Correctional Officers

WHAT WE OFFER

Full time employment
Great work life balance 12-hour shifts / 7 days a fortnight (average) - Work 6 months a year
Seven weeks' annual leave
Fully paid, comprehensive training programs including the initial 8-week Correctional Officer course
Unique career paths and opportunities for career progression across multiple sites
The opportunity to contribute to the lives and rehabilitation of persons in our care and make a difference to the community
Salary of $62,290 plus Super during the 8-week training program. Upon successful completion of the training, your annual salary will increase to $80,365.96+ Super

ABOUT THE ROLE OF A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
Becoming a Correction Officer, doesn't require previous correctional experience. As a Trainee Correctional Officer, you will be guided through an 8 week program designed to assist you in developing the understand and skills needed to contribute to the safe, secure and humain containment of prisoners. Your duties will include:
Maintaining the safety, security and good order of the prison, all staff, partners, visitors, offenders and the facility itself
Supervision of offenders
Case Management - You will also be responsible for contributing to and monitoring / reporting on prisoner rehabilitation activities, encouraging prisoners to establish goals for themselves and to begin engaging in positive behavioural change
Conducting daily searches and musters
Locating and removing illegal and restricted substances whilst undertaking searches
Undertaking all custody related administrative duties
Maintaining confidentiality
Managing inductions and transfers of prisoners
Assisting and supervising visitations
Writing comprehensive reports and continually upholding the safety and security of all persons both within the prison and the prison itself

You must have 3 doses of the COVID-19 (triple vaccinated) to be able to complete the recruitment process for this role, or be willing to obtain in the early stages of the process.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR

High level of both physical and mental fitness
Life experience - we look for applicants who show maturity in their attitudes and decisions
Communication skills - excellent written skills, clear and concise verbal skills, the ability to listen, build rapport and adapt to people from all different walks of life
Negotiation skills - proven ability to resolve conflict and make good judgements
Discipline and commitment to ongoing health and wellbeing
Resilience - an ability to succeed under pressure without compromise
Must be available to work 24/7 shift work (including nights and weekends)

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
G4S runs an thorough recuitment process for this role, to give you as much exposure and understanding of the position as possible. You will go through a staged process and will be fully guided by our Talent Acquisition team. This includes:
An online, self-paced assessment
Group information session onsite at Port Phillip Prison
A face-to-face formal interview onsite at Port Phillip Prison

**Compliance checks including**: fingerprints and police check, physical and psychological medical checks and previous employment checks

You will be asked through this process to provide information on discolsable outcomes, prior employment, residential history for the purposes of clearance thorugh Corrections Victoria.
ABOUT G4S AND PORT PHILLIP PRISON
G4S is the world's leading global integrated security solutions group, specialising in mitigating risk and creating value for our customers by delivering industry leading, innovative services to protect what matters most to them and to ensure safer communities for all.
Port Phillip Prison is the largest maximum-security correctional facility in Victoria, with over 1000 inmates, 650 employees, and multiple specialist units that provide employment, health, education and medical programs and services for those in our care.
G4S has managed and operated Port Phillip Prison since it opened in 1997.
To be a success in this role, it is essential that you are a dynamic and engaging individual who shares our ethics and values and has a true passion for making a difference to the communities in which we live.