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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 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 Parent
- Cottage Master
- Corrections Specialist
- Corrections Sergeant
- Corrections Corporal
- Correctional Sergeant
- Correctional Lieutenant
- Correctional Guard
- Correctional Captain
- Correction Officer
- Convict Guard
- Community Services Officer
- Civilian Jail Officer
- Certified Detention Deputy
- Booking Officer
Tasks for “Correctional Sergeant”
- Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
- Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
- Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
- Participate in required job training.
- Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
- Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
- Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
- Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
- Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
- Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
- 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.
- Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
- Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
- 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.
- Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
- Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
- Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
- Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
- Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
- Search for and recapture escapees.
- Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
- Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
- Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
- Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
- Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
- Settle disputes between inmates.
Related Technology & Tools
- Upper body armor
- Stab proof vests
- Law enforcement handguns
- Electroshock weapons
- Personal computers
- Expandable batons
- Emergency fire hoses
- Laptop computers
- Emergency fire extinguishers
- Tablet computers
- Mobile radios
- Firefighting respirators
- Hearing protection plugs
- Desktop computers
- Leg irons
- Law enforcement flashlights
- Protective safety glasses
- Data collectors
- Protective gas masks
- Cut resistant gloves
- Lower body armor
- Riot protection helmets
- Air-supplying respirators
- Tactical riot shields
- Law enforcement rifles
- Metal handcuffs
- Surveillance cameras
- Prisoner transport belts
- Law enforcement shotguns
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Microsoft Access
- Jail management software
- Guardian RFID
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- Corrections housing software
- 3M Electronic Monitoring
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software