CORRECTIONAL UNIT MANAGER - 07142026-79070

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time07/14/2026 12:00AM Central TimeClosing Date/Time07/27/2026 11:59PM Central TimeSalary (Monthly)$5,647.00 - $9,005.00Salary (Annually)$67,764.00 - $108,060.00Job TypeFull-TimeCity, State LocationMountain City, TNDepartmentCorrection

LOCATION OF (2) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, JOHNSON COUNTY

A pre-employment drug screening is required prior to employment.

This position requires a criminal background check. Applicants are required to provide information about themselves to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

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