Summary Correctional Officer in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Description
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.
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Requirements
Post-secondary or apprenticeship
This occupation usually requires a college diploma (community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP), an apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training.
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Wages
$35.00/hour
Median wage in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Prospects
Moderate
The job prospects are fair in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Jobs
1 job
advertised in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Competencies
- Persuading
- Instructing
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Negotiating
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