Job Description
Job Group/Grade/Scale: PG7, :(48,780.00-73,310.000)
Ministry: Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government
Department: State Department of Correctional and Rehabilitation Services
Qualifications and Requirements:
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Chief Inspector of Prisons, Job Group L , ( PG 6)
(ii) a Certificate of Initial Training for Prisons Officers form the Prisons Staff Training College lasting not less than nine (9) months; OR a Certificate of Initial Training for Cadet Officers from the Prisons Staff Training College lasting not less than thirteen (13) months; OR a Post Graduate Diploma in Security and Correctional Science from a recognized institution;
(iii) a Certificate in Development Course for Inspectors lasting not less than two (2) months from Prisons Staff Training College;
(iv) a Senior Officers Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
(v) shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
(vi) maintained outstanding discipline record
Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) managing an open prison, Borstal Institutions and Youth Corrective Training Centre; chairing Reception and Discharge Board in open and medium institutions;
(ii) deploying officers depending on their suitability;
(iii) validating and endorsing data entries;
(iv) controlling prisons security and special category wings in maximum security institutions and keeping valuables and cash of prisons;
(v) ensuring inmates are produced in court on time; monitoring security of prisoners on transit and releasing inmates and coordination rehabilitation programs;
(vi) managing prisons farms and industries activities;
(vii) being second parade commanders, conducting class instructions to trainees and leading recruitment teams; supervising staff from the rank of Chief Inspector and below;
(viii) adjudicating disciplinary cases for both staff and inmates;
(ix) ensuring proper maintenance of hygiene and sanitation;
(x) providing health services; ensuring that inmates access health care;
(xi) providing professional services based on their areas of specialization