Are you ready to make a meaningful impact across Western Australia’s custodial facilities?

The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services is an independent statutory authority that promotes accountability and the rights of people in custody through inspections, reviews, and oversight of the Independent Visitors Service.

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Inspections and Review Officer, where you'll lead critical inspections, reviews, and monitoring initiatives that shape the future of custodial services. In this role, you’ll contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects, offering technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members. Your research and analysis will drive evidence-based recommendations that influence high-level decision-making and improve operational outcomes.

We’re looking for someone who thrives on collaboration and stakeholder engagement. You’ll build strong relationships through clear communication, strategic negotiation, and proactive issue management to ensure project goals are met. As a trusted advisor, you’ll provide insights on emerging challenges and help steer project development in alignment with policy objectives, timelines, and priorities. If you're passionate about justice, reform, and making a difference—this is your opportunity to lead from the front.

Justice sector experience is desirable, but not essential.

We value applicants with experience in prisons, youth detention, or other justice settings, as this background can provide a strong foundation for the role. However, we also recognise that valuable skills and insights come from a wide range of professional and personal experiences.

Whether you've worked in social work, health or mental health, education and training, investigations, criminology, custodial services, or other community-focused roles, your experience can help you succeed in this position. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds who bring curiosity, sound judgement, and a commitment to improving outcomes for people in custody.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces the diversity of our team. We strongly encourage applications from people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally diverse communities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. If you have a disability, we’ll provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support your success.

Eligibility

Unless otherwise stated in the Job Description Form, all positions within the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services require the occupant to be able to use a personal computer and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

The Office engages people in positions of trust and responsibility. Therefore, all staff must display the highest levels of integrity, ethical behaviour, and must be able to work within the values of this Office. All staff are required to verify their identity through a 100-point identification check, obtain a criminal record screen, and a working with children check prior to appointment.

The Senior Inspections and Review Officer is required to visit custodial facilities – including adult prisons and youth detention centres – and may be subject to security procedures on entry that may include searching. The role also includes visits to remote and regional locations that may require overnight stay/s.

Applicants should hold a current Class C Western Australian motor driver’s licence.

Applying is easy

If this position is your next career move, send us:

• a 2-page CV tailored to the role
• a 2-page letter supporting work related requirements 1, 2 and 3 only in the position description
• contact details for 2 work referees, one being your current manager.

The closing date for this position is Friday, 28 August 2026 at 4 pm.

Select the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the top or bottom of this advertisement. Sorry – no emailed or late applications. Any problems submitting your application – get onto the helpdesk on 1300 733 056.

We anticipate conducting interviews in early September.

Excitingly, for those we think are suitable (but are not recommended) for this position we can consider you for other similar positions that may become available.

Find out more

There’s more information about this position and how we go about matching the right person to the role in the position description. There is also information about working at the agency.

Before applying, we encourage you to talk with your future manager, Ryan Quinn, Director Operations, about the position at ryan.quinn@oics.wa.gov.au or on 6551 4208. You can discuss any adjustments needed to help you fully participate in recruitment.