INSTITUTIONAL PROBATION/PAROLE SPECIALIST - 08252026-80337

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time08/25/2026 12:00AM Central TimeClosing Date/Time09/07/2026 11:59PM Central TimeSalary (Monthly)$4,057.00 - $5,078.00Salary (Annually)$48,684.00 - $60,936.00Job TypeFull-TimeCity, State LocationNashville, TNDepartmentCorrection

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position is located at Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center (DJRC) in Nashville, Tennessee. A Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) screening will be conducted prior to employment.

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

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following: probation/parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or law enforcement.

Substitution of Graduate Course Work for Experience: Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in social science, behavioral science, criminal justice, criminology, social work, and/or law may substitute for the required experience to a maximum of one year (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).

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants for this class must:

• Be a citizen of the United States; Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
• Have no conviction for a felony or any domestic assault convictions or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
• Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs;
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment.

Overview

Under general direction, is responsible for professional probation and parole administrative work of average difficulty and related work as required. This is the working level classification in the Institutional Prob/Par Specialist series. An employee in this classification acts as a liaison in an institutional prison/jail between the Department of Correction and the Board of Parole for the purpose of ensuring that the information necessary for parole hearings is provided to the Board of Parole timely and efficiently. This position works in an institutional setting to facilitate parole hearings and handle confidential and restricted information to include medical and mental health information. The Institutional Prob/Par Specialist is not a commissioned position. This classification differs from the Institutional Prob/Par Supervisor classification in that the incumbent of the latter supervises one or a set of Institutional Prob/Par Specialists.

Responsibilities

• Ensures appropriate coordination of Parole Grant and Revocation hearings and ensuring components necessary for efficient hearings are in place and available to the hearing official, limiting disruption and delay in the hearing process.
• Reviews parole dockets, notifies prison wardens and staff about upcoming hearings; executes and deliver parole-related notifications to inmates in accordance with TDOC policies and procedures to ensure offenders are informed about the events in the parole process and are ready for release in a timely manner. The employee also holds pre-hearing classes for inmates according to policy.
• Ensures contact notes are entered in the Offender Management System according to policy, and completes offender profiles, interviews offenders, and calculates average time served in accordance with the monthly docket.
• Executes and delivers Community Supervision for Life certificates to the offender, institutional records office staff, the supervising Probation/Parole Officer, and Board Operations file room at the Board of Parole.
• Serves, scans, and mails the notification letters of the parole board's final decision.
• Maintains certificate log by entering program projected completion dates, requesting rescission hearings, and updates any program changes.
• Verifies information for electronic paperless files, screening for missing material and tracking the status of such material. The employee scans all offender profiles, release plans, letters of support/opposition, and certificates into the electronic paperless system.
• Serves parole notice of charges and waivers on violators in the institution and handles all release plan information for inmates.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

• Demonstrates Self Awareness
• Manages Conflict
• Plans and Aligns
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust

Knowledge:

• Clerical
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Law and Government
• Public Safety and Security

Skills:

• Active Learning and Listening
• Coordination
• Instructing
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Monitoring

Abilities:

• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Speech Recognition
• Problem Sensitivity

Tools & Equipment

• Computer
• Telephone
• Fax Machine
• Scanner
• Video Equipment