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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
• 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
• Custody Assistant
• Custodial Officer
• Cottage Supervisor
• 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 “Custody Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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