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- Salary $2,279.00 - $3,645.00 Monthly $27,348.00 - $43,740.00 Annually
- $27,348.00 - $43,740.00 Annually
- Location Johnson County, TN
- Johnson County, TN
- Job Type
- Full-Time
- Department
- CORRECTION
- Job Number
- 166588-078131
- Closing date and time
- 4/3/2018 at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
- Minimum Qualifications
- DIVISIONAL PROMOTIONAL OPENING(S)
- LOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, NORTHEAST CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, JOHNSON COUNTY
- Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
- Substitution of Education for Experience: None.
- Substitution of Experience for Education: Full time social or psychological counseling experience can be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis to a maximum of two years.
- Other Requirements
- Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid vehicle operator's license may be required for employment in some positions.
- Examination Method: Experience and Education, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
- Job Overview
- Summary: Under general supervision, employees in this class are responsible for correctional counseling duties of routine difficulty.
- Distinguishing Features: This is the entry level class in the Correctional Counselor sub-series. Employees in this class are responsible for counseling juvenile and adult offenders. This class differs from the Correctional Counselor 2 in that incumbents of the latter are responsible for performing at the working level.
- *An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period. Inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.
- Competencies (KSA's)
- Competencies:
- Listening
- Time Management
- Written Communications
- Integrity and Trust
- Functional/Technical Competencies
- Ethics and Values
- Understanding Others
- Priority Setting
- Patience
- Organizing
- Knowledge:
- Basic clerical knowledge
- Basic computer knowledge as it relates to web-based databases, word processing, email systems, and data entry
- Basic education and training
- Basic law and government
- Basic mathematics
- Basic knowledge of psychology as it relates to human behavior, performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests, and learning and motivation
- Basic public safety and security
- Basic knowledge of sociology as it relates to group behavior and dynamics as well as societal trends and influences
- Skills:
- Active learning
- Active listening
- Critical thinking
- Basic learning strategies
- Basic math
- Intermediate reading comprehension
- Intermediate speaking
- Basic writing as it relates to reports
- Coordination as it relates to offender behavior
- Basic instructing
- Basic negotiation
- Basic persuasion
- Basic service orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex problem solving
- Judgment and decision making
- Time management
- Abilities:
- Basic deductive reasoning
- Fluency of ideas
- Inductive reasoning
- Oral comprehension
- Oral expression
- Originality
- Problem sensitivity
- Selective attention
- Spatial orientation as it relates to institutional safety
- Time sharing
- Written comprehension
- Auditory attention
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Agency
- State of Tennessee
- Phone
- (615) 741-4841
- Website
- http://tn.gov/dohr
- Address
- 505 Deaderick Street
- James K. Polk Building
- Nashville, Tennessee, 37243-0635
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