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This is a great opportunity to enhance and grow my skills in the private sector.
Work time consist of normal 8 hour day starting at 07:15 the morning till 15:45 the evening. Daily tasks is to start with requesting of reports and evaluate/rectify wrong allocations via journals. Do status updates on losses and debts. Clear ledger accounts monthly. Evaluate, controll and monitor Audit queries. Consolidate monthly AGSA action plans, losses action plans and operational plans.. I have a good relationship with my co workers and is always part of teambuilding exercises. I enjoy most to see acounts cleared and balancing. I also enjoy working with excel. Most challenging aspect of my work is job satisfaction and promotion opportunties due to political and policy interfearace.
Pros: Good working relationships with fellow.employees
Cons: No continuious job training and development.
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Excellent learning environment
It was good exprience to work as a asset management officer at the department of correctional services. I learnt a lot of artilary that can serve as my strength for any accounting assignment in the future. I improve a lot in my interpersonal relationship . I learnt a lot from the people that I worked with. People there was friendly and respectful I learnt lots of skills in that department like problem solving and working to meet deadlines. The programmes availaible at the department were very interesting. I enjoy participating in those programme like health programme and cultural programme the most challenging aspect of the job was when doing asset verification and recovery. This one was the most challenging. But we manage to overcome this with the help of core workers.
Pros: good opportunities to shape own career path
Cons: it was risky because one works near or convicts
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Excellent learning environment
It was good exprience to work as a asset management officer at the department of correctional services. I learnt a lot of artilary that can serve as my strength for any accounting assignment in the future. I improve a lot in my interpersonal relationship . I learnt a lot from the people that I worked with. People there was friendly and respectful I learnt lots of skills in that department like problem solving and working to meet deadlines. The programmes availaible at the department were very interesting. I enjoy participating in those programme like health programme and cultural programme the most challenging aspect of the job was when doing asset verification and recovery. This one was the most challenging. But we manage to overcome this with the help of core workers.
Pros: good opportunities to shape own career path
Cons: it was risky because one works near or convicts
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Excellent learning environment
It was good exprience to work as a asset management officer at the department of correctional services. I learnt a lot of artilary that can serve as my strength for any accounting assignment in the future. I improve a lot in my interpersonal relationship . I learnt a lot from the people that I worked with. People there was friendly and respectful I learnt lots of skills in that department like problem solving and working to meet deadlines. The programmes availaible at the department were very interesting. I enjoy participating in those programme like health programme and cultural programme the most challenging aspect of the job was when doing asset verification and recovery. This one was the most challenging. But we manage to overcome this with the help of core workers.
Pros: good opportunities to shape own career path
Cons: it was risky because one works near or convicts
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Excellent learning curve
Sometimes it's disgusting. Sometimes it's violent - on occasion, brutally so. It's always stressful and sometimes tragic, to the point I sometimes felt like it was leeching away at my soul. But it can also be hilarious, rewarding, and occasionally uplifting.Being an officer in the first years of employment, you often feel alone and isolated,You learn you have fewer rights than inmates,You learn excessive paranoia and fear and how to channel them to stay alive. You learn to be firm but fair. You learn honor and truth are a must. Respect is a must.I have learned humility and humanity from the dark side of life's perspective, and that I am a better person deep in my soul. My fundamental morals are rock solid,Due to the types of situations that arise with inmates, correctional officers face more than the usual amount of stress and anxiety at work.
Pros: Learning more about prison life and offenders
Cons: less training and promotions
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Training and development of individuals in a workplace
Facilitation of rehabilitation programmes to address the offending behaviour and encouraging the offender to develop themselves in market related skills I'm a team worker and independent worker That people need to be developed continously to be able to explore their potential and growth, every body is unique and special and needs to be given a second chance in life to excel Developing and training individual to realise their potential since everyone is different and has potential It is challenging to deal with individual who do not believe to themselves and who are negative about life as life does give us the opportunity to either grow or stay in one place, people who are hard on themselves and always blame situations for under development yet not doing anything to improve the situation snd wants to justify the need for change
Pros: Great opportunity for development
Cons: long working hours without break and refreshments
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Excellent opportunity for growth
Getting stories from different directorates that assists in me compiling the external newsletter, people are always cooperative and willing to assist. Doing presentations on protocol and branding, its not long since i started at the department so everyone is willing to assist as I am still learning the ropes. The challenging part that i have learnt to overcome is adjusting from the tourism environment to the justice system. i have since learnt that Communication will remain that irrespective of the environment. You just have to learn everything you can about the new environment and learn fast so you can land running. That is what I have been doing even when I came to this department. What I enjoy much is profiling the work done by offenders, this showcases that the department doesnt not only confine them to prison but rehabilitates them and prepares them for when they go out to the world, empowering them to be ready for a working world/class.
Pros: There are vast opportunities for growth in the department but presently all posts are frozen because of cost containment measures in place. There is no budget.
Cons: Working hours are not negotiable, they are from 7:15 till 15h45.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN ABSENTIA OF THE POST INCUMBENT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLLING OF OFFENDERS MOVEMENTS, FINANCIAL AND ASSETS MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF PERSONNEL, INITIATING AND CHAIRING DISCIPLINARY INQUIRY OF PERSONNEL, COMPILATION OF STATISTICS, CONDUCTING OF INVESTIGATION, CONDUCTING OF CENTRE INSPECTION, PERFORM NIGHT DUTIES,
Pros: CURRENTLY STUDYING SECURITY PRACTICE CERTIFICATE
Cons: PERFORM STAND BY DUTIES
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Career Growth
Taking responsibility when there was no one in the office was very challanging bt by the time goes i was able to fit in ,especially when it comes to payments because it was done by state accountants . Getting used to offenders environment and their behavioural Making enquiries to debtors was a challange especially for ex employees some people will refuse to hear from your call.I enjoyed working with offenders its took that fear feeling away changed the way of thinking that they are human too thou, they are not friends but they also deserve dignity,I enjoyed my co workers relationship i would like to see my contract lapse but it was just a matter of time,i learned alot from them not only my collegue bt correctional department at large and the kindness .
Pros: Studying for Contract workers
Cons: Capturing
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Job security
To perform security management in a correctional centre and manage all the functions of a correctional facility like operational management, financial management, Human resource management, logistics and Asset management. To ensure offenders are kept in safe custody and have access to their basic needs both physically and health wise also. To motivate and rehabilitate offenders and inmates and play a role in their transformation into a law abiding citizen.
Pros: job security
Cons: long hours, low pay, high levels of stress
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