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4422 – Correctional service officers

Correctional service officers guard offenders and detainees and maintain order in correctional institutions and other places of detention. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments. Correctional service officers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Convict guard
  • Correctional facility guard
  • Correctional institution guard
  • Correctional institution head matron
  • Correctional officer
  • Correctional officers supervisor
  • Correctional service officer
  • Correctional services unit supervisor
  • Corrections officer
  • Detention guard
  • Guard, correctional facility
  • Guard, correctional institution
  • Head correctional officer
  • Head matron - correctional service
  • Institution guard - correctional service
  • Jail guard
  • Jailer
  • Matron - correctional service
  • Penal institution guard
  • Penitentiary guard
  • Prison guard
  • Prison officer
  • Reformatory guard
  • Supervisor, correctional officers
  • Correctional facility guard
  • Correctional service officer
  • Prison guard
  • Supervisor, correctional officers

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Correctional service officers perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Observe conduct and behaviour of offenders and detainees to prevent disturbances and escapes
    • Supervise offenders during work assignments, meals and recreation periods
    • Patrol assigned area and report any problems to supervisor
    • Observe behaviour of offenders and prepare reports
    • Escort detainees in transit and during temporary leaves
    • Prepare admission, program, release, transfer and other reports
    • May supervise and co-ordinate work of other correctional service officers.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • Post-secondary education in correctional services, police studies or criminology may be required.
  • Correctional officer recruits must successfully complete the Correctional Service of Canada training course to be employed by federal institutions.
  • Correctional officer recruits are usually required to complete a basic training course to be employed by provincial/territorial institutions.
  • Physical agility, strength and fitness requirements must be met.
  • Correctional service supervisors require experience as a correctional service officer.
  • First aid certification and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training are usually required.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
    Skill level
    C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
    Major group
    44 – Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations
    Minor group
    442 – Legal and public protection support occupations
    Version
    NOC 2011 Version 1.0