Corrections Deputy

Hamilton County Sheriff''s Office•Chattanooga TN 37402, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, provides a safe and healthy environment for inmates and visitors to the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center, including family members, parole board members, probation officers, and other members of the criminal justice system, and performs related duties as assigned. Assignments vary according to department needs and may include Booking, Central Control, Commissary, Court Holding, Floors, Food Services, Maintenance, Medical, Property, Records, Recreation, Security, Sentence Management, Training, Transportation, Visitation, and Laundry. Corrections Deputies are expected to help maintain a stable, coherent, and predictable facility where inmates and visitors are relatively safe, conditions are humane, and opportunities for meaningful work or programs are available. The position includes a pre-employment process involving an agility test, written test, interview, facility tour, polygraph, investigative background, psychological evaluation, and medical physical. Physical agility, written testing, and interviews are tentatively scheduled for Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. at the Hamilton County Sheriff's Law Enforcement Operations Center; HR schedules applicants for these steps. The process typically takes two to three hours, depending on attendance. The employment start date depends on how long the pre-employment process takes to complete. Applicants must provide a complete employment history from leaving high school to the present, including full- and part-time work, and attach copies of a high school diploma or transcript, driver's license, and Social Security card. Applicants with military experience must also provide a Member-4 DD214 showing an honorable separation. Applicants age 21 or older who pass the agility and written tests and are recommended by the interview board proceed in the Corrections Deputy process. Applicants younger than 21 who pass and are recommended proceed as Corrections Service Deputies until their 21st birthday. A $3,000 sign-on bonus is paid in installments, initially and at the end of the probationary period.

Requirements

Be at least 21 years old to serve as a Corrections Deputy in Tennessee; applicants younger than 21 may proceed as Corrections Service Deputies until their 21st birthday if they pass the tests and are recommended by the interview board.
Be a citizen of the United States.
Be a high school graduate or possess an equivalent credential, including a GED.
Have no felony conviction, guilty plea, or nolo contendere plea, and no conviction or plea for violations related to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, liquor, or controlled substances.
Not have been released or discharged from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions.
Have fingerprints on file with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Pass a physical examination by a licensed physician.
Have good moral character as determined by a thorough Sheriff's Office investigation.
Be free from a disorder described in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that, in the examiner's professional judgment, impairs essential job functions or poses a direct threat to public safety; criteria must be certified by a Tennessee-licensed health care provider qualified in psychiatry or psychology.
Pass the pre-employment process, which includes agility and written tests, an interview, polygraph, investigative background, psychological evaluation, and medical physical.
Provide a complete employment history from leaving high school to the present, including full- and part-time work.
Attach a high school diploma or transcript, driver's license, and Social Security card to the application.
If applicable, provide a Member-4 DD214 showing an honorable military separation.
Maintain intense concentration on activities in the assigned area throughout the 12-hour shift.
Have knowledge of ACA Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities; applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; corrections management; jail procedures; the criminal justice system; and radio communications.
Have skill in interacting with the public, law enforcement, and courts; acute observation and awareness in a jail setting; maintaining effective relationships with inmates; maintaining personal and professional standards; operating jail equipment in emergencies; and oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe and healthy environment for inmates and visitors to the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center.
Help maintain a stable, coherent, and predictable facility where people are relatively safe, conditions are humane, and opportunities for meaningful work or programs are available.
Execute emergency and contingency plans.
Take responsibility for safety, security, and sanitation in the assigned area.
Perform duties in assigned areas such as Booking, Central Control, Commissary, Court Holding, Floors, Food Services, Maintenance, Medical, Property, Records, Recreation, Security, Sentence Management, Training, Transportation, Visitation, or Laundry.
Perform other related duties as assigned.