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Job Description

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3012.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,750.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
• Currently, there are 431,600 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Correctional Officers and Jailers”.

Also Known As…

• Correctional Officers and Jailers
• Jailor
• Jailer
• Jail Officer
• Detention Officer
• Detention Deputy
• Deputy Jailer
• Custody Assistant
• Corrections Officer (CO)
• Correctional Sergeant
• Correctional Officer
• Youth Corrections Officer
• Turnkey
• Station Jailer
• Security Officer
• Reformatory Attendant
• Prison Officer
• Prison Guard
• Police Matron
• Police Detention Attendant
• Penal Officer
• Patrol Conductor
• Matron
• Juvenile Detention Officer
• Jailkeeper
• Jailer/Training Officer
• Jail Guard
• Immigration Services Officer
• Immigration Guard
• Guard
• Gate Watchman
• Gate Watch
• Gate Guard
• Gang Pusher
• Deputy
• Custodial Officer
• Cottage Supervisor
• Cottage Master
• Corrections Specialist
• Corrections Sergeant
• Corrections Corporal
• Correctional Lieutenant
• Correctional Guard
• Correctional Captain
• Correction Officer
• Convict Guard
• Community Services Officer
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Cottage Parent”

• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Participate in required job training.

Related Technology & Tools

• Expandable batons
• Firefighting respirators
• Surveillance cameras
• Emergency fire hoses
• Prisoner transport belts
• Leg irons
• Personal computers
• Desktop computers
• Protective gas masks
• Law enforcement flashlights
• Air-supplying respirators
• Law enforcement handguns
• Hearing protection plugs
• Law enforcement shotguns
• Riot protection helmets
• Tactical riot shields
• Tablet computers
• Laptop computers
• Cut resistant gloves
• Lower body armor
• Stab proof vests
• Upper body armor
• Data collectors
• Electroshock weapons
• Mobile radios
• Protective safety glasses
• Law enforcement rifles
• Radio frequency identification RFID devices
• Emergency fire extinguishers
• Metal handcuffs

• Web browser software
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Office
• Jail management software
• 3M Electronic Monitoring
• Guardian RFID
• Corrections housing software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint