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CORRECTIONAL TACTICAL OFFICER 1

Department of Correction

Nashville, TN

Salary Range: $2,907 - $4,653

Exceptions for higher compensation may be considered based on education and experience in accordance with Department of Human Resources (DOHR) policy.

Closing Date: 12/28/2021

Who we are and what we do:

The mission of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is to operate safe and secure prisons and provide effective community supervision in order to enhance public safety. The department manages and operates or oversees 14 state prisons housing approximately 21,000 offenders. In addition, the department supervises some 79,000 offenders on probation, parole, or community correction and operates six Day Reporting/Community Resource Centers across the state. The department is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA).

How you make a difference in the role:

The Correctional Tactical Officer 1 position is assigned to the Office of investigations and Conducts (OIC) Special Operations Unit (SOU), which is the specialized tactical response division of the TDOC. The Tactical Officer 1 (TO1) is an operator position on Strike Force One (SF1), which is TDOC¿s only full-time rapid response tactical unit. The TO1 is responsible for conducting the day-to-day operations within SF1, which includes emergency call-outs (24-7), high-risk transports, extraditions, intelligence based prison search operations, demonstration control (riots, civil protests), supplying specialized instruction to the SOU, dignitary protection, court security and assisting with outside law enforcement agencies. This position is based out of Nashville, Tennessee, with significant travel throughout middle, east, and west Tennessee.

Key Responsibilities:

The Correctional Tactical Officer 1 acts as a representative of the Special Operations Unit Director and the Tennessee Department of Correction in performing the important and confidential duties that involve contact work with law enforcement, court appearances, community leaders, offenders, their families, victims, and the general public. This position is expected to be a resource in providing support for staff at all levels of the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of experience with offenders/detainees in the capacity of a police officer, correction, or probation/parole officer. Or applicable military experience that includes military policing, detainee assignments or at least 1 year in an active-duty status with an honorable discharge (DD-214).
• All applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, 21 years of age, and possess a valid Tennessee driver's license at the time of hire.
• Applicants must successfully pass a structured interview, meet medical and psychological qualifications, and complete a background investigation.
• Applicants must be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons.
• Candidate must participate in pre-employment, random and all other drug and substance abuse testing as required by departmental policies and procedures.
• Successful completion of a physical fitness test.
• Graduation from an accredited high school or an accredited GED
• No criminal felony conviction(s)
• Successful completion of the TDOC firearms qualification course required and must be able to carry a weapon while on duty.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.