Correctional Officer (NT)
Education and Training:
You can become a correctional officer without formal qualifications, but employers usually require at least Year 10. You will need to complete an initial assessment, which includes literacy and numeracy tests. Applicants who progress to the interview stage must undergo a medical test and police clearance.
If your application is successful, you will join the Northern Territory Correctional Services and undertake training covering correctional rules and procedures, law, weapons handling, social issues and human relations. You will then begin working as a trainee correctional officer under the supervision of an experienced officer. Contact the organisation to discuss your circumstances.
Additional Information:
You must pass a National Police Check to become a correctional officer.
Applicants must hold a current, unrestricted drivers licence.
Related Courses:
While the following courses are related to this occupation, they may not necessarily lead directly to employment, nor provide the most direct pathway to the occupation. Courses which provide preliminary or informal training, as well as those which provide additional job skills following initial qualifications may also be listed.
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Employment Opportunities:
Correctional officers are employed by the NT Government to work in prisons in Darwin and Alice Springs. The number of applicants for vacancies exceeds the number of positions available and competition among candidates is strong.
Correctional officers commence at base-grade officer level. Once trainee correctional officers achieve full correctional officer status, further opportunities for advancement exist as operational supervisors, custodial specialists and unit managers.
For Further Information:
Northern Territory Correctional Services Training and Staff Development
(08) 8995 5703
ntcstraining@nt.gov.au
www.nt.gov.au/justice/corrservicesInformation for other states and territories: