Correctional Officer

**Get job **satisfaction** in a lifestyle role where you can really make a difference**

**Potential for Full-Time, Part-Time or Casual roles in Fulham VIC**

**About the Role**:
Playing a significant role in ensuring the safety and security of your Centre, as well as, in the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders you will:

- Handle a Case Management portfolio of offenders assigned to you where you provide first line and quality support in addressing their offending behaviour
- Actively support and work collaboratively with the Center's multidisciplinary team including Clinicians, Health and Mental Health staff, and Alliance Partners
- Conduct daily head counts and search for contraband
- Escort offenders to various appointments, including hospital visits and court appearances
- Manage the visitors area of the prison and oversee offenders visitation sessions
- Conduct perimeter searches of the prison and control access of people in and out of the facility

Most shifts worked are 12 hours, which provides an excellent work-life balance. Our facility operates 24/7, so you will be required to work a mix of day, night, public holiday and weekend shifts, once your training is completed.

**About Your Skills and Experience**:
**No previous experience in a similar role, or any particular qualifications are required to be successful in this position. **Instead, what we value is life experience, resilience and maturity. Whilst we will provide extensive training and support, this role isn't for everyone and as such we look for people who can show the following attributes**:

- Self-confidence and calm under pressure
- Conflict management and problem-solving skills
- Initiative and the ability to think on your feet
- The ability and willingness to follow rules, policies and procedures
- Professionalism and integrity
- A good level of physical fitness (especially muscular-skeletal)
- Empathy, emotional intelligence and cultural awareness
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment

**Mandatory requirements**

As well as successfully completing our recruitment and selection process to gain employment you will:

- Be an Australian Citizen or a New Zealand Citizen who has entered Australia on a valid passport, or be a Permanent Resident of Australia
- Hold a current, unrestricted Driver's Licence for the relevant State
- Have the ability to obtain a satisfactory national security clearance

**About the Training**:
As a Registered Training Provider (number 3570), GEO offers a wide variety of training programs which are nationally accredited.

Prior to commencement, all Correctional Officers complete a full-time paid 8-week Training Course and also work toward completing a Certificate III in Correctional Practice (CSC30122).

**About the Remuneration**:
Commencing Trainee Correctional Officer rate is $33.86 p/h, whilst you complete your training.

The casual rate of pay upon course completion is $47.03 p/h. Should you successfully complete the course and gain full-time employment, depending on Centre location, you will be paid a base salary of $82,173.65. There is the ability to increase earnings by working additional shifts or overtime, when available. All rates of pay will be in line with established Enterprise Agreement.

**About GEO**:
Fulham Correctional Centre is part of The GEO Group in Australia and is the leading provider of privately managed correctional services in Victoria and New South Wales. Fulham is based near Sale, regional Victoria.

**About Our Benefits**:
We offer job security and a safe and healthy working environment.

Apart from amazing training opportunities and highly competitive remuneration, you will also have access to a host of other benefits including:

- GEO's Rewards scheme
- Ongoing paid training
- Opportunity for GEO sponsored study
- Career progression
- Work / life balance
- On-site cafeteria and subsidised meals whilst on duty
- Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program
- Paid parental leave
- Uniform and footwear provided
- Free secure car parking
- Fitness Passport: Access to subsidised Gym Membership

**How to Apply**:
1. Online aptitude and Psychometric testing (approx 3 hours)

2. Be available to attend in person for an interview.

3. Reference checks will be completed post interview

4. Pre-employment medical / fitness for duty assessment at our expense. This is necessary to ascertain your ability to undertake the inherent requirements of the training and the role. The test will likely include, assessed lifting capacity, aerobic fitness, lung function, grip strength, upper body strength, lower body strength and core strength.

Alternatively, please join us at our **information session**:
**Date**: Thursday 10th October**

**Time**:19:00 - 20:30**

**Location**:Fulham Correctional Centre, 110 **Hopkins Road, Fulham VIC 3851**

**_ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply_**

**_ Applications close: Midnight, Friday 25th October