National Occupation Code (NOC): 43201

Correctional service officers guard offenders and detainees and maintain order in correctional institutions and other places of detention. Primary workers develop women offender's correctional plan and work with other service officers in the correctional team. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments. Correctional service officers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

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Job Duties for Correctional service officers

• Observe conduct and behaviour of offenders and detainees to prevent disturbances and escapes
• Supervise offenders during work assignments, meals and recreation periods
• Patrol assigned area and report any problems to supervisor
• Conduct security checks and scanning of visitors, inmates and their cells, working areas and recreational activity areas
• Observe behaviour of offenders and prepare reports
• Escort detainees in transit and during temporary leaves
• Prepare admission, program, release, transfer and other reports
• May supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• May develop offenders’ correctional plan and facilitate their participation in reintegration programs in collaboration with psychologists, behavioral counsellors, parole officers and others.

Alternate Job Titles

• Convict Guard
• Correctional Facility Guard
• Correctional Institution Guard
• Correctional Institution Head Matron
• Correctional Officer
• Correctional Officers Supervisor
• Correctional Service Officer
• Correctional Services Unit Supervisor
• Corrections Officer
• Detention Attendant
• Detention Guard
• Escort - Correctional Services
• Head Correctional Officer
• Head Matron - Correctional Service
• Institution Guard - Correctional Service
• Jail Guard
• Jailer
• Matron - Correctional Service
• Penal Institution Guard
• Penitentiary Guard
• Primary Worker - Correctional Service
• Primary Worker/kimisinaw - Correctional Service
• Prison Guard
• Prison Officer
• Reformatory Guard