Community Corrections Officer
What the work is
Supervises offenders who have been placed on probation by court order or released conditionally from corrective service institutions.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Provides written and verbal recommendations to courts and state parole authorities about offenders
- Develops and implements individualised case plans for offenders to assist them with their rehabilitation and reintegration into the community
- Monitors, supervises and visits offenders at their home and workplace to ensure compliance with the requirements of their court order or conditional release
- Conducts regular meetings with offenders to discuss their progress and address any issues or concerns
- Coordinates with law enforcement when offenders violate the terms of a court order or conditional release
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a community welfare centre with a drop-in counter and small interview rooms. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A person who arrived in tears leaves with a plan and a phone number to call
- A family you helped find a home sends a photo of their kids in their own bedrooms
- A stack of letters that overwhelmed someone becomes a list they can manage
Hard days
- Having nothing available to offer someone who clearly needs it today
- A day of back-to-back crises and no time to eat or think
- Hearing a client's story and still having to go to the next appointment
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 411631, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.