The Irish Prison Service is set to recruit over 300 people in the next three years

It will be the first recruitment campaign for the Irish Prison Service since 2008.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, announced the opening of a recruitment campaign for new Recruit Prison Officers for the Irish Prison Service on Friday morning. The Prison Service is expected to appoint up to 120 Prison Officers per year for the next three years, with the first recruits entering the Irish Prison Service College in early 2017. Recruit Prison Officer is the entry level to the Service and following the completion of 3 years’ service and the Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (HCCC) the new Recruit Prison Officer will be appointed as an Established Prison Officer. The Tánaiste encouraged all those interested in joining the Irish Prison Service as a Recruit Prison Officer to access the website of the Public Appointments Service and submit their application at www.publicjobs.ie. In particular she urged members of minority and new communities to consider applying so that the workforce of the Irish Prison Service reflected the diversity of our society which is replicated in our prison communities. Welcoming the new campaign, Fitzgerald said: “Today is an important day for the Irish Prison Service. It marks the formal announcement on www.publicjobs.ie of the commencement of the 2016 recruitment campaign for Recruit Prison Officers. “This campaign will see the welcome addition of new Prison Officers to our prisons. The new staff will ensure that the Irish Prison Service is renewed and has the capacity to continue to provide safe, secure custody and rehabilitation in all prisons throughout the country.”