Working as a correctional officer

A Correctional Officer (CO) works within a professional team who are responsible for the safe, secure and humane management of prisoners.  A CO interacts with prisoners to guide and assist them towards rehabilitation and a smooth return back into society upon release.

The role of a CO is a challenging but highly rewarding one.  Each prisoner offers different challenges and you can find yourself acting as a teacher, counsellor, role model and social worker.  So if it is variety of challenges you are looking for - look no further.  If you think you have the empathy and maturity to deal with often difficult situations, we are looking for you.

A CO can expect to undertake the following roles:

• Supervising prisoners
• Monitoring property and equipment
• Advising prisoners of their rights and responsibilities
• Providing case management to prisoners
• Assisting and encouraging prisoners with their rehabilitation and reintegration plans
• Providing reports on prisoners progress, safety, welfare and behaviour
• Undertaking escorts of prisoners outside of the prison
• Providing formal reports
• Emergency response

Download the TPS CO Information Pack  [140kb | 21 pages]

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