At a Glance
- Tasks: Supervise and manage inmates, ensuring safety in secured environments.
- Company: Join a supportive team dedicated to community safety.
- Benefits: Paid training, competitive salary, allowances, and superannuation.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with ongoing career opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing valuable skills.
- Qualifications: Must be 18+, hold a Provisional P1 Drivers Licence, and meet fitness standards.
The predicted salary is between 77406 - 77406 $ per year.
We recruit people, not professions. If you’ve worked in trades, security, healthcare, retail, mining, farming or hospitality, you may have the skills and experience we are looking for.
What’s in it for you? With a 12-week paid training course and a nationally recognised Certificate III in Correctional Practice, we'll provide the support you need to start your new career. You will also receive a competitive base salary, along with additional allowances and benefits.
- Probationary Correctional Officers receive a base salary: $77,406 per annum.
- Casual Correctional Officers receive $39.06 plus loadings.
- Uniform allowance: $450 per annum.
- Environment allowance: $1,272 per annum.
- Superannuation: employer superannuation contributions 13%.
- Penalty rates apply for eligible shifts, including nights, weekends and public holidays.
What does a Correctional Officer do? Correctional Officers play an important role in keeping NSW communities safe. Working across prisons and court cells, they supervise and manage inmates in secured environments. It’s a hands-on job where you’ll need good judgement, clear communication and the ability to work as part of a team. Some days will be routine. You may be conducting headcounts, completing searches, monitoring movements or helping run work and other programs. Other days you may need to deal with situations that require you to stay calm and make decisions under pressure. Use of force is a real part of custodial work, and you’ll be trained in when and how it can be used safely and appropriately.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Minimum age of 18 years old.
- Hold a minimum of a current Provisional P1 Drivers Licence.
- Be an Australia or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Willing to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice.
- Meet the medical standards to be a correctional officer and have a 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.
We are taking applications from those interested in Casual and/or Ongoing roles at the following locations:
- Bathurst Correctional Centre
- Lithgow Correctional Centre
- Kirkconnell Correctional Centre
It is important to note that you can only apply for a Correctional Officer role with CSNSW ONCE in every 12 months. We will withdraw your application if you:
- Have applied for a Correctional Officer (Casual or Ongoing) role within Corrective Services NSW within the last 12 months.
- You are currently going through the recruitment process for another location or Correctional Officer role within a Correctional Centre.
Closing Date: 31/12/2026 - 11:59 PM
Inclusion and Diversity lie 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.
Correctional Officer in Bathurst employer: NSW Department of Communities and Justice
The NSW Department of Communities and Justice is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Parramatta that fosters collaboration and innovation. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will have access to ongoing professional development opportunities while contributing to meaningful projects that enhance community services. The hybrid work model promotes a healthy work-life balance, making it an ideal place for those seeking a rewarding career in multilingual services.
Contact Details:
NSW Department of Communities and Justice Recruitment Team
