Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
Various work locations
CX-02 – Primary Worker/Kimisinaw
INDETERMINATE
$70,958 to $89,068

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Closing date: 21 October 2025 – 23:59, Pacific Time

To Apply: Become a Primary Worker/Kimisinaw: Correctional Officer II

https://csc-scc.hiringplatform.ca/processes/d9c0654c-a2f9-4dde-a950-9fcd88684f42?locale=en

JOB DECRIPTION

Primary workers/kimisinaws are the first line of contact for women offenders and play a vital role within women’s facilities. Their role is dual in nature as they perform security and case management-related duties. Not only do they maintain the safety and security of the institution, through the application of strong dynamic and static security but they also assist women offenders in achieving the objectives of their correctional plan; this in turn helps the women successfully reintegrate into the community.

They work as part of an interdisciplinary team composed of psychologists, behavioural counsellors, parole officers, and other interventionists. They contribute to the development of each woman offender’s correctional plan and encourage the women to participate in reintegration and healing programs.

As a primary worker/kimisinaw, you can work at:

Institutions operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Primary workers/kimisinaws must be able to work shifts, flexible hours, weekends and statutory holidays. Primary workers/kimisinaws may need to work overtime.

The following 5 principles of Creating Choices form the foundation of CSC‘s correctional approach for women: empowerment, meaningful and responsible choices, respect and dignity, supportive environment, and shared responsibility.

DUTIES

As a primary worker/kimisinaw, you will:

  • manage an offender caseload, including preparing case management documents and reports
  • assist offenders with self-management and encourage pro-social behaviour by being a positive role model
  • conduct escorts
  • conduct routine rounds and offender counts
  • search cells, offenders, visitors, vehicles, living units and surrounding areas
  • brief visitors, volunteers and other criminal justice professionals who enter the institution

These links offer more detail on what’s involved with becoming a Primary Worker/Kimisinaw.

https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/corporate/library/offenders/women/kimisinaw.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/services/you-csc/working-csc/test-front-line-jobs.html

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma (high school), or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test* approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma, or successful completion of a provincially/territorially approved secondary school equivalency test.

*A federal government equivalency test arranged by CSC.

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

  • Recent and extensive experience in performing correctional operational duties in a CSC institutional environment.
  • Experience working in a correctional, policing, security, military, or emergency response environment.
  • Experience working with vulnerable people in a work or volunteer environment (i.e. homeless, long-term care, people in conflict with the law).
  • Experience working with ethnocultural or Indigenous peoples, communities or organizations.

Other qualifications to be evaluated throughout the recruitment process.

Candidates must successfully complete the CSC Correctional Training Program (CTP).**
** https://www.canada.ca/en/correctionalservice/services/you-csc/working-csc/apply-job.html#step-10.

For all current positions open to the public, visit the GC Jobs portal on https://www.jobs.gc.ca regularly.