Department of Correctional Services: Security Officers (X381 Posts) 2026 Intake
South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services has opened 381 Security Officer posts in the Free State and Northern Cape Region, based at Mangaung Maximum Correctional Centre. This is one of the largest Correctional Services recruitment drives currently open, and it creates a major opportunity for candidates who already completed the Correctional Science Learnership / Basic Training. If you are aiming to build a stable government security career, this opportunity is not just a job — it is a long-term correctional services career pathway with structured salary progression from CB1-1 → CB1-2…