Corrections Unit Supervisor: Housing & Programs

State of Tennessee; Tiptonville (TN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee in Tiptonville, TN, is seeking a Housing Unit Supervisor to manage offender housing operations within a correctional facility. This role oversees security and non-security staff and coordinates with treatment, medical, and religious services to meet residents' needs.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of related experience. A criminal background check, pre-employment drug screening, and MVR screening are part of the process.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to at least two years of treatment, security, or administrative support services involving direct contact with adult offenders at an adult correctional institution.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in Correctional Administration or Correction may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional experience in security, treatment, or administrative support services involving direct contact with adult offenders in a correctional setting may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Responsibilities

• Identifies changes to policies and American Correctional Association standards to update standard operating procedures and ensure that team's work is in compliance with the most current standards.
• Ensures that unit rules and regulations are enforced to promote facility safety and security by monitoring the environment visually and aurally.
• Ensures that routine searches are being conducted in accordance with agency policy by monitoring unit logbooks and the Tennessee Offender Management Information System.
• Organizes the daily operations in an offender housing unit to ensure unit safety, programming, and offender needs are met efficiently and effectively.
• Directs the operation of an offender housing unit.
• Plans special programs that may occur for offenders housed in the unit.
• Organizes and prioritizes personal workload and the workloads of assigned subordinates using calendars, lists, and other facilitators to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.
• Prepares records and reports pertaining to staff and offenders assigned to a housing unit to document completion of assigned responsibilities and compliance with standards.

Skills

Active Learning and Listening

Critical Thinking

Speaking

Monitoring

Judgment and Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Personal Computer

Telephone

Scanner

Printer

Digital Camera

Job description

State of Tennessee in Tiptonville, TN, is seeking a Housing Unit Supervisor to manage offender housing operations within a correctional facility. This role oversees security and non-security staff and coordinates with treatment, medical, and religious services to meet residents' needs.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of related experience. A criminal background check, pre-employment drug screening, and MVR screening are part of the process.