Corrections officer
Resume examples

Assisted the chief warden as a corrections officer in a juvenile detention center. 

• Wrote reports, kept records, and tracked progress on juvenile offenders.
• Provided advice and mentorship to juvenile residents serving sentences in the detention center.
• Collaborated with social workers, educators, and social service programs to form treatment plans for inmates.
• Responsible for vehicle maintenance and transportation of juvenile offenders to and from medical facilities and courthouses.
• Supervised and monitored juvenile inmates participating in community service activities.
• Performed regular inspections and maintenance on the safety and security of detention center.
• Mediated in altercations between juvenile offenders.

Supervised and maintained safe and secured prison wards while enforcing and carrying through the necessary standards of conduct for inmates.

• Performed monthly searches and screenings for weapons and illegal substances in prison cells.
• Acted as a mediator in conflicts with violent and irascible inmates.
• Organized programs that allowed inmates to partake in community services with the public with the necessary regulations being enforced and supervision strongly adhered to.
• Maintained and updated records of incident reports.
• Attended disciplinary hearings for severe offenders.
• Monitored high-risk offenders for potentially destructive and violent tendencies.
• Reported to the commissioner of the Department of Corrections.

Worked with criminal justice personnel to maintain a safe, peaceful, and orderly penitentiary environment for both inmates and staff.

• Documented the daily activities and responsibilities assigned to inmates.
• Managed and supervised a team of 60 wardens, correctional officers, probation officers and custodians.
• Adhered to policies for administering disciplinary action on both inmates and prison staff.
• Successfully applied strategies and tactics that modified behavioral issues involving inmates such as funding a library and exercise facility exclusively for inmates within the confines of the penitentiary.
• Teamed up with the Department of Corrections to ensure compliance to regulations and ethical considerations.

Supervised care, custody, discipline, and occupations of inmates, processed adult and juvenile arrests, resolved inmate grievances, transported and escort inmates to various locations and maintain necessary documentation and reports.

• Secured safety of inmate population with a firm grip on federal and state policies and procedures.
• Attended the medical, visitation, personal property, and recreational needs of the inmates
• Managed the daily activities of inmates to ensure a healthy and safe environment.
• Organized regular inspection of detention facilities and cells for contraband items and unsanitary conditions.
• Prepared reports on inmate conduct and fill out daily logs.
• Assisted law enforcement authorities in the investigation and search for escapes.