TBI POLICE OFFICER 1* - 07152026-79260

About the role

This classification is responsible for pre-employment background investigations, TBI building security, apprehending and arresting suspects, and assisting TBI Special Agents.

Responsibilities

• Counsels and advises clients regarding the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) hiring practices and internal hiring managers, in compliance with state statute.
• Serves as first responder for any incident that may occur at TBI facilities, or any area TBI may be operating in.
• Performs law enforcement duties to protect themselves and others (including but not limited to using force, up to and including deadly force; performing strenuous physical activity such as pursuing, subduing, and/or apprehending suspects; participating in physical training activities such as Close Quarters Conflict Control (CQC), firearms qualification and weapons handling; and operating vehicles in emergency and non-emergency situations, etc.).
• Serves as initial contact for anyone who conducts business at TBI facilities to support all agency operations.
• Maintains proficient institutional knowledge in multiple operational systems to collaborate with supervisors, peers, the general public, and other law enforcement agencies.
• Affords assistance to TBI Special Agents in investigative operations (e.g., including but not limited to human trafficking operations, executing search warrants and arrest warrants, prisoner transports, securing crime scenes, etc.) in support of investigative activities.
• Performs routine security checks to ensure the safety and security of all facilities and personnel.
• Maintains surveillance of access control systems, to include security cameras, to ensure only authorized personnel access secure areas.
• Verifies that critical facility infrastructure is operating within acceptable parameters to ensure a safe working environment and ensure seamless communication between other law enforcement agencies is not interrupted.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Associate's degree (or two years of college coursework).
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Must be a citizen of the United States, or a permanent legal resident of the United States provided, that the applicant applies for or obtains United States citizenship within six (6) years of the employment start date with TBI.
• Other Qualifications: Must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license; be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons; be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application; and 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.

Skills

• Equipment Operation
• Writing
• Judgment and Decision Making Abilities
• Written Comprehension
• Problem Sensitivity
• Limb and/or Full Body Flexibility
• Tools & Equipment
• Firearms and other weapons
• Computer
• Vehicles
• Communication devices
• Restraint equipment

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$4,562.00 - $6,825.00 Monthly

$54,744.00 - $81,900.00 Annually

Schedule

Not specified.