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Juvenile correctional officer

Other names

youth correctional officer, young offenders officer, detention centre youth worker, youth detention counselor, correctional youth security officer, youth detention worker, detention officer, juvenile corrections officer, juvenile detention officer, young offenders detention officer

Prisons

Juvenile correctional officers monitor and provide security to juvenile offenders.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.

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    Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.

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    Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
inspecteur des services de protection judiciaire de la jeunesse/inspectrice des services de protection judiciaire de la jeunesse
español
vigilante de centro de menores
العربية
ضابط تصحيحي للأحداث
português
Guarda prisional em centros de detenção juvenil
Deutsch
Justizbeamter Jugendstrafvollzug/Justizbeamtin Jugendstrafvollzug
italiano
guardia carceraria in istituti minorili di rieducazione

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