Talent Pool - Casual Correctional Officer - Silverwater Complex

Casual/Temporary

No experience required

1mo ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

Officers contribute to community safety and assist offenders in finding paths for improvement in their lives. They supervise inmates in correctional facilities, including prisons and court cells throughout Recent South Wales.They are required to interact with inmates and ensure the safety and security of the facility by undertaking searches, monitoring behaviours, and communicating effectively.

What will you do?

- Correctional Officers work within a supportive team environment where no two shifts are the same. Some of the vital tasks you can expect to perform include:
- Carrying out daily tasks and duties following legislation, CSNSW and DCJ policies and procedures to ensure the safety, well-being, security, and rehabilitation of inmates.
- Perform daily accountability routines including muster, head checks, ongoing observation of offenders.
- Conduct searches and other detection activities to find and remove contraband from the facility or court complex, and to monitor inmates/offenders, boosting security and safety for everyone.
- Manage inmates' requests for services or elevate them on if needed.
- Supervise offender activities in their designated work, living, or approved zones, making sure everything runs in accordance with the principles of fairness, equity and efficient safe practice.

To find out more, watch our ‘Day in the Life of a Correctional Officer’ video.

We are taking application for Silverwater Correctional Complex

- Dawn De Loas Correctional Centre
- Mary Wade Correctional Centre
- Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre - MRRC





Whats in it for you?

- Work Life Balance and Flexibility - Choose the hours and days that work best for you and easily fit your job around your other commitments.
- Earn a nationally recognized Certificate III in Correctional Practice.
- Explore exciting career development opportunities into specialized roles.

Requirements of the role:

- Minimum age of 18 years old
- Current Valid Drivers Licence
- Australia or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Willing to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practise.
- Meet the medical standards to be a correctional officer and have reasonable level of fitness.

Candidates will be required to provide details of visible body art or modifications that are on the face, scalp, ears, neck, or hands as well as tattoos or modifications of an offensive nature. For this policy, this is specific to the anything visible beyond the fastened collar or buttoned cuff of a long sleeve shirt.

For more information regarding the role, recruitment process or recruitment adjustments, please contact Paige Burgess via email *************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Alternatively, you can reach out to Talent Acquisition, or speak to one of our advisors on 1800 810 *** (option 1) and inform us of your preferred method of communication.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit.

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, people identifying as LGBTQIA+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups.

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📌 Talent Pool - Casual Correctional Officer - Silverwater Complex (Parramatta)
🏢 Department
📍 Parramatta