Jay30

The NZ department of Corrections will at the end of this week finish a recruitment campaign in the UK, selecting around 100 officers with experience to make the trip over. Be good to hear from any others who were successful? I found out on Monday

Robbie2010

I wonder how many will have the 160 points now required for residency?

Apparently Corrections is hoping to recruit 600 new officers by September next year ... It was only last year they made hundreds redundant!

MrsFychan

they are only taking 100 from the UK from what I understand

Robbie2010

That's right ... but they're recruiting 600 overall, including 100 from Aus

MrsFychan

Yep have to recruit from abroad as no one here wants to be one

Tangotango

Hi jay30,

My husband has an upcoming assessment centre on Monday 17th. When was your assessment centre and how long after did you find out?

Robbie2010

Corrections Department NZ - Do you know someone who has what it takes to be a corrections officer?

Shirrom

My assessment is on Monday. Fingers crossed!

Jay30

Hi, they don't wait long to let you know the outcome, I wrongly assumed the assessments were concluded beginning of this week. The London ones where I went were Thursday Friday last week

Jay30

Good luck. I hope the reality is somewhat perkier than some of these threads would suggest

Robbie2010

For some yes, it will be great. For others ..... not so much.

LoCarb

Yea, prisons a growth industry with investment opportunities for the private sector.

Why not just give everyone a decent job who want's one?

"The devil makes work for idle hands."

Pigdog

The 100 from Oz is so far 27 !!!

We've been here two years now, both ex HMP, crap first 12 months, now ...... couldn't ask for better.

Best of luck to all of you who apply, stick with it, it can get better.

dmh9282

I had my assessment yesterday in Liverpool. Think it went well. They said they would let us know this Monday 17th. Fingers crossed.

Tangotango

Just out of curiosity, how many were at the assessment day for yours? As there's around 100 jobs going, just interested to see what sort of numbers it has been whittled down to for assessment. Cheers!