CORRECTIONAL TACTICAL OFFICER 2 - 82487

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Tennessee’s Department of Correction seeks a dedicated professional for the role of Correctional Tactical Officer 2 in Nashville. The position is part of the Special Operations Unit, handling high-security duties and protective tasks within a correctional environment.

Responsibilities include 24/7 emergency responses, high-risk transports, extraditions, potential lead of prison searches, crowd-control support, and dignitary protection, all while upholding safety and professional

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 2 years of experience with offenders/detainees in law enforcement, correction, or probation/parole; or 1 year active military policing with honorable discharge.

Responsibilities

• Represents Department of Correction in confidential duties involving law enforcement, court appearances, and interaction with offenders and public.
• Responds to emergency call-outs (24/7).
• Conducts high-risk transports and extraditions.
• May lead prison search operations.
• Assist with demonstration control (riots, civil protest).
• Provide dignitary protection and court security.

Skills

Offender/detainee experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Executive Service

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.

Executive Service

CORRECTIONAL TACTICAL OFFICER 2

Department of Correction

OIC

Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $69,012.00 - $82,716.00

Closing Date: 11/09/2026

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 Correctional Tactical Officer 2 is the working level class in the Correctional Tactical Officer sub-series. This position is assigned to the Special Operations Unit, the specialized tactical response division of the Department of Correction. This class differs from that of Correctional Tactical Officer 3 in that an incumbent of the latter acts as a minor supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Represents Department of Correction in performing important and confidential duties that involve contact work with law enforcement, court appearances, community leaders, offenders, their families, victims, and the general public.
• Responds to emergency call-outs (24/7)
• Conducts high-risk transports, extraditions
• May lead prison search operations
• Assist with demonstration control (riots, civil protest)
• Provide dignitary protection and court security

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or an accredited GED
• At least 2 years 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).

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.