Correctional officer resume
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Bronson McQueen
25 Pleasance St
Darwin NT 0800
T: (09) 4873 5642
M: 0477 082 311
E: [email protected]
Career Summary/Overview
I am a professional and qualified correctional officer with four years experience in a corrections facility. A fair but firm keeper of the peace, I work well in maximum-security prison environments. It is my hope to secure employment in a corrections facility where I can continue to maintain order and help inmates rehabilitate.
Education
Graduated: 2012
Graduated: 2008
Graduated: 2005
Work Experience
Correctional Officer, Cullen Bay Correctional Centre
Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily operations and schedules of the facility
- Monitor the integrity of perimeter, locks, ventilation, etc
- Monitor centre CCTV
- Investigate perimeter disturbances
- Contact police or emergency services when necessary
- Write nightly reports on activities
- Oversee various rehabilitation programs and work activities
- Escort prisoners to, from and within the facility
- Defuse volatile situations
- Restrain, contain and control inmates where necessary
Achievements:
- Defused over 50 volatile situations through use of both force and communication
- Gained respect of inmates and co-workers alike
- Awarded 2010 Labor Omnia Vincit award for dual management of prisoner electronics work training program
Protective Services Officer, Perthrail
Responsibilities:
- Monitored rail network and addressed incidents of anti-social behaviour, alcohol and drug related offences, weapon offences and vandalism
- Contacted police or emergency services where necessary
- Maintained safety of passengers, pedestrians and drivers
Achievements:
- Received Outstanding Service Award from the Transport Minister under Operation Railroad
- Logged over 200 criminal incident reports over my two years – the highest in Perthrail history
- Honed my communication and diplomacy skills
Other qualifications
- Current first aid certificate
- National Police Certificate
- Driver’s licence, class C
Personal Interests
My interests include gym training, AFL, squash, 4WDriving.
Referees
Doug Focault Corrections NT T: (08) 9990 0009 E: [email protected] | Ty Khetman Operations Manager, Perthrail T: (08) 6366 4429 E: [email protected] |