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You can make a difference

The new men’s correctional centre located near Gatton in the Lockyer Valley is designed to unlock your career and lifestyle potential while rehabilitating prisoners under a Queensland-first correctional service model. With a range of career opportunities including custodial correctional officers, trade instructors, psychologists, administration officers, education officers and more, there’s a role that can help you make a difference.

Queensland Corrective Services acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land where we walk, learn and share. We pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, traditions, and the hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.

A centre designed for health and rehabilitation

The new men’s correctional centre near Gatton in the Lockyer Valley will focus on rehabilitation to reduce offending. The design of the building and a focus on prisoner rehabilitation will create an environment that will not only be safer, but more inspiring.

A career with flexibility

We offer a long list of benefits including flexible working arrangements so you can spend more quality time with your family and feel fulfilled both in your career and outside of work.

“What drives me everyday is good conversations. That might be something that helps prisoners to better themselves and reduce the risk of reoffending.”

Joel, Custodial Correctional Officer

Unsure of what to expect from a career in Queensland Corrective Services?

Your questions about a career in correctional services answered.

7 years

is the average tenure working in corrections

45%

of corrections employees are under 40

44%

of the corrections workforce is female

42 mins

commute to Greater Brisbane, Ipswich

Ready to make a difference?

The new men’s correctional centre located near Gatton in the Lockyer Valley is designed to unlock your career and lifestyle potential while rehabilitating prisoners under a Queensland-first correctional service model.

Apply to the new men’s correctional centre now.

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