DCS OFFICER - 11042026-82519
Opening: 11/04/2026 – Closing: 11/10/2026 | Full‑Time | Somerville, TN (Fayette County) | Department of Children’s Services | 7 positions | Salary: $3,261–$4,900/month ($39,132–$58,800/year) | Criminal background check required.
About the role
This classification has a considerable workload functioning at the working level performing children's services youth transportation and related work. An employee in this class serves as a transportation officer responsible for transporting youth safely and securely. Additional responsibilities may include addressing inappropriate youth behaviors, searching youth and state-owned vehicles, ensuring the functionality of state-owned vehicles, completing transportation reports, and more. An employee in this class must be able to work independently with minimal supervision on assigned tasks.
Responsibilities
- Transports youth safely and securely in a state-owned vehicle to various locations (i.e., court, medical, etc.) and may be responsible for transporting youth statewide or out-of-state by vehicle or commercial aircraft.
- Uses mechanical restraints (Delinquent Youth Only) during transport and may require driving a secure vehicle.
- Explains to youth appropriate behavior expectations and ensures compliance.
- Encounters and corrects inappropriate youth behaviors that may involve aggression, trauma, self-harm, unruliness, runaway, etc.
- Performs searches on youth and state-owned vehicles under prescribed techniques/procedures prior to and after any transport to detect contraband or other potentially harmful items.
- Provides constant supervision of youth unless directed otherwise.
- Inspects assigned state-owned vehicle to ensure the signals, lights, seatbelts, and other safety features function according to state law and takes assigned state-owned vehicles to designated mechanic/service provider for cleaning and maintenance.
- Inspects car seats, booster seats, and safety seats to ensure they are clean, operational and within service life.
- Completes all required documentation such as transportation reports for all transports.
- Maintains mileage and maintenance logs according to procedure.
- Submits required monthly documentation to include mileage and transportation reports.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to one year working with children and youth.
Necessary Special Qualifications:
- 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 appointing 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
Competencies:
- Decision Quality
- Plans and Aligns
- Manages Conflict
- Communicates Effectively
- Situational Adaptability
Knowledge:
- Transportation
- Law and Government
- Customer and Personal Service
Skills:
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Abilities:
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Reaction Time
Tools & Equipment:
- Automobile
- Mobile Phone
- Computer/Laptop
- Electronic Monitoring Bracelet
Pay
Monthly: $3,261.00 – $4,900.00 | Annually: $39,132.00 – $58,800.00