Corrections Officer I

Description:

Under the direction of a Manager, Correctional Services, and as part of a team, this position is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operational and program activities of the Whitehorse Correctional Centre while ensuring the safe and humane custody of individuals. Correctional Officers work various shifts and are responsible for maintaining security, safety and good order of the institution while modeling safe, ethical, legal and fair behaviours that are couched in the values of dignity and respect, and guided by the principle of least restrictive measures. A critical component of the position includes engaging inmates in pro-social behaviours to support rehabilitation and reintegration. This position is classified as a Peace Officer under the Criminal Code of Canada.

Selection Overview:

Yukon’s Corrections Branch is seeking to fill multiple permanent Correctional Officer I positions through this competition.

The successful candidate (upon joining) will be provided with a minimum of two weeks of mandatory shadowing, which may include day, evening, weekend, and statutory holiday shifts.

Prior to applying, it is important for candidates to know that if you are a successful applicant for this posting, you will be required to provide:

• Valid security clearance with vulnerable sector
• Valid medical clearance
• Valid Class 5 driver’s licence

In addition, you must pass a physical assessment test:

• Corrections Officer Physical Abilities Test (COPAT)

If you have completed the COPAT (or other accepted test such as POPAT, Fit-CO or PARE) in another jurisdiction within the last six months, your results may be considered. If you have no record of successful completion of COPAT or equivalent within the last six months, you will be required to successfully pass the COPAT exam within the first six months of employment in order to be considered as successfully passing your probationary period.