Tennessee Department of Correction
CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 3 - 11042025-72551
Tennessee Department of Correction, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR 3
Ref 11042025-72551 | Nashville, TN | $40,000.00-$45,000.00 | Full-time | Mid-Senior level | Other | Law Enforcement
Overview Under general supervision, the Correctional Counselor 3 performs correctional counseling work of considerable difficulty and is the first supervisory class in the Correctional Counselor sub-series. An employee in this class supervises subordinates in counseling adult and juvenile offenders and may perform assignments with no supervision when required for program oversight.
Qualifications Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and three (3) years of full-time increasingly responsible professional social or psychological counseling work. Additional graduate coursework in a social or behavioral science may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years. Full-time social or psychological counseling experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years; requiring two years of study at an accredited college or university. OR three (3) years as a Correctional Counselor with the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Necessary Special Qualifications: a valid vehicle operator’s license may be required for employment in some positions.
Responsibilities
Manages Correctional Counselor staff in counseling adult and juvenile offenders.
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.
Acts as a board chair during, and participates in, classification and reclassification hearings to review information relevant to offender behavior, program participation, and other factors to determine offender custody levels and programmatic needs and goals.
Competencies (KSA’s)
Communicates Effectively
Decision Quality
Directs Work
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
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Overview Under general supervision, the Correctional Counselor 3 performs correctional counseling work of considerable difficulty and is the first supervisory class in the Correctional Counselor sub-series. An employee in this class supervises subordinates in counseling adult and juvenile offenders and may perform assignments with no supervision when required for program oversight.
Qualifications Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and three (3) years of full-time increasingly responsible professional social or psychological counseling work. Additional graduate coursework in a social or behavioral science may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years. Full-time social or psychological counseling experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years; requiring two years of study at an accredited college or university. OR three (3) years as a Correctional Counselor with the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Necessary Special Qualifications: a valid vehicle operator’s license may be required for employment in some positions.
Responsibilities
Manages Correctional Counselor staff in counseling adult and juvenile offenders.
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.
Acts as a board chair during, and participates in, classification and reclassification hearings to review information relevant to offender behavior, program participation, and other factors to determine offender custody levels and programmatic needs and goals.
Competencies (KSA’s)
Communicates Effectively
Decision Quality
Directs Work
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
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