The department advertised for various vacancies in the state's major newspapers on Saturday.

The positions are for correctional facilities in the North and South, but the exact number of job vacancies was not listed.

The ad called for "highly motivated people who are looking for a challenging career in the correctional field with a dynamic, diverse and progressive organisation."

"They join us because the work is rewarding," the ad continued.

On Sunday, a government spokesman said: "These positions have been advertised to boost the existing number of correctional staff, as well as respond to the natural attrition rate at the prison as existing staff retire or take up different positions."

Applicants are required to have good numeracy and literacy skills.

Experience in correctional work is not required.

Once successful, new correctional officers will undergo 13 weeks of training with the Tasmania Prison Service where they will be further assessed for their suitability.

Those who make the cut are expected to work 76 hours per fortnight on a rotation roster and will receive a salary between $67,116 and $73,274 per annum.

In October, three correctional officers were attacked by inmates in two separate incidents in less than a week.

In August, two officers were taken hostage by two inmates who were armed with makeshift weapons. Both officers were placed on indefinite sick leave.

In September, a prisoner walked out of the facility's minimum security unit.

The prison is also at the centre of a coronial inquest into three deaths in custody last year.

Five-year figures released by the Health Department last year show that there have been 81 attacks on staff members at the prison's psychiatric facility.