TDOC SPECIAL AGENT INVESTIGATIONS EAST REGION - 64562

Executive Service

For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/correction/documents/PositionAnnouncementSpecialAgentOICEast.pdf

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Department of Correction operates and oversees 14 adult prisons across the state, housing some 21,000 offenders. In the community, TDOC supervises 79,000 offenders on probation, parole, or community corrections. The department operates 44 probation/parole offices in 13 districts across the state. The Tennessee Department of Correction operates safe and secure prisons and provides effective community supervision in order to enhance public safety.

Job Overview:

The TDOC Special Agent position is assigned to the Officer of Investigations and Conduct (OIC) Investigations Unit (IU) and is the law enforcement branch of the TDOC. The Special Agent possesses statewide law enforcement authority to conduct both criminal and administrative investigations of ofenses relative to or affecting the TDOC. These investigations will require the Special Agent to work cases in TDOC facilities including prisons and regional community supervision o'ces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Make criminal arrests and serve outstanding criminal warrants and summons.
• Conduct criminal and administrative investigations, to include occasional undercover work.
• Assist other law enforcement agencies by providing information and assisting in criminal investigations related to TDOC interests.
• Appear in court to give testimony.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have (5) years of experience as a police officer, correction, or probation/parole officer.
• Police officer candidates must be POST certified; non-police officer candidates must be able and willing to attend a certified law enforcement academy and be-come POST certified;
• Experience performing in criminal investigation work in a government setting, law enforcement, professional criminal law, and /or similar related field may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.