Maxine Corry
Dayjob Limited
The Big Peg
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham B18 6NF
England
T: 0044 123 456 7890
E: info@dayjob.com
PERSONAL SUMMARY
An efficient Correctional Officer who is passionate about making a difference to someone’s life. Maxine can work with a range of people and perform a variety of tasks. She has the ability to establish respectful working relationships with prisoners and consistently role model pro-social behaviours for them to follow. Aside from her technical competencies she is a confident and assertive individual who is able to deal with stressful situations. Furthermore, she will have no problem passing security and identity checks prior to taking up this post. During her career she has worked for governmental institutions as well as private prisons. A superb communicator who is able to adapt her conversational approach to each prisoner individually. Has the empathy, self-confidence and great communication skills needed to work effectively as part of a team. At this stage of her career, she is looking for an opportunity to broaden her experience and learn from expert colleagues.
CAREER HISTORY
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER – Start Date – Present
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Responsible for following and enforcing all prison Standard Operating Procedures, rules and regulations.
Duties;
- Encouraging prisoners to participate in work and education programmes.
- Using the correct amount of physical control and restraint procedures where appropriate.
- Checking visitors in and out of the prison.
- Transporting inmates by vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation.
- Looking after inmates during meals and recreational time.
- Writing up disciplinary actions (tickets) for prisoners’ rule infractions.
- Scheduling prisoner work assignments, counselling, and educational opportunities.
- Supervising prisoners individually as well as in groups.
- Promoting a wide range of anti-bullying and suicide prevention policies.
- Inspecting facilities to ensure that they meet security and safety standards.
- Monitoring the behaviour of prisoners who are at risk of self-harm.
- Screening visitors and escorting them through the prison facility.
- Assisting other Correctional Officers with the management of their inmates.
- Contributing to the maintenance of institution security.
- Helping prisoners to set constructive goals for themselves and then take practical steps towards them.
- Writing up detailed incident reports and submitting these to superior officers.
JOB TITLE – Start Date – End Date
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JOB TITLE – Start Date – End Date
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KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Professional
- Responding quickly and professionally to emergency situations.
- Proven ability to resolve conflicts and arguments between different parties.
- Aptitude for remaining calm in difficult situations.
- Fluent in both spoken and written English.
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts or longer.
Personal
- A good listener who can quickly understand another person’s point of view.
- Able to easily climb stairs, steps, and ladders.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Keeping records
Patrolling buildings
Filing papers
Conflict management
Inputting data
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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REFERENCES
Available on request.
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