PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER 1* - 06252026-78804

Overview

The Probation/Parole Officer 1 serves as an entry-level community supervision officer within the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), Division of Community Supervision. This position learns the role from basic, foundational knowledge and understanding of supervising adult offenders placed on probation, parole, or other community-based alternatives to incarceration in accordance with state law, judicial directives, and agency policy. Regular fieldwork is required, including home, employment, and community visits. Officers must maintain readiness to perform enforcement functions and ensure public safety while supporting offender rehabilitation and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in desisting from criminal behavior through structured, supportive, and evidence-based supervision strategies that reinforce accountability and pro-social decision-making.
• Provide structured supervision to individuals placed on probation, parole, or other community-based alternatives in accordance with state law, judicial directives, and agency policy, balancing accountability with rehabilitation.
• Conduct regular office and field visits, including curfew checks and home, employment, or school contacts, to reinforce compliance, assess stability, and support pro-social engagement.
• Serve as a liaison with judges, court personnel, law enforcement agencies, treatment providers, employers, victims' services, and other stakeholders to coordinate supervision and reentry efforts.
• Receive and respond to supervision-related correspondence from other states in accordance with interstate compact requirements.
• Foster a professional, respectful, and trauma-informed working environment with colleagues and justice-involved individuals.
• Promote collaborative partnerships that strengthen accountability, support rehabilitation, and enhance public safety across Tennessee communities.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• Necessary Special Qualifications:
  • Be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons;
  • Be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of application;
  • Be a citizen of the United States;
  • Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
  • Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
  • 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;
  • Have no conviction for a felony or any domestic assault convictions or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
  • Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
  • Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
  • Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs;
  • Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment;
  • Upon appointment, successfully complete all additional prescribed course of instruction at the Tennessee Correction Academy and any and all on-line training.