CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 3 - 08112026-79805

Location: Jackson, TN – Department of Correction, Madison County. This position requires a criminal background check.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and three (3) years of full-time increasingly responsible professional social or psychological counseling work.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a social or behavioral science may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Full-time social or psychological counseling experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years, requiring two years of study at an accredited college or university.
• Three (3) years as a Correctional Counselor with the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid vehicle operator's license may be required for some positions.

About the Role

Under general supervision, performs correctional counseling work of considerable difficulty. This is the first supervisory class in the Correctional Counselor sub-series. Responsibilities include supervising subordinates in counseling adult and juvenile offenders, with some assignments requiring program oversight without direct supervision. This role differs from Correctional Counselor 2* (non-supervisory) and Chief Correctional Counselor (program management).

Responsibilities

• Manages Correctional Counselor staff in counseling adult and juvenile offenders.
• Calculates sentencing information to determine accuracy of an offender's sentence computation.
• Verifies offender sentencing complies with judgment order.
• Completes classification/reclassification and/or risk-needs assessments for offenders.
• Prepares reports on offender history, progress, adjustment, rule violations, visitation, recommendations for special visits, and related statistics.
• Evaluates offender records, case notes, and information to ensure compliance with standards, laws, policies, rules, and regulations under guidance.
• Conducts and/or monitors Prison Rape Elimination Act screenings to determine potential victim or aggressor status.
• Monitors environment to identify security-related concerns and ensure facility safety.
• Identifies appropriate intervention techniques for offender behavioral issues.
• Assists offenders with concerns regarding job pay, trust fund, sentence information, educational needs, and communication with outside agencies to expedite release plans or emergencies.
• Schedules outside services to assist with offender transition from prison to the community.
• Develops and collaborates on reentry plans with re-entry Counselor for offenders within established time frames.
• Acts as board chair during classification and reclassification hearings to review offender behavior, program participation, and other factors to determine custody levels and programmatic needs.

Skills

Competencies: Communicates Effectively, Decision Quality, Directs Work, Plans and Aligns, Situational Adaptability.

Knowledges: Clerical, Law and Government, Psychology, Public Safety and Security, Sociology and Anthropology.

Skills: Active Learning and Listening, Mathematics, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking.

Abilities: Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Originality, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Clarity.

Tools & Equipment: Multi-line Phone, Radio, Personal Computer, Word Processing Software, Electronic/Paper Documents.

Pay

Monthly: $4,057.00 - $5,078.00
Annual: $48,684.00 - $60,936.00

Schedule

Full-Time