Careers in the Department
Visa Information for New Zealand job applicants
Update on recruitment conducted outside Australia
Further Information
If you are thinking about making a positive career and lifestyle move, the Department of Corrective Services (DCS) could be for you.
Applying for jobs from outside Australia
People from outside Australia can apply for advertised jobs with the Department of Corrective Services (DCS). Until recently only Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia could be offered a permanent position, however recent changes to Western Australian public service employment guidelines mean New Zealand citizens can now also be offered a permanent appointment.
People who do not meet these criteria can still apply and be considered for jobs with the Department, if those jobs can be offered as fixed term contracts. People from outside Australia thinking about applying for an advertised position should phone or email the Department contact listed on the job advertisement to ask if a fixed term contract is possible.
To enter Australia and start work, successful international applicants (except NZ citizens) need to obtain sponsorship from DCS and be granted a Temporary Business (Long Stay) – standard business sponsorship (Subclass 457) visa.
In order to be considered for sponsorship by DCS, candidates must:
- be trained in one of the occupational groups listed below
- have the relevant skills (including English language skills), qualifications and experience specified in the job description
- have a minimum of three years full-time experience in the role and have been employed in the role within the past two years
- meet mandatory licensing, registration or professional membership requirements (if applicable)
- meet health and character requirements (both the employee and family)
- be prepared to work for DCS for between three months and four years (contract length will vary between positions) and
- have a valid offer of employment / contract from DCS.
People sponsored on temporary long stay visas are able to:
- bring people (eg family, partner) with them to Australia as long as they qualify as ‘secondary applicants’ under the terms of the visa – secondary applicants can work and study in Australia
- apply for permanent residency once in Australia and
- travel in and out of Australia an unlimited number of times while the temporary long stay visa is current.
Careers in the Department
For general information on the careers available in the Department, go to one of the following career pages:
Visa Information for New Zealand job applicants
New Zealand citizens (holders of a New Zealand passport) can be offered permanent appointment to a position within DCS on the proviso that they meet Department of Immigration and Citizenship requirements allowing entry into Australia on a Special Category Visa. Applicants from New Zealand should phone or email the Department contact listed on the job advertisement for further information.
Update on recruitment conducted outside Australia
United Kingdom Recruitment Campaign – DCS has no immediate plans to recruit from the United Kingdom, however, any future recruitment campaign will be advertised on this website.
In the interim we are maintaining a database of people interested in applying for positions with us. We will keep people whose contact details are on our database informed of progress and provide notification when recruitment commences. If you would like to be included on our database then send an email with your contact details to dcs.recruitment@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au.
Further Information
Further information regarding visas and recruitment can be obtained from:
Manager Staff Attraction
Human Resources Directorate
Department of Corrective Services
Locked Bag 22
Cloisters Square
PERTH 6850
Western Australia
Telephone: + 61 8 9264 9599
Facsimile: + 61 8 9264 1077
Email:dcs.recruitment@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au
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Last Updated: 31-Aug-2009
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