TDCJ - Sergeant of Correctional Officers - Region

About the role

This entry‑level position performs correctional supervisory and instructional work that supports mobile, on‑site correctional training delivered at units across the state. The incumbent travels to assigned facilities to instruct security and non‑security trainees and employees in defensive tactics, searches, inmate supervision, emergency response, and chemical agent delivery systems, supports the Correctional Professional Development Program at unit and academy sites, coordinates training logistics, evaluates participant performance, administers examinations, develops and revises lesson plans, maintains training equipment and records, and certifies staff in required skills to ensure field staff receive consistent, hands‑on instruction meeting agency standards statewide.

Responsibilities

• Travel to assigned facilities and instruct trainees in defensive tactics, searches, inmate supervision, emergency response, and chemical agent delivery systems.
• Support Correctional Professional Development Program phases at unit and academy sites.
• Coordinate training logistics, evaluate participant performance, and administer examinations.
• Develop and revise lesson plans, instructional methods, and training aids.
• Observe program implementation at field sites and maintain training equipment and records.
• Certify staff in required skills.