Correctional Officer - Halifax, Canada - Province of Nova Scotia

Province of Nova Scotia

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Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Department:
Justice

Location:
Multiple Locations

Type of Employment:
Relief

Union Status:
Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:30-Sep-23 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us:

The Correctional Services division of the Department of Justice is responsible for the administration and operation of community and custody-based programs and services for adults and young persons.

Within the Correctional Services core business area there are two programs:
community corrections & correctional facilities.

Each of these program areas is broken down into closely related activities that have a specific impact on the program's target group.

Community Corrections has 22 offices across the province from Yarmouth to Sydney and is responsible for the supervision of both adult and young persons serving community-based sentences.

The sentences include probation, conditional sentence, custody and supervision, conditional supervision and Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision.

Probation officers also supervise those released from custody on conditional releases and prepare pre-sentence investigations to assist the Courts in the sentencing process.

Evidence based Program facilitation and supports to specialized courts in areas of domestic violence, mental health and wellness are also part of the role of a Probation Officer as well as Restorative Justice casework and collaboration with community justice agencies.

Four (4) adult correctional facilities and one (1) youth centre provide the safety and security of persons in custody while providing programs that address dynamic criminogenic factors to assist with their successful reintegration back into the community.

Nova Scotia Correctional Services utilizes an evidence-based approach in both Community Corrections and custodial facilities. Core Correctional Practices (CCP) is the foundational practice that drives reintegration and rehabilitation practices deployed within Correctional Services. Utilizing CCP, Correctional Services staff can effectively interact, manage behavior, and help facilitate change, within target populations.

About Our Opportunity:

As a Correctional Officer, you are responsible for the safe secure custody, control and supervision of sentence and remand offenders in an adult correctional facility on a rotating shift basis.

Our Correctional Officer undertakes duties associated with your shift assignment in various areas of the facility. These areas include Offender Living Units, Admission and Discharge, Reception/Visitation, Recreation, Laundry, and Canteen Services. In this role, you will have regular and ongoing interaction with offenders, while encouraging pro-social behaviour.

You are also responsible for administrative functions related to the case management database (JEIN) and the Offender Behavioural Management System.

Correctional Officers work with a diverse offender population and are accountable for promoting and adhering to policy and procedures, standard operating procedures, post orders and directives.

As part of this role, you will be involved with conducting offender counts and searches, writing reports, ensuring offender security and safety, and compiling tasks related to physical plant cleanliness and maintenance requirements.

Primary Accountabilities:

Responsibilities include:

Facility Security
Provides dynamic supervision of offenders and safe secure custody, control, and supervision of the offenders
Offender Supervision
Includes, but not limited to participate in the case management of offenders; approve and arrange professional and personal visits and professional phone calls, and escort offenders within the facility; respond to offender complaints and requests; assist offenders in the completion of forms (e.g. requests, complaints); supervise offender work activity inside and outside the facility
Physical Plant Maintenance
Supervise facility cleaning by offenders, supervise offender trustees on outside work detail, submit maintenance work orders when required
Programs
Advise offenders of available programs and referring and adhering to the posted program schedule and support offender program work in the living units
Administration & Communication
Communicate in a timely, transparent, and effective manner and participate in workplace wellness initiatives by promoting teamwork, leadership, diversity, and a healthy workplace

Qualifications and Experience:

You possess a High School diploma and 2 years of related experience. An equivalent combination of training and experience will be considered.

Typical equivalencies include:
a certificate/diploma from an accredited Correctional Officer program or a University degree in a related field of study.

Your experience and knowledge in the following areas are considered assets in this role: