Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages

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  You will have a good paying job that will support your family.



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  Can work in the indoor or outdoor environment with the inmates.



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  Correctional Officer's work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week



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  Must have good leadership skills and good problem-solving.



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  It will help if a correctional officer has a good scence of humor.



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  Can develop many different skills from beign a correctional officer that can be used in other occupations this can include good communication, supervisory, problem-solving and good writing skills.



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  Can travel throughout career.



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  This field can lead you into a high correction facilities

Disadvantages

• Officer's can get a great deal of stress.


• Rotating shifts with working night, early morning, weekends and even holiday shifts.


• Some offices have in injured or a few have been killed by the dangerous inmates.


• Outdoor conditions can be miserbale, by watching in a guard tower in the cold or wet weather for several hours.

Earings

Salary for a Correctional Officer.

Profession range from approximately $37,000 a year for new recruits with little or no experience, to $70,000 a year for senior officers with many years of experience. The national average salary is likely somewhere between $45,000 and $55,000 a year. Earnings also depend on the level of government, or the province, that the officer works for. Federal correctional officers usually make more than provincial officers, and salaries in some provinces are higher than others. Overtime work may sometimes be necessary, offering the opportunity to earn extra money. In addition to their salaries, full-time officers also receive benefits, such as paid vacation time, sick leave, and pension benefits equal to a percentage of their salaries. Many correctional officers are unionized. Benefits and salary levels for these officers are negotiated on their behalf by union representatives.

Education

Education you need for a correctional officers is;
4 English 4 Math 3 Science 4Social Studies 1Creative Arts 4Computers/ Technology 4French 1Personal & Career Development 4Health & Physical Education

Job Description

Are you interested in keeping the peace and working with peoplpe serving time? Then here is a great career for you, correctional officer. What is a correction officer? A correctional officer is responsible for the supervision, control and custody of criminal offenders who are either serving jail time or waiting for a court trial.

Officers monitor all of the inmates' activities, including working, exercising, eating, and even bathing. You will have to search inmates and their cells for any weapons, drugs, or IV needles. May have to settle disputes between inmates, and enforce discipline. To make sure the institution is secure, some officers are required to inspect locks, window bars, grille doors, and gates for signs of tampering. NO inmate can be allowed to escape. Correctional officers also guard towers, gates, fences, and buildings. In modern jails and prisons, officers also monitor inmates using security cameras installed throughout the building. Officers write reports on the behaviour of the inmates. They often keep a daily record of the inmates' activities and are required to report any inmate who disobeys the rules. Some officers are responsible for escorting inmates to and from cells. They may also take inmates to courtrooms or medical facilities. Inmates frequently do some kind of community work; officers also report on the inmates' efforts at that work. Officers are expected to act as role models for offenders. This is especially important for those who work with teenagers in young offender institutions. Helping prepare prisoners for their return to the outside community is an important part of the correctional officer's job.