DCS CORPORAL - 08252026-80546

Location: Somerville, TN – Department of Children's Services, Fayette County

Full-time position with an annual salary of $48,684.00 ($4,057.00 monthly).

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.
• One year of full-time children's services work in a residential setting.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Possess a valid driver’s license prior to and during employment.
• Good moral character, as determined by investigation.
• No conviction for a felony.
• Agree to release all criminal history records to the appointing authority.
• Supply a fingerprint sample for a TBI criminal history records check.
• Pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs.
• Pass a pre-employment physical exam administered by a licensed physician.
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not include: DUI, reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, or more than 4 moving violations.

About the Role

Under general supervision, performs children's services supervisory work of routine difficulty. This is the first supervisory class in the DCS Officer sub-series. An employee in this class supervises a small staff of DCS Officers in an institutional setting or may perform specific non-supervisory assignments. May be assigned to work on a fixed or rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates staff to ensure the institutional schedule is followed properly without compromising safety and security.
• Supervises a small staff of DCS Officers.
• Assists shift supervisors with shift operations.
• Advises superiors of events requiring immediate attention.
• Addresses and resolves youth and/or staff conflicts immediately to prevent escalation.
• Communicates institutional needs to staff throughout a shift.
• Ensures visitors are authorized on facility premises.
• Verifies youth counts recorded by the Central Operation Center.
• Observes all areas for unusual activities and/or procedure violations by youth and/or staff.
• Performs searches on youth, staff, and areas to prevent and detect contraband.
• Ensures youth and staff comply with behavior expectations; addresses and corrects inappropriate behaviors.
• Completes facility incident reports, injury reports, disciplinary reports, chemical bin cards, maintenance requests, and tool inventories.
• Maintains daily dormitory logbooks, including: youth counts, unusual events (e.g., fights, medical emergencies), person movement, deficiencies, receiving and issuing youth mail, and chemical counts.

Skills

• Decision Quality
• Directs Work
• Communicates Effectively
• Action Oriented
• Self-Development
• Complex Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Speaking
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Reaction Time

Knowledge

• Administration and Management
• Public Safety and Security
• Law and Government

Tools & Equipment

• Handheld Radios
• Mechanical Restraints
• State-Owned Vehicles
• Telephone
• Computer Equipment