PROBATION / PAROLE DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR - 10212025-72215

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time

10 / 21 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time

Closing Date / Time

11 / 03 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)

$5,647.00 - $7,326.00

Salary (Annually)

$67,764.00 - $87,912.00

Job Type

Full-Time

City, State Location

Memphis, TN

Department

Correction

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, PROBATION AND PAROLE FIELD SUPERVISION DIVISION, SHELBY COUNTY

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

This position requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to five years of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following : probation / parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience, of which two years must be at a lead or supervisory level in probation / parole work.

Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in social science, criminal justice, criminology, social work, and / or law may be substituted for the required experience to a maximum of two years (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).

Overview

This employee under general supervision, is responsible for managerial probation / parole work of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is a supervisory level class in the Probation / Parole Officer job series. An employee in this class acts as the Deputy District Director and supervises a moderate to, large team of supervisory level Probation / Parole Managers and their subordinates in the performance of probation and parole services for adult offenders for a district of the state. This class differs from the Probation / Parole Manager in that an incumbent of the latter acts as a supervisor over a district field office or a single team of Probation / Parole Officers. This class differs from the Probation / Parole District Director in that an incumbent of the latter acts as the District Director and supervises all Probation and Parole Services within a district.

Responsibilities

• Manages Probation / Parole Managers and their subordinates in the performance of probation and parole services for adult offenders for a district of the state.
• Assists and supports Prob / Par District Director as needed to monitor the day-to-day operations of probation and parole supervision.
• Audits offender records to ensure they are complete, accurate, and properly stored as required by policies and procedures and reviews offender judgment orders for accuracy and proper calculations as required by codes, policies, and procedures.
• Enters all required information and changes in information records systems as required by codes, policies, and procedures.
• Communicates with persons outside the organization as required in response to inquiries for offender information to explain details relative to hearings, sentencing, or parole as required by codes, policies, or procedures.
• Processes and confirms that all required data and information is accurate prior to scheduling a hearing / parole hearing as required by policies and procedures.
• Reviews reports on offenders to determine release eligibility and to clear out court status as required.
• Provides staff with training and professional development opportunities to align with organizational policies and procedures.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies :

Instills Trust

Directs Work

Resourcefulness

Builds Effective Teams

Manages Ambiguity

Knowledges :

Clerical

Customer and Personal Service

Law and Government

Public Safety and Security

Communications and Media

Skills :

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Active Learning and Listening

Learning Strategies

Time Management

Abilities :

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Mathematical Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Perceptual Speed

Tools & Equipment

Personal Computer

Telephone

Fax Machine

Printer