TDOC SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE- CIU - 78763

Executive Service

TDOC SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE- CIU Department of Correction OIC Nashville. TN Annual Salary: $78,528.00 - $101,448.00 Closing Date: 07/06/2026

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who We Are And What We Do

The Tennessee Department of Correction operates and oversees 14 adult prisons across the state, housing some 21,000 offenders. In the community, TDOC supervises 79,000 offenders on probation, parole, or community corrections. The department operates 44 probation/parole offices in 13 districts across the state.

Job Overview

The TDOC Special Agent in Charge position is assigned to the Office of Investigations and Conduct (OIC) Contraband Interdiction Unit and is the law enforcement branch of the TDOC. The Special Agent in Charge oversees a team of Special Agents in a region of the state who possess statewide law enforcement authority and conducts both criminal and administrative investigations of offenses relative to or affecting the Department of Correction.

Key Responsibilities

Special Agents in Charge perform all duties consistent with that of a sworn Tennessee law enforcement officer to include:

• Exercise effective supervision of assigned Special Agents
• Oversee the conduct of criminal and administrative investigations, to include occasional undercover work
• Make criminal arrests and serve outstanding criminal warrants and summons
• Assist other law enforcement agencies by providing information and assisting in criminal investigations related to TDOC interests
• Must be able to respond immediately to major crimes and incidents, including unexpected overtime and potential overnight trips
• On call 24 hours/ 7 days a week; nights/ weekends/ holidays/ overnight stays
• Proficient report writer, proficient in Microsoft Office
• Prepares affidavits for criminal search warrants and or administrative subpoenas
• Willing to attend and successfully complete all training requirements and academies, to include, but not limited to: Tennessee Correction Academy, Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Basic Criminal Investigation School, Reid Interview and Interrogation, firearms qualification course, etc.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of experience as a police, correction, or probation/parole officer. Experience performing or instructing in criminal investigation work in a government setting, law enforcement, professional criminal law, and/or similar related field may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis. Police Officer candidates must be POST certified.
• 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 check. 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.
  
  

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.