Correctional Unit Manager Job Tiptonville Tennessee USA,Government

Position: CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER - 02102026-75036
Location: Tiptonville

Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 02/10/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 02/23/2026 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:

Tiptonville, TN

Department:
Correction

Location of Position(s) to be Filled

Department of Correction, Northwest Correctional Complex, Lake County

Qualifications

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.

A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment.

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to at least two years of treatment, security, or administrative support services involving direct contact with adult offenders at an adult correctional institution.

Substitution of Education for

Experience:

Additional graduate coursework in Correctional Administration or Correction may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.

Substitution of Experience for

Education:

Additional experience in security, treatment, or administrative support services involving direct contact with adult offenders in a correctional setting may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Overview

An employee in this class is responsible for managing offender housing units within a correctional facility. This work involves the supervision of security and non-security team members. Employees in this class are also responsible for coordination between unit staff and staff from other disciplines such as treatment, medical, and religious services to ensure that the needs of housing unit residents are being met.

Responsibilities

Identifies changes to policies and American Correctional Association standards to update standard operating procedures and ensure that team's work is in compliance with the most current standards.

Ensures that unit rules and regulations are enforced to promote facility safety and security by monitoring the environment visually and aurally.

Ensures that routine searches are being conducted in accordance with agency policy by monitoring unit logbooks and the Tennessee Offender Management Information System.

Organizes the daily operations in an offender housing unit to ensure unit safety, programming, and offender needs are met efficiently and effectively.

Directs the operation of an offender housing unit.

Plans special programs that may occur for offenders housed in the unit.

Organizes and prioritizes personal workload and the workloads of assigned subordinates using calendars, lists, and other facilitators to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.

Prepares records and reports pertaining to staff and offenders assigned to a housing unit to document completion of assigned responsibilities and compliance with standards.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

Business Insight

Action Oriented

Directs Works

Drives Engagement

Manages Ambiguity

Knowledges:

Administration and Management

Public Safety and Security

Law and Government

Skills:

Active Learning and Listening

Critical Thinking

Speaking

Monitoring

Judgment and Decision Making

Abilities:

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Written Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Tools & Equipment

Personal Computer

Telephone

Scanner

Printer

Digital Camera

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