Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
| Opening Date/Time |
01/28/2025 12:00AM Central Time |
| Closing Date/Time |
02/10/2025 11:59PM Central Time |
| Salary (Monthly) |
$4,517.00 - $5,638.00 |
| Salary (Annually) |
$54,204.00 - $67,656.00 |
| Job Type |
Full-Time |
| City, State Location |
Nashville, TN |
| Department |
Correction |
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and five years of full-time increasingly responsible professional correctional experience including at least one year of correctional supervisory work.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a field related to correctional work may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years, there being no substitution for the required year of correctional supervisory experience.
Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional experience in correctional work may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.
Necessary Special Qualifications:
- A valid vehicle operator's license must be required for employment in some positions.
- Examination Method: Experience and Education, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Overview
SUMMARY
Under general supervision, is responsible for Risk Needs Assessment correctional program managerial work of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
An employee in this classification is responsible for Risk Needs Assessment program oversight in the Rehabilitative Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Correction. This classification develops and evaluates practices, provides supervision, acts as the subject matter expert, collects and reports data, and facilitates communication related to the Risk Needs Assessment division.
Responsibilities
- Provides supervision, guidance, training, and performance evaluation reviews for Risk Needs Assessment staff as required by code, policy, and procedures.
- Acts as the Risk Needs Assessment subject matter expert to promote and educate various stakeholders on the development and implementation of Risk Needs Assessment programming and best processes.
- Act as the primary point of contact between Risk Needs Assessment staff and higher management to facilitate communication and resolution of issues.
- Develop, evaluate, and implement Risk Needs Assessment best practices and processes to ensure that the Risk Needs Assessments are being conducted with fidelity and integrity and are in compliance with established standards.
- Develop and implement Risk Needs Assessment tools such as the Assessor Development Model, Training Model, and Risk Needs Assessment QA process.
- Create regular reports to management on the status and metrics of the Risk Needs Assessment division.
- Perform Research and data collection to assist in the creation of policy and programming to facilitate accurate and consistent work is performed.
- Develop and evaluate policies pertaining to Risk Needs Assessment to ensure accurate and consistent practices.
- Coordinate the logistics of Risk Needs Assessment trainings to ensure needs are met.
- Audit the Risk Needs Assessment QA staff to ensure accurate scoring.
Competencies (KSA's)
Competencies:
- Building Effective Teams
- Comfort Around Higher Management
- Composure
- Conflict Management
- Developing Direct Reports and Others
- Directing Others
- Ethics and Values
- Integrity and Trust
- Managing Vision and Purpose
- Timely Decision Making
Knowledge:
- Administration and Management
- Clerical
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Law and Government
- Public Safety and Security
Skills:
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Instructing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Negotiation
- Quality Control Analysis
- Speaking
- Time Management
Abilities:
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Memorization
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Time Sharing
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
Tools & Equipment
- Computer
- Telephone
- Fax Machine
- Scanner
- Copy Machine
- Printer
- Projector
- Cell Phone
- Motor Vehicles
State of Tennessee
Jan 28, 2025