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What they do
Corrective Services employs Correctional Officers in Correctional Centres and at Courts.
Correctional officers are required to wear a uniform and there is a structure of rank and associated responsibilities. Casual Correctional Officers are employed at the rank of basegrade correctional officer only.
Correctional Officers are active participants in the Department’s management of inmates, ensuring the security and safety of correctional centres and working closely with other employees, including health workers, probation and parole officers and industries officers who oversee inmates working in Corrective Services Industries.
Where they work
See where the correctional centres are located. We are now recruiting for Casual Correctional Officers in metropolitan and country locations. The country locations include Wellington, Goulburn, Kempsey, Grafton, Lithgow and Bathurst.
Qualifications and skills
All applicants for a position of as a Correctional Officer must undertake a suitability assessment. As these officers are required to function in a highly professional manner and in a tightly controlled environment, it is vital that they have demonstrated skills and attitudes which contribute to effective people management. Correctional Officers/Casual Correctional Officers must have good communication skills, be non-judgmental in their dealings with offenders, apply rules and regulations in a fair and consistent manner, show integrity and courage and be fit and healthy.
Successful applicants must complete an 11-week Primary Training course at the Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy at Eastwood. During this training program, all new officers are paid and, depending on their circumstances, may be eligible for accommodation at the Academy.
Following this training, full-time Correctional Officers are employed on a probationary basis and complete a Certificate III in Correctional Practice. Confirmation of employment is considered after completion of this Certificate. Correctional Officers may elect, and are encouraged, to undertake further study.