32704, Several

Closes: 02 April 2025

Classification: Correctional Officer Class 1
Salary: $76,998 - $90,833 plus superannuation
Position No: 32704, Several
Directorate: Justice and Community Safety
Advertised (Gazettal date): 19 February 2025
Contact Officer: Louise Heaton on actcspeopleandculture@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 7834

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Details:

Do you have what it takes to be a Correctional Officer? Do you have life experience and an interest in community safety? Do you like working in a team and have exceptional communication skills? Are you resilient when faced with challenging situations and environments? Do you have the maturity to be assertive whilst remaining level-headed, non-judgemental, fair and respectful? If so, this may be the role for you!

ACT Corrective Services (ACTCS) are seeking suitable applicants to fill several Correctional Officer positions within their Court Transport Unit (CTU).

Successful applicants will be required to complete a 12-week (60 working day) Correctional Recruit Training (CRT) course in the first instance and will receive a training salary of $62,882 per annum (+ superannuation) for this period. The CRT will provide you with all the relevant training to be a competent and accomplished Correctional Officer. This includes everything from legislation and policies, to report writing and dealing with challenging behaviours.

Following the successful completion of this training, you will automatically become a Correctional Officer Grade 1 earning a salary range between $76,998 and $90,833 per annum, plus superannuation. You will also be supported to complete a fully funded, nationally recognised Certificate III in Correctional Practice. The CTU operates Monday to Friday and staff are required to work eight-hour shifts.

ACTCS will be hosting an information session for people interested in learning more about these opportunities. Senior ACTCS staff will team up with current Correctional Officers to describe what it is like to work in a correctional environment. You will also have the chance to find out more about the opportunities for women, young people and people from diverse backgrounds, as well as details about the required training. (Please note, attendance at the information session is not mandatory).

The information session will be held for all interested members of the community at the ACT Courts, Knowles Place, Canberra City, on Wednesday 12^th of March at 6:30pm. To attend this information session, please register via our website: ACT Corrective Services (act.gov.au)

For more information, please see the “Frequently Asked Questions” document available on the ACT Government jobs website.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

1. Relevant custodial experience or Certificate III in Correctional Practice are essential. If Certificate III in Correctional Practice is not held it must be attained within 12 months of completion of Custodial Recruit Training.
2. Current unrestricted full Driver’s licence ‘Class C’ is essential.
3. Senior First Aid Certificate is essential. (To be obtained during Custodial Recruit Training).
4. This position requires the following pre-employment testing:

-  Psychological testing,

-  Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital testing,

-  Medical and Functional/Fitness testing

5. This position requires Working with Vulnerable People registration.
6. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check.
7. To be eligible for permanent or temporary employment within the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident or hold a valid work visa.
8. If an officer no longer holds a visa that permits them to work in Australia, their employment with the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) will be terminated.

Notes:

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

There are five stages to this recruitment process: (1) initial application assessment; (2) Language, Learning and Numeracy (LLN) testing, Digital Literacy testing and written assessment; (3) psychometric (psychological aptitude) testing; (4) interview; and (5) referee assessment.

You will be notified if you do not progress from one stage to the next.

Candidates who successfully complete each stage will undergo a functional assessment, medical assessment and a national police check and will be required to have a current Working with Vulnerable People registration upon commencement of the CRT.

If employed as a Correctional Officer, you will be required to complete the Certificate III in Correctional Practice (as varied) within twelve months from completing the Custodial Recruit Training Program.

This process is being run in conjunction with a separate bulk recruitment process for the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC). As such, applicants who apply for both roles and who are considered suitable, will be offered a placement subject to operational requirements.

How to Apply:

To apply for this exciting opportunity, tell us in a one-page pitch, why your life experience, skills and/or knowledge would make you perfect for this role.

In addition, you must submit the following:

1. Updated curriculum vitae with contact details of at least two referees, one of which should ideally be a current or immediate past supervisor. Candidates who are self-employed may use two customers to whom they have provided a service in the last 18 months;
2. A copy of your current Driver’s Licence; and
3. A completed Association Declaration form.

Applications that do not provide your pitch PLUS all three documents listed above may not be considered by ACTCS.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

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