About this career
Prison instructors educate legal offenders, including prisoners, on social rehabilitation and correctional behaviour. They assist prisoners in gaining skills which could facilitate their reintegration into society and increase their chances at finding employment after release. Prison instructors analyse the students' individual learning needs, plan and prepare teaching materials and sessions and update their learning records. They also ensure the working area and materials are safe from danger and accounted for, and supervise the students at all times.
Essential skills
apply intercultural teaching strategies
apply knowledge of human behaviour
apply teaching strategies
assess offenders' risk behaviour
assess students
assist students in their learning
comply with the principles of self-defence
encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
guarantee students' safety
identify training needs
oversee rehabilitation process
perform classroom management
practice vigilance
provide lesson materials
reinforce positive behaviour
Required knowledge
adult education
correctional procedures
training subject expertise
Additional skills
conduct frisk
contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures
develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements
escort defendants
identify available services
identify security threats
interview people
maintain operational communications
manage resources for educational purposes
mentor individuals
propose leisure activities
restrain individuals
use different communication channels
write situation reports
behavioural disorders
criminology
law enforcement
legal use-of-force
psychological counselling methods
Also known as
instructor in prisons
teacher in prisons
prison training officer
prison and correctional instructor
prison educator
instructional officer
correctional training instructor
prison teacher
