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Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.
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Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
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Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.
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Supervise activities, such as searches, shakedowns, riot control, or institutional tours.
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Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.
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Convey correctional officers' or inmates' complaints to superiors.
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Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.
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Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
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Rate behavior of inmates, promoting acceptable attitudes and behaviors to those with low ratings.
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Examine incoming or outgoing mail to ensure conformance with regulations.
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Conduct evaluations of employees' performance.
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Resolve problems between inmates.
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Set up employee work schedules.
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Conduct roll calls of correctional officers.
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Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
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Instruct employees or provide on-the-job training.
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Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.
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Transfer or transport offenders on foot or by driving vehicles, such as trailers, vans, or buses.
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Supervise or provide security for offenders performing tasks, such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, or other industrial or agricultural operations.
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Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
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Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
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Review offender information to identify issues that require special attention.
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Develop work or security procedures.