Key Competencies * Integrity * Stress Tolerance * Self Control * Attention to Detail * Dependability * Adaptability/Flexibility * Leadership * Initiative * Persistence * Cooperation
Representative Tasks * 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. * Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present. * Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
Industry
Government, Finance & Insurance, Professional Scientific & Technical Services,Job Family Protective Service
Sample Job Titles Booking Officer, Certified Detention Deputy, Civilian Jail Officer, Community Corrections Officer, Community Services Officer, Convict Guard, Correction Officer, Correctional Captain, Correctional Guard, Correctional Lieutenant, Correctional Monitor, Correctional Officer, Correctional Sergeant, Corrections Corporal, Corrections Lieutenant, Corrections Officer (CO), Corrections Sergeant, Corrections Specialist, Cottage Master, Cottage Parent, Cottage Supervisor, Custodial Officer, Custody Assistant, Deputy, Deputy Jailer, Detention Deputy, Detention Officer, Gang Pusher, Gate Guard, Gate Watch, Gate Watchman, Guard, Immigration Guard, Immigration Services Officer, Jail Guard, Jail Officer, Jailer, Jailer/Training Officer, Jailkeeper, Jailor, Juvenile Detention Officer, Matron, Patrol Conductor, Penal Officer, Police Detention Attendant, Police Matron, Prison Guard, Prison Officer, Protective Services Officer, Reformatory Attendant, Security Officer, Station Jailer, Turnkey, Youth Corrections Officer.