Senior Correctional Sergeant - Inmate Safety & Team Leader

State of Tennessee; Memphis (TN); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 63.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

State of Tennessee seeks a Correctional Sergeant to supervise correctional work at a state facility, ensuring inmate custody, transportation, and rehabilitation. The role may involve shift assignments and frontline leadership across programs.

The position requires meeting stringent entry qualifications, background checks, and training at the Tennessee Correction Academy, with responsibilities spanning safety, reporting, and staff supervision.

Formación

• Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to three years of varied full-time adult or youth security work, including one year of supervisory or inmate relations coordinator experience and one year of adult correctional security experience.
• Substitution: qualifying full-time employment as a Correctional Officer with the State of Tennessee may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Responsabilidades

• Supervises or performs searches of inmates and vehicles and conducts shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband to ensure safety.
• Responds as a first responder to emergencies such as medical needs, escapes, fires, and natural disasters.
• Prepares a variety of records and reports such as shift reports, daily logs, disciplinary reports, inmate passes for court and doctor appointments, and daily population records to ensure accountability for the safety of the inmates, staff, and public.
• Restraints, secures or controls inmates using restraint devices as necessary.
• Plans and coordinates the activities of assigned subordinates who oversee various programs to ensure that operational and strategic priorities are met, and conflicts in scheduling and responsibility do not arise.
• Instructs employees and provides on the job training including training for emergency situations.
• Inspects correctional facility for compliance of policy and procedures that are mandated by the state standards.
• Maintains accountability and care for all assigned equipment such as handcuffs, keys, radio, weapons, to include all security devices.
• Observes inmates to ensure that established policies and procedures are followed.
• Records all information such as incidents, disciplinary actions and activities on the State's database.
• Communicates information to supervisors and subordinates concerning the daily activities in regard to staff and inmates.

Conocimientos

Active learning

Critical thinking

Reading comprehension

Decision making

Written communication

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

3+ years security work experience

Herramientas

Personal Computer

Telephone

Motor vehicles

Copy machine

Radio

Descripción del empleo

State of Tennessee seeks a Correctional Sergeant to supervise correctional work at a state facility, ensuring inmate custody, transportation, and rehabilitation. The role may involve shift assignments and frontline leadership across programs.

The position requires meeting stringent entry qualifications, background checks, and training at the Tennessee Correction Academy, with responsibilities spanning safety, reporting, and staff supervision.