The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) is inviting applications for Independent Correctional Centre Visitor (ICCV) positions across several provinces in South Africa. These opportunities are offered on a 36-month contract and may suit applicants who have Grade 12, good communication skills and an interest in promoting accountability and oversight within correctional facilities.
Successful candidates will help monitor correctional centres, receive and record complaints, conduct interviews and consultations, follow up on outstanding cases and prepare reports. The role supports the work of JICS in overseeing the treatment and conditions of inmates in correctional facilities.
The advertised remuneration is R89,046 per annum, at Salary Level 5 (3/8th), plus 37% in lieu of benefits.
Applications close on 30 October 2026. Online applications must be submitted by 20:00, while hand-delivered applications must arrive by 16:00.
JICS Independent Correctional Centre Visitor Vacancies 2026: Key Details
Organisation: Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS)
Position: Independent Correctional Centre Visitor (ICCV)
Directorate: Regional Coordination and Oversight
Contract Duration: 36 months
Salary: R89,046 per annum, plus 37% in lieu of benefits
Minimum Qualification: Grade 12 or Senior Certificate
Closing Date: 30 October 2026
Application Method: Online or hand delivery, as specified for each region
Available Positions and Reference Numbers
The advertised vacancies are available at the following correctional centres:
KwaZulu-Natal Management Region
- Ebongweni C-Max Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 55/2026
Eastern Cape Management Region
- East London Medium B Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 56/2026
- Idutywa Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 57/2026
Central Management Region
- Hopetown Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 58/2026
Gauteng Management Region
- Boksburg Juvenile Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 59/2026
- Leeuwkop Maximum Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 60/2026
Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West Management Region
- Standerton Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 61/2026
Western Cape Management Region
- Goodwood Correctional Centre
- Reference: JI 62/2026
Preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants who live in communities near the correctional centre where the position is available.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Grade 12 or Senior Certificate.
- Computer literacy and accuracy when handling information.
- A recommendation for nomination as an Independent Correctional Centre Visitor from a community organisation, dated within the past six months.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A public-spirited attitude and sound knowledge of Batho Pele principles.
- Assertiveness and the ability to work under pressure.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
A valid driver’s licence will be an added advantage.
Applicants should ensure that their community organisation recommendation meets the six-month requirement before submitting their applications.
Duties and Responsibilities
Independent Correctional Centre Visitors perform an important oversight function by engaging with inmates and correctional services officials and helping ensure that complaints are properly handled.
The main duties include:
- Conducting visits to correctional centres and reporting urgent matters.
- Interviewing and consulting with inmates and Department of Correctional Services officials.
- Receiving, recording and capturing complaints and requests in a database.
- Opening and maintaining case files.
- Following up on unresolved complaints.
- Preparing and submitting monthly reports.
- Compiling statistical information on complaints received.
- Responding to enquiries.
- Carrying out reasonable instructions from the supervisor or Regional Manager.
These responsibilities require professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, sound judgement and the ability to communicate with different people.
Documents and Application Requirements
JICS requires applicants to submit the new Z83 application form and an updated, comprehensive CV. The Z83 must be fully completed, initialled and signed.
For online applications, the Z83 and CV must be combined into one PDF document or attachment and saved using the applicant’s surname and initials. JPEG photographs or screenshots of documents will not be accepted.
Applicants must quote the correct reference number for the position they are applying for. A separate Z83 application must accompany each post applied for.
Certified qualifications and other supporting documents will be requested from shortlisted candidates. Applicants with foreign qualifications must provide a SAQA evaluation report when shortlisted, where applicable.
Incomplete, late or incorrectly submitted applications may be disqualified.
Closing Date and Important Information
Closing Date: 30 October 2026
- Hand-delivered applications must arrive by 16:00.
- Online applications must be submitted by 20:00.
Women and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to candidates who meet JICS’s Employment Equity targets.
Shortlisted candidates must complete a practical assessment and an integrity assessment. They will also undergo suitability checks, including criminal record, citizenship, credit, qualification and employment verification.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not received feedback within three months after the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.
How to Apply
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You can hand delivery to the following addresses:
KZN hand delivery: Aqua Sky Building, 275 Anton Lembede Street, 8th Floor, Durban, 4001.
Eastern Cape hand delivery: East London Magistrates Court, 3rd Floor, Room 407, Buffalo Street, East London, 5200.
Free State hand delivery: Fedsure House, 3rd Floor, 62 St Andrews Street, Bloemfontein, 9300.
Western Cape hand delivery: Standard Bank Building No. 1, Thibault Square, 9th Floor, corner of Long Street and Hans Strijdom Avenue, Cape Town, 8001.
For Gauteng and Standerton applications, the stated hand-delivery address is Block C3, Eco Origins Office Park, Witch-hazel Street, Centurion, 0046.