National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0

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National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0
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43201 - Correctional service officers

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.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • correctional facility guard
    • correctional officers supervisor
    • correctional service officer
    • primary worker/kimisinaw - correctional service
    • prison guard

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • detention attendant

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Detention home worker (See 42201 Social and community service workers)
    • Managers in social, community and correctional services (See 40030 Managers in social, community and correctional services)
    • Probation and parole officers (See 41311 Probation and parole officers)
    • Social workers (See 41300 Social workers)

  • Main duties

    This group performs some or all of the following duties:

    • 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.

  • Employment requirements

    • Completion of secondary school is required.
    • Post-secondary education in correctional services, police studies or criminology is required in New Brunswick, Quebec, Alberta and Prince Edward Island.
    • Correctional officer recruits must successfully complete the Correctional Service of Canada training course to be employed by federal institutions.
    • Correctional officer recruits are usually required to complete a basic training course to be employed by provincial/territorial institutions.
    • Physical agility, strength and fitness requirements must be met.
    • Correctional service supervisors require experience as a correctional service officer.
    • First aid certification and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training are usually required.

  • Additional information

    • Primary workers are the primary daily contact for women offenders.
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