After the assessment centre, there are a few extra steps to help you understand our environment and ensure you’ll be able to safely carry out the role. These are:
A medical assessment to make sure that any conditions you have, such as medical, neurological, psychological, or sensory, don’t affect your safety or increase risk inside the prison.
A drug test
An on-the-job preview, known as a SCOPE, allowing you to shadow one of our team members for a day, ask questions and see what the prison environment is like.
A physical readiness assessment, which is held the same day as your on-the-job preview. This is a short fitness test based on some of the tasks that you carry out as a Corrections Officer. You don’t need to be an athlete to successfully complete this, but you will need to demonstrate a level of fitness for the role. Check out our guide below to learn more and how you can prepare.
See the other stages
Application - I want to be a Corrections Officer - what do I do?
Stage one - Initial screening
Stage Two - Assessing your suitability
Stage Three - Health, safety and team fit
Stage Four - Final checks