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Jessica Claire
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Professional Summary

Focused Correctional Officer offering 8-year history of monitoring high-volume correctional facilities to maintain safety and order. Extensive experience in inmate restraints and searches. Proven success enforcing facility policies and reducing inmate altercations. Vigilant skillful communicating with inmates to diffuse tense situations and resolving conflicts. Expertise in managing and monitoring offender daily activities, overseeing safe transport of offenders and operating communication systems. Correctional Officer offering 8-year history in corrections with superior record of defusing high-pressure situations with sound judgment and effective conflict resolution. Monitors and manages inmate behavior with focus maintaining order and proactively addressing potential conflicts. Steadfast Correctional officer offering 8 years of comprehensive experience in providing care, custody and control of up to 300 inmates in maximum and medium facility. Hardworking, confident and prepared to resolve conflicts tactfully. Skilled performing prisoner counts, responding to medical emergencies and screening visitors. Safety-oriented Correctional Officer with more than 8 years in maximum and medium security facilities. Extensively trained in defensive tactics and suicide prevention. Committed Correctional Officer skilled in maintaining order by enforcing rules and regulations in prison and jail settings.

Skills
  • Safety and security enforcement
  • Correctional facility procedures
  • Crisis intervention training
  • Search and seizure procedures
  • Suicide prevention training
  • Conflict resolution skills
  • Safety and Security
  • Inmate Management
  • Emergency Management
  • Restraint Techniques
  • Visitation Guidelines Understanding
  • Emergency Response
  • Dispatch
  • Relationship building and management
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Crime Prevention
  • Surveillance
  • File and records management
  • Self-defense techniques
  • Segregation unit specialist
Work History
10/8/12 to Current Corrections Officer Lake County Il | Buffalo Grove, IL,
  • Supervised inmates during all activities and transfers to monitor compliance and implement corrective actions.
  • Sanctioned regulatory compliance while managing visual inspections, work crew accountability, illegal substance checks and cell assessments.
  • Effectively interacted with staff, offenders, visitors and public to maintain security within facility.
  • Arranged daily schedules for prisoners, including library visits, work assignments, family visits and counseling appointments.
  • Inspected condition of locks, window bars, doors and gates to prevent prisoner escapes.
  • Used [Software] and [Software] to document facility and prisoner information, including prisoner identification, charges and inmate disturbance incidents.
  • Routinely counted inmates and in response to potential security breaches.
  • Authored incident reports for management on violations and discrepancies.
  • Maintained safety and security of staff and public by applying defensive techniques and physical restraints.
  • Automated document flow by ensuring log books and medical files were maintained with accuracy.
  • Enforced regulatory compliance while managing visual inspections, work crew accountability, illegal substance checks, alcohol sensor testing and gate-locking procedures.
  • Strengthened emergency response protocols by conducting emergency scenarios and quarterly drills and assessing results.
  • Received and processed inmates into custody of institution by searching prisoners and taking charge of personal property.
  • Conducted pat downs and strip searches of inmates and visitors to prevent contraband from entering facility.
08/2009 to 10/2012 Resident Care Aide Common Spirit | Plainview, NE,
  • Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces and purchasing supplies.
  • Offered support for client mental and emotional needs to enhance physical outcomes and overall happiness.
  • Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
  • Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting.
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
  • Determined specific needs and provided most appropriate level of services for patient well-being.
  • Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support.
  • Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
  • Kept close eye on behavior and emotional responses of clients, consulting with the LPN to address concerns and protect each person from any harm.
  • Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions.
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
  • Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
  • Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships.
  • Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
07/2006 to 08/2009 Resident Care Aide Common Spirit | Redlands, CA,
  • Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
  • Assisted patients with handling daily chores and errands by transporting to appointments, cleaning personal spaces and purchasing supplies.
  • Offered support for client mental and emotional needs to enhance physical outcomes and overall happiness.
  • Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
  • Performed household tasks such as laundry, dusting, washing dishes and vacuuming.
  • Helped clients with hygiene-related tasks such as brushing teeth, bathing, grooming and toileting.
  • Wiped down equipment with proper cleaning products after each patient transport to reduce instances of infection.
  • Helped patients safely transition between sleeping surfaces and mobility assistance such as wheelchairs by providing consistent support.
  • Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome and adapt to mobility restrictions.
  • Encouraged patients to participate in safe physical activity to help boost mood and improve overall wellness.
  • Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
  • Interacted kindly with patients and families and displayed positive, outgoing attitude, resulting in establishment of long-term, professional relationships.
  • Documented residents' behavior in terms of mental status, sleeping and eating patterns in medical record books.
  • Remained alert to problems or health issues of clients and competently responded.
  • Monitored and maintained cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
  • Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
Education
Expected in 05/2009 Associate of Science | Liberal Arts And Sciences Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY GPA:
Expected in 06/2006 High School Diploma | Depew High School, Depew, NY, GPA:

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School Attended

  • Erie Community College
  • Depew High School

Job Titles Held:

  • Corrections Officer
  • Resident Care Aide
  • Resident Care Aide

Degrees

  • Associate of Science
  • High School Diploma

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