, and ample parking for both cars and bicycles. RESPONSIBILITIES We are seeking someone who will be responsible for our control group, consisting of nearly 20 probation officers and a coordinator. Probation officers staff the reception and manage secure entry control. They also follow up on clients under electronic monitoring, which includes home and workplace visits. This means probation officers divide their time between working in the office reception and visiting clients by car, accompanied by a colleague. As head of the control group, you have both an operational and strategic role, and it is important that you can quickly switch between different tasks and adapt when necessary. The position is closely tied to operations and includes making decisions about clients, handling staffing and scheduling issues, and supporting your employees in our complex mission. You lead, develop, and follow up on operations and have personnel, budget, and workplace environment responsibilities. You are part of the management team, where the probation service manager, your fellow managers, and support functions in personnel and performance tracking provide an important platform for your leadership. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who is good at collaboration, unpretentious, and able to create engagement and participation. You are clear in your communication and can adapt your message to the recipient's conditions. In your leadership role, you can motivate others and create the conditions required to effectively achieve common goals. You work well with complex issues and thrive when taking initiative and starting activities. In challenging situations, you are flexible in your actions and remain calm and professional. We are seeking someone who has: • Academic education or other education combined with work experience • Management experience (personnel, workplace environment, and budget responsibility) • Excellent Swedish, both spoken and written The following are considered meritorious: • Experience managing probation officers • Management experience working with incarcerated individuals at an employer other than the Swedish Prison and Probation Service • Knowledge/experience in staffing and scheduling issues For us, 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 in human will and ability to develop. You are aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute through your approach to ensuring everyone is treated equally. We place great importance on personal suitability. Interviews will be conducted in Liljeholmen on December 18. OTHER The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. The 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 at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. This means standing up for democratic values and the state's fundamental values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations. Some positions are placed in security classes, and a security clearance with register check will be conducted before a hiring 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 the security clearance at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ The position may involve wartime placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about wartime placement at: