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The Pas Correctional Centre

The Pas Correctional Centre is a medium Work Programs security facility located next to the Provincial Court Building in The Pas, Manitoba. It Offenders can earn valuable work experience houses about 114 sentenced and remanded in the following areas: adult male offenders, and up to six adult • kitchen work female offenders. There is also a six-person housing unit for young offenders and a • grounds keeping and gardening special handling unit for higher security • housekeeping offenders. Other Activities Programs Chaplain services and Aboriginal spirituality Correctional staff focus on offenders’ are provided through agreements with local personal development through group churches and Aboriginal spiritual caregivers. interaction, educational opportunities, vocational training, work experience and individual counselling. These programs are Staff offered at The Pas: Staff include correctional officers, trades • domestic violence intervention instructors, nurses, chaplains, Aboriginal spiritual caregivers, managers and • anger management administrative staff. Correctional officers work • addictions recovery 12-hour shifts, providing 24-hour coverage • recreation and crafts seven days per week. • Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Corrections staff must work as part of a Anonymous team, using sound judgment and a mature, common-sense approach to decision-making • Culturally Appropriate Program and inmate interventions. Candidates will take Correctional officers, chaplains and the correctional officer/juvenile counsellors liaison staff facilitate programs and case screening tests. The tests assess written counselling. Correctional officers also skills, problem-solving and decision-making supervise indoor and outdoor recreation. abilities, judgement and other personal characteristics important for correctional staff. If you are selected for correctional officer/ How to apply juvenile counsellor training, you must: If you are selected for Correctional Officer/ HowSend anto applicationapply for employment and a • Submit a recent Criminal Records Juvenile Counsellor training, you must: resumé to: Search Certificate.* Send an application for employment or • meet medical fitness requirements résumé to: • Submit Child Abuse and Adult Abuse Human Resource Services Registry• submit Checks.to Criminal Records** and Child HumanManitoba Resource Justice Services Abuse Registry checks Manitoba1130-405 Justice Broadway • Submit Emergency or Standard First 1130-405Winnipeg, Broadway MB R3C 3L6 Aid• obtain and CPR emergency Level Cfirst certificates. aid and CPR Level ,Phone: 204-945-5032 MB R3C 3L6 “C” certificates Fax: 204-948-7373 • Have a valid Manitoba Class 5F Phone: 204-945-5032 or 204-945-2911 Email: [email protected] driver’s• obtain licence. a Class 5 driver’s licence Fax: 204-945-3764 • **a Meet previous medical criminal fitness record doesrequirements. not necessarily mean Email: [email protected] a person cannot become a CO/JC – it will depend on * A previousthe nature criminal of the offence record anddoes how not long necessarily ago the offence meanwas a committed. person cannot You may become apply a for correctional a pardon if you officer/juvenilemeet the requirements. counsellor — it will depend on the nature of the offence and how long ago the offence was committed. You may apply for a pardon if you meet the requirements.

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