Careers with ACT Corrective Services
Find out about career opportunities with ACT Corrective Services.
Recruitment event
We're recruiting
We are looking for people from a wide range of backgrounds to join us as corrections officers.
To find out more about this rewarding career register for our information evening on 12 March 2025 at 6:30pm.
Apply now for:
- Correctional officer roles at the Alexander Maconochie Centre
- Correctional officer roles in the Court Transport Unit
Applications close on 2 April 2025.
Work with us
ACT Corrective Services offers a range of jobs, such as:
- correctional officers
- community corrections officers
- case management officers
- professional officers
- administrative officers.
We are looking for people from a wide range of backgrounds to join us as corrections officers.
Correctional officers
Correctional officers work directly with detainees, to ensure a safe and humane community for all.
They also contribute to detainee rehabilitation by supporting detainee wellbeing and encouraging detainees to engage in positive behavioural change.
Training is provided for all kinds of situations, giving officers the confidence they need to perform their role.
Working at the Alexander Maconochie Centre
Correctional officers at the Alexander Maconochie Centre work rostered shifts in a fast-paced and varied environment. Duties include:
- searching detainees and visitors
- escorting detainees and visitors
- observing and assessing detainee behaviour
- effectively responding to incidents.
The Alexander Maconochie Centre is located in Hume, ACT. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Officers work regular rostered 12 hour shifts, including weekends and night shifts.
Working in the Court Transport Unit
Based at the ACT Courts, correctional officers in the Court Transport Unit work 8 hour shifts from Monday to Friday. Some overtime may be available. Duties include transporting detainees and maintaining public safety by escorting offenders to court.
Our commitment
ACT Corrective Services is committed to creating a safe and healthy workplace for all people, where diversity and inclusion is valued, and drives new ideas, products and services.
As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, women, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.
If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact ACTCSPeopleandCulture@act.gov.au.