DCS TRANSPORTATION OFFICER

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time 10 / 07 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time Closing Date / Time 10 / 13 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time Salary (Monthly) $4,057.00 - $5,078.00 Salary (Annually) $48,684.00 - $60,936.00 Job Type Full-Time City, State Location Cookeville, TN Department Children's Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION OFFICERS DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This is a DCS Transportation Officer for the Statewide Services Transportation & Logistics Team.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience : Education equivalent to graduation for a standard high school and experience equivalent to one year working with children and youth.

Necessary Special Qualifications : Applicants for this class must :

• 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 drivers 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.

Overview

This classification has a considerable workload functioning at the working level performing childrens 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.

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