Each applicant must produce documentary proof of his/her academic qualifications minimum requirements:

Educational Requirement :

• 4 CXC/CSEC – Grades 1-3 (grade 3 acceptable after 1998)
• GCE O’Level – Grades of A – C
• SSC – Grades 4 and 5 (Only)
• City and Guilds (Level 3 Only)

NB: Subjects MUST include English Language 

Any other qualifications that are equivalent to the aforementioned and so approved by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) or University Council of Jamaica (UCJ)  and English Language (mandatory).

NB: JSC and lower educational qualifications are not accepted. Note also that certification received overseas must be accredited in Jamaica. Applicants are required to obtain the requisite accreditation from the office of the UCJ.

Applicants who present tertiary level certification (eg. first and or second degrees) are required to sit the entry level exam.

An applicant who does not possess the above qualifications will not be considered by the Department.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to work on a shift system.
• Must be able to work on weekends and public holidays.
• Must be able to assume duties at any of our eleven (11) Correctional Institutions islandwide and the job is transferable.