How do they match: Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • Cottage Supervisor

  • Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
  • 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.
  • Sponsor inmate recreational activities, such as newspapers and self-help groups.
  • Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.

  • Supervise inmate activities.
  • Discuss performance, complaints, or violations with supervisors.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.