DCS OFFICER - 09022026-80811
About the role
Performs children's services work of average difficulty in the supervision, observation, and security of youths; and performs related work as required. This is the entry-working class in the DCS Officer sub-series. An employee in this class is assigned to work in an institutional setting providing youth supervision and may be assigned to work a fixed or rotating schedule. This class differs from DCS Corporal in that an incumbent of the latter performs supervisory duties.
Responsibilities
- Provides constant supervision of institutionalized youth by maintaining security.
- Addresses and resolves youth conflicts immediately before situations escalate.
- Checks visitors for any contraband.
- Ensures visitors are authorized on facility.
- Explains appropriate behavior expectations to youth and ensures youth compliance with behavior expectations.
- Addresses and corrects inappropriate youth behaviors.
- Transports youth off-campus to various appointments (i.e. court, medical, etc.).
- Uses mechanical restraints.
- Completes facility incident reports, injury reports, disciplinary reports, chemical bin cards, maintenance requests and tool inventories.
- Maintains daily dormitory logbooks: youth counts, unusual events (i.e. fights, medical emergencies), any person movement, deficiencies, chemical counts, receiving and issuing youth mail.
- Maintains and updates youth rosters.
- Monitors and documents youth behavior for evaluations and treatment teams.
Requirements
- Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.
- Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application.
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Possess a valid driver's license prior to and during employment.
- Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation.
- Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
- Have no conviction for a felony.
- Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointment authority.
- Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.
- Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs.
Skills
- Customer Focus
- Action Oriented
- Manages Conflict
- Courage
- Drives Results
- Knowledge Public Safety and Security
- Writing
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Reaction Time
- Deductive Reasoning
Tools & Equipment
- Handheld Radios
- Telephone
- Mechanical Restraints
- Personal Computer
- State Owned Vehicles
Driver Qualifications
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications: a valid driver's license. For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.