Correctional Officer Center

Productive and dedicated correctional officer candidate seeking a position as a Correctional Sergeant within the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Skills:

Public Safety and Security

Critical Thinking

Law and Government

Time Management

Professional

Fire Safety Officer

Drug Screening

Transporting Inmates on Writs

Medical Furlough

Correctional Officer

Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center Present

Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.

Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.

Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.

Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.

Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports.

Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary.

Supervise activities such as searches, shakedowns, riot control, or institutional tours.

Resolve problems between inmates.

Correctional Officer

Centralia Correctional Center Mar 1999 to Jun 2011

Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.

Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.

Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.

Use non disciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.

Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.

Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.

Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.

Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.

Resolve problems between inmates.

Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items.

Monitor behavior of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behavior toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public.

Correctional Officer Trainee

Centralia Correctional Center Sep 1998 to Mar 1999

Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.

Inspect conditions of locks, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.

Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.

Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.

Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.

East St Louis Senior High School

High School Diploma Aug 1984

East St Louis Learning Center (formerly Metropolitan Community College)

Completed Courses: Oral Communications-English 101-Algebra-History Aug 1997

(15 credit hours)

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