PROBATION / PAROLE OFFICER 2 • - 10072025-71778

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State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time10 / 07 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central TimeClosing Date / Time10 / 20 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central TimeSalary (Monthly)$4,057.00 - $5,078.00Salary (Annually)$48,684.00 - $60,936.00Job TypeFull-TimeCity, State LocationCookeville, TnDepartmentCorrection

LOCATION OF (2) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, PROBATION AND PAROLE FIELD SUPERVISION DIVISION, PUTNAM COUNTY

A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment. This position works in the Specialized Crime Unit that deals with the sex offender population.

This classification of Probation Parole Officer 2 SCU has an additional assignment differential of 5% added to your monthly salary for working in the Specialized Crime Unit.

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 : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following : probation / parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education : Full time relevant professional experience, to include law enforcement experience, may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Substitution of Graduate Course Work for Experience : Graduate course credit received from an accredited college or university in social science, behavioral science, criminal justice, criminology, social work and / or law may be substitute for the required experience to a maximum of one year (e.g., an additional 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience)

Substitution of Experience for Education : Full-time related professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. This includes law enforcement experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications : Applicants for this class must :

• 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 operators 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.

Examination Method : Education and Experience,100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Overview

Under general direction, is responsible for professional probation and parole work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is the working level class in the Prob / Par Officer sub-series. An employee in this class supervises a caseload of probationers and / or parolees. This class is flexibly staffed with and differs from the Prob / Par Officer 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs entry-level work. This class differs from the Prob / Par Officer 3 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for leading others in probation and / or parole work.

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