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- NOC 2006 Version 1.0
6462 – Correctional Service Officers
Correctional service officers guard prisoners and detainees and maintain order in correctional institutions and other places of detention. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments.
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 prisoners to prevent disturbances and escapes
- Supervise prisoners during work assignments, meals and recreation periods
- Patrol assigned area and report any problems to supervisor
- Observe behaviour of prisoners and prepare reports
- Escort prisoners 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.
- Correctional officer recruits must successfully complete the Corrections 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.
- Correctional service supervisors require experience as a correctional service officer.
Additional information
Exclusions
- Managers in Social, Community and Correctional Services (0314)
- Detention home workers (in 4212 Community and Social Service Workers)
- Social Workers (4152)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 6 – Sales and Service Occupations
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 64 – Intermediate Sales and Service Occupations
- Minor group
- 646 – Other Occupations in Protective Service
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0