Marcia Cavalcante
Livingston
Summary
Dedicated and highly disciplined Correctional Officer with 7 years of experience maintaining safety, order, and discipline in high-security correctional facilities. Proven ability to enforce rules and regulations, manage inmate behavior, and respond effectively to emergency situations. Skilled in conflict resolution, surveillance operations, and report documentation. Committed to upholding institutional security and promoting rehabilitation while ensuring the safety of staff, inmates, and the public. Willing to relocate: Anywhere Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Detention officer
Critical Response Strategies
Ochopee, FL
01.2026 - 03.2026
- Responsible for escorting detainees to and from the legal department and court areas for scheduled attorney visits and hearings. Duties include verifying detainee identity, logging detainees in and out for in-person and Zoom attorney meetings, preparing and supervising detainees during video or in-person court appearances, and maintaining accurate documentation of all movements. Ensures facility security by following proper search procedures, monitoring legal visitation areas, and coordinating with legal staff, attorneys, and court personnel.
Correctional Officer
Geo Group Inc
Sanderson, FL
09.2025 - 12.2025
- Supervise detainees at all times to ensure they are adhering to facility rules. This involves conducting regular headcounts, observation, and monitoring detainee movement within the facility. Escort detainees to various locations within the facility, such as medical appointments, recreational activities, chow hall and etc. At intake, I Officer Cavalcante help with conducting body scans and registering newly detained individuals into the facility’s system. In the property department, I assist with processing detainees’ property bags and valuables in accordance with facility procedures.
Correctional Officer
GardaWorld Federal Services
Ochopee, FL
07.2025 - 08.2025
- Identify and escort detainees to legal visits, intake, and other designated areas within the facility. Advise detainees of their legal rights and inform them of the process to obtain legal representation or an attorney. Conduct headcounts to ensure accurate detainee accountability. Perform routine searches for contraband to maintain facility security. And distribute meals and monitor detainees during feeding times to ensure order and compliance.
Jailer
Bastrop County Sheriff's Office
Bastrop, TX
04.2024 - 07.2025
- Secure visuals, escort, supervise inmate activities, count, search inmate’s housing for contrabands, feed. Observe live feeds from security cameras (CCTV). Monitor perimeter fences, housing units, and common areas. Track and log inmate movements. Open and close electronic doors, gates, and sally ports. Control inmate and staff access to restricted areas. Monitor key control systems and access logs. Review incoming and outgoing mails.
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Polunsky Unit
Livingston, TX
06.2022 - 03.2024
- Enforce rules, inspect facility deficiencies, and search inmates for contraband and their housing area. Supervise inmate activities including recreation, visitation, phone calls and medication. Escort to shower, recreation, regular and legal visits. Feed, count, conduct security checks every 30 minutes and every 15 minutes for those in death watch. And identify warning signs and risk factors of suicide, respond to suicidal or depressed inmates. Transport inmates from the prison to a designated hospital during emergency situations.
Detention Officer
Goliad County Sheriff's Office
Goliad, TX
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Enforce rules, inspect facility deficiencies, and search inmates for contraband and their housing areas. Book in and release inmates, oversee inmate activities such as meals, recreation, visitation, and medication, and fax daily reports and documents to notify judges, courts, and the district attorney’s office.
AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER ASSOCIATE
Amazon Fulfillment Center Tours - SAT2
San Marcos, TX
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Ensure that orders are ready for individuals who rely on Amazon’s service.
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Stevenson Unit
Cuero, TX
05.2020 - 07.2021
- Enforce rules, count, inspect facility deficiencies, and search inmates. Supervise inmate activities, including meals, recreation, and visitation. Also, monitor the presence of contraband in their housing area and medication.
Personal Shopper
HEB
Victoria, TX
03.2020 - 04.2020
- Select, sort, and unload items to complete online orders.
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Garza West
Beeville, TX
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Enforce rules, inspect facility deficiencies, count, escort, and search inmates for contraband and their housing areas. Oversee inmate activities, including meals, recreation, and visitation.
Custodian/Janitor
South Texas College - Mid Valley Campus
Weslaco, TX
02.2018 - 09.2018
- Ensure a clean, orderly, and safe environment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Educators Inc. Private Christian School
Rockledge, FL03.2017
Skills
- Law Enforcement
- Time Management
- Suicide prevention techniques
- Correctional restraint device usage
- Interpretation
- Security
- Correctional facility surveillance monitor systems
- Inmate behavior management techniques
- Correctional contraband detection procedures
- Inmate positive reinforcement techniques
- Handheld radios
- County jail experience
- Portuguese
- Motivational interviewing
- Correctional facility security checks
- Correctional facility communication protocols
- De-escalation techniques
- Correctional policy compliance
- Janitorial
- Inmate count and tracking procedures
- Flashlight usage
- Correctional facility security audit procedures
- Correctional officer experience
- Correctional officer experience (6-10 years)
- Correctional facility incident response
- Custodial
- Correctional key and lock control procedures
- Housekeeping
- Professional ethics guidelines in corrections
- Reporting obligations in corrections
- Correctional facility emergency response procedures
- Correctional facility report writing
- Inmate discipline procedures
- Cleaning
- Inmate conflict resolution techniques
- Correctional restraint procedures
- Staff training
- Inmate substance abuse response techniques
- Management
- Medium security correctional facility experience
- Inmate supervision
- Minimum security correctional facility experience
- Background checks
- Inmate mental health response techniques
- Spanish
- CCTV surveillance
- Firearms
- English
- Metal detectors
- State prison experience
- Legal liability concerns in corrections
- Correctional search and seizure procedures
- Witness testimony procedures in corrections
- Inmate rights
- Inmate crisis intervention techniques
- Maximum security correctional facility experience
- Correctional incident reporting procedures
- Immigration law
Certification
- Jailer License Present
- TCOLE Jailer license April 2022 to Present
- Spanish Interpreter September 2021 to Present
- Firearm Proficiency Certification
- Corrections Officer Certification
- CPR Certification
- Fire Safety Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
- Suicide Prevention Certification
- Defensive Tactics Certification
Languages
Spanish - Expert
Portuguese - Fluent
Timeline
Detention officer
Critical Response Strategies
01.2026 - 03.2026
Correctional Officer
Geo Group Inc
09.2025 - 12.2025
Correctional Officer
GardaWorld Federal Services
07.2025 - 08.2025
Jailer
Bastrop County Sheriff's Office
04.2024 - 07.2025
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Polunsky Unit
06.2022 - 03.2024
Detention Officer
Goliad County Sheriff's Office
12.2021 - 04.2022
AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER ASSOCIATE
Amazon Fulfillment Center Tours - SAT2
11.2021 - 12.2021
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Stevenson Unit
05.2020 - 07.2021
Personal Shopper
HEB
03.2020 - 04.2020
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Garza West
10.2018 - 02.2020
Custodian/Janitor
South Texas College - Mid Valley Campus
02.2018 - 09.2018
High School Diploma -
Educators Inc. Private Christian School