Correctional Officer (Casual Relief) - Designated

Correctional Officer (Casual Relief) - Designated

Competition # :44959

Department:Justice

Location:Multiple Locations

Type of Employment:Relief

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:22-Jul-25 ( Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

Designation Status

This opportunity is designated to applicants that identify as an Indigenous Person; or African Nova Scotian. See the Nova Scotia Government’s Employment Equity Policy for more information, including additional details on the designated groups.

About Our Opportunity

As a Correctional Officer, you are responsible for the safe secure custody, control and supervision of sentence and remand persons in custody in an adult correctional facility on a rotating shift basis. In this role, you will have regular and ongoing interaction with persons in custody, 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 person in custody population and are accountable for promoting and adhering to policy and procedures, standard operating procedures, post orders and directives.

Primary Accountabilities

Facility Security
Provides dynamic supervision of persons in custody and safe secure custody, control, and supervision of the persons in custody.
Persons in Custody Supervision
Participate in the case management of persons in custody; approve and arrange professional and personal visits and professional persons in custody phone calls, and escort persons in custody within the facility; respond to persons in custody complaints and requests; assist in the completion of forms (e.g. requests, complaints); supervise persons in custody work activity inside and outside the facility.
Physical Plant Maintenance
Supervise facility cleaning by persons in custody, supervise persons in custody trustees on outside work detail, submit maintenance work orders when required.
Programs
Advise persons in custody of available programs and referring and adhering to the posted program schedule and support persons in custody program work in the living units.
Administration & Communication
Record and communicate information through reports, forms, logbooks, email and JEIN documentation and participate in committees or meetings as requested by the Superintendent or designate.

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 (Criminology, Psychology or other Social Science programs).

• Previous employment as a Correctional Officer, or within Adult/Youth Custody
• Experience in law enforcement (Police, Sheriffs, Border Services, Military Police)
• Experience in the following areas may also be given consideration towards an equivalency: Security, Military (other than Military Police), Firefighting, Social Workers, Residential Counsellors/Caseworkers/Support Workers, Occupational Health & Safety.
• Knowledge or experience in a computerized/automated environment
• Leadership experience (i.e. leading youth programs, groups, or committees, working with vulnerable populations)

Working Conditions

• Required to work shiftwork which can be physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding
• Must be constantly alert when in contact with facility population
• Required to perform person and area searches and use restraint equipment which is physically demanding
• Potential for disruption to personal and family life when there is a disturbance at the facility
• A significant proportion of the persons in custody are identified as being a high-risk population for infection of hepatitis, MRSA, HIV and or AIDS.
• Must frequently deal with non-compliant persons and may be exposed to incidents of assaults, threats and, in extreme circumstances, could be surrounded by hostile individuals.

Additional Information

This is a Casual Relief employment opportunity. The facility is a 24-hour operation and is a tobacco-free environment. Relief employees fill gaps in the schedule and replace full-time employees when operational requirements demand as determined by the Employer – as a relief employee there is no guarantee of hours. Relief correctional officers are required to work shift work (day shift, night shifts, holidays, weekends on short notice).

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in.
• Countless career paths.

Pay Grade: ACC 04 Hourly
Salary Range: $27.22- $33.37 Hourly

Employment Equity Statement: Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented.