Table 1Transition record

security guardtojuvenile correctional officer

A security guard already meets 40% of what the juvenile correctional officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From security guard

40%

Overlap1

To juvenile correctional officer

11 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

54.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.4

This move: 54.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the juvenile correctional officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the security guard profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A juvenile correctional officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security guard background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held illegal substances services
already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
already held restrain individuals assisting and caring
already held legal use-of-force business, administration and law
already held patrol areas assisting and caring
already held ensure law application assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the juvenile correctional officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held escort defendants required
required, not held screen clients required

optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held mentor individuals required

optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

03 services 2 required

required, not held correctional procedures required
required, not held law enforcement required

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held undertake inspections required

optional, not held maintain logbooks optional

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held oversee rehabilitation process required

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held juvenile detention optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a juvenile correctional officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held identify security threats skill
already held illegal substances knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held patrol areas skill
already held restrain individuals skill
already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held handle surveillance equipment skill
already held practice vigilance skill
already held surveillance methods knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held criminology optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

40 held skills the juvenile correctional officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alarm systems knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out security activities with a dog skill
not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role check tickets at venue entry skill
not needed by the target role conduct airport security screening skill
not needed by the target role control crowd skill
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role detain offenders skill
not needed by the target role document security incidents in the store skill
not needed by the target role ensure hotel security skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role ensure security on ships skill
not needed by the target role ensure store security skill
not needed by the target role execute inspection walkway skill
not needed by the target role exercise security in hospitals skill
not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role identify terrorism threats skill
not needed by the target role inspect cargo skill
not needed by the target role interrogate individuals skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
not needed by the target role manage lost and found articles skill
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role monitor parking areas to maintain security skill
not needed by the target role monitor surveillance equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform body searches skill
not needed by the target role perform security checks skill
not needed by the target role provide door security skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide security in detention centres skill
not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
not needed by the target role security in commercial buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role security in industrial buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
not needed by the target role stay alert skill

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held correctional procedures required
required, not held law enforcement required
optional, not held juvenile detention optional
optional, not held criminology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from security guard

Full index of moves from security guard

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.