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CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 2* - 10212025-72236
CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 2* - 10212025-72236Tennessee Department of Correction • Henning, TN, US
CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 2 • - 10212025-72236

CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 2 • - 10212025-72236

Tennessee Department of Correction • Henning, TN, US
14 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 2

  • 10212025-72236

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  • 10212025-72236 role at Tennessee Department of Correction

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    Location : Department of Correction, West Tennessee State Penitentiary, Lauderdale County

    Screening : A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment. Pre-employment drug screening is required. This position requires a criminal background check. You may be required to provide information about your criminal history.

    Qualifications

    Education and Experience : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and one year of full-time professional social or psychological counseling work.

    Substitution of Education for Experience : One year of graduate coursework in a social or behavioral science may be substituted for the year of professional counseling experience.

    Substitution of Experience for Education : Full-time social or psychological counseling experience can be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years; requiring two years of study at an accredited college or university.

    Or one year as a Correctional Counselor with the State of Tennessee Department of Correction.

    Special Qualifications : Applicants for this class must have a valid vehicle operator's license; may be required for employment in some positions.

    Overview

    Under general direction, is responsible for professional correctional counseling work of average difficulty and related work as required. This is the working level class in the Correctional Counselor sub-series. An employee in this class supervises a caseload of incarcerated offenders inside a correctional facility. This class is flexibly staffed and differs from the Correctional Counselor 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs entry-level work. This class differs from the Correctional Counselor 3 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for leading and supervising others in counseling work.

    Responsibilities

  • Calculates sentencing information to determine accuracy of an offender's sentence computation.
  • Verifies that offender sentencing complies with judgment order.
  • Completes classification / reclassification and / or risk-needs assessments for offenders.
  • Prepares reports on offender history, progress, adjustment, rule violations, visitation, recommendations for special visits, and other related statistics.
  • Evaluates all offender records, case notes, and information to ensure compliance with all applicable standards, laws, policies, rules, and regulations while under the guidance of a higher ranking Correctional Counselor.
  • Conducts and / or monitors Prison Rape Elimination Act screenings to determine potential victim or aggressor status.
  • Monitors environment to identify security related concerns in order to assure continued safety of facility.
  • Identifies appropriate intervention techniques to deal with offender behavioral issues.
  • Assists offenders in addressing concerns regarding job pay, trust fund, sentence information, and educational needs and programs and with communicating with outside agencies to expedite release plans or respond to emergencies.
  • Schedules outside services to assist with offender transition from prison to the community.
  • Develops and collaborates reentry plans with re-entry Counselor for offenders within established time frames and in accordance with departmental procedures.

    • Competencies (KSA's)

  • Communicates Effectively
  • Decision Quality
  • Collaborates
  • Plans and Aligns
  • Situational Adaptability

    • Knowledges

  • Clerical
  • Law and Government
  • Psychology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Sociology and Anthropology

    • Skills

  • Active Learning and Listening
  • Mathematics
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking

    • Abilities

  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Originality
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Clarity

    • Tools & Equipment

  • Multi-line Phone
  • Radio
  • Personal Computer
  • Word Processing Software
  • Electronic / Paper Documents

    • Seniority level : Entry level

    Employment type : Full-time

    Job function : Other

    Industries : Law Enforcement

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