Trent Hopkins
Coombabah,QLD
Summary
Safety-oriented Correctional Officer with more than 19 years in maximum and medium security facilities. Extensively trained in defensive tactics and suicide prevention. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
NSW Corrective Services
03.2005 - Current
- Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts
- Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws
- Respond to emergencies, such as escapes
- Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations
- Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates
- Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, rearms, or other weapons of force as necessary
- Supervise or perform searches of inmates or their quarters to locate contraband items
- Monitor behaviour of subordinates to ensure alert, courteous, and professional behaviour toward inmates, parolees, fellow employees, visitors, and the public
- Managed high-risk situations with professionalism and composure, ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Assisted in the training of new correctional officers, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Complete administrative paperwork or supervise the preparation or maintenance of records, forms, or reports
- Instruct employees or provide on-the-job training
- Conduct roll calls of correctional officers
- Supervise activities such as searches, shakedowns, riot control, or institutional tours
- Carry injured offenders or employees to safety and provide emergency first aid when necessary
- Supervise or provide security for offenders performing tasks, such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, or other industrial or agricultural operations
- Develop work or security procedures
- Set up employee work schedules
- Resolve problems between inmates
- Read and review offender information to identify issues that require special attention
- Rate behaviour of inmates, promoting acceptable attitudes and behaviours to those with low ratings
- Transfer or transport offenders on foot or by driving vehicles, such as trailers, vans, or buses
- Examine incoming or outgoing mail to ensure conformance with regulations
- Convey correctional officers or inmates' complaints to superiors
- Highly trained in escorting Extreme High Security Inmates to Courts, Gaols and Hospital Escorts on high media prole cases
- Transport inmates around the state conform to required time frames with external government bodies
- Weapons trained and currently certified in Glock Police Issue Pistol, 38 Smith and Wesson and Shot Gun
Education
High School Diploma -
NEWINGTON COLLEGE
Sydney, NSW11.1988
Skills
- Committee member of The Gold Coast Sport Fishing Club- Running one of the largest fishing competitions in the country
- Active crew member for Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport QLD
- 15 years as a Carpenter
- First Aid Training
- Emergency Response
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Conflict resolution skills
Certification
- Carpenter (15 years ago)
- Provide First Aid
- Deploy Chemical Munitions
- Certificate 3 in Correctional Practice
References
References available upon request
Timeline
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
NSW Corrective Services
03.2005 - Current
High School Diploma -
NEWINGTON COLLEGE
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