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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 Parent
• 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 Supervisor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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