Pros: close to home. good pay.
Cons: not getting to actually do ur own job
A typical day at work was to conduct a walk thru of the living units in which the inmates lived. Check with the officer to see if anything was needing to be discussed or any paperwork for that unit was needed. Get supplies to the inmates for their duties for sanitation of showers, bathrooms,and cube areas. Cube inspections. The hardest part of the job
– more... was when the shift supervisor was short handed, we as counselors had to work post. This put us a day behind in our duties. The advantage was, we spent 75 to 80 % of our time in the units we actually were able to communicate with the inmates and stay on a certain respect level. – less