Department for Correctional Services
Job reference: 843694
Location: 5085 - NORTHFIELD
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Department for Correctional Services
The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

Duties
The Correctional Educator provides learning services to students undertaking departmentally approved training and instructional programs whilst under the supervision of Correctional Services. Correctional Educators will deliver and assess departmentally approved education programs of study or training. Correctional Educators will provide training and assessment for prisoners in line with the priorities of the Department for Correctional Services (DCS) and determine and implement flexible delivery methodologies within the prescribed limits of the training program.

Special Conditions

• Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.
• The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check.
• A current South Australian Driver’s Licence is essential.
• A flexible approach to working hours is required.
• Some interstate and intrastate travel will be required which may necessitate overnight absences.

Requirements
Essential: Nil

Desirable:
• Adult education or other appropriate tertiary qualifications.
• The necessary training and assessment competencies as determined by the National Skills Standards Council, or its successors, which is currently the Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.
• The relevant vocational certificate/competencies at least to the level of certificate being delivered or assessed or as required by the accredited course or training package being delivered.

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Remuneration
ASO5 ($89,007 - $98,991pa)

Enquiries
Ms. Helen Bales
Manager Offender Services, Yatala Labour Prison
E: Helen.Bales@sa.gov.au

Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter of no more than two pages quoting the vacancy number and addressing the specific criteria outlined in the Advice to Applicants.   Please note: Applicants that do not address the selection criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process.
Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.
Applicants are required to complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information
This is an ongoing vacancy.

DCS is an equal opportunities employer, and our workplace reflects the diverse communities that we serve. Safety at Work is central to our mission — emphasising respectful relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the physical and cultural safety of all employees.

We welcome and encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, people of African heritage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent people, people living with disability, people of all ages, and other diversity groups. We support flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements, wherever reasonably possible, and strive to ensure a fair, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage you to share any support or access needs when you apply.

Applications close: 21/06/2026 11:00 PM

Attachments:
- Advice to Applicants.pdf
- DCS Pre-Employment Declaration - V8.2 - March 2026 (Fillable).pdf
- JPS Correctional Educator ASO5 YLP.pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.