Corrections Deputy

NOW HIRING CORRECTIONS DEPUTIES! - $3,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR CORRECTIONS DEPUTIES FOR THE March 17, 2025  & May 27, 2025 CORRECTIONS ACADEMY (paid in installments initially and at end of probationary period). The last day to attend physical agility test for the March academy is February 8, 2025. 

To apply you MUST - provide a complete and thorough employment history, from leaving high school to the present date (both full and part-time) - attach to the application a copy of your high school diploma or transcript, driver’s license and social security card. If you have military experience, a copy of your Member 4 DD214 discharge document (must indicate "Honorable" separation).

If an applicant, who is 21 years of age or older, passes the agility test/written and is recommended by the interview board, he/she will proceed in the process for a Corrections Deputy position. If the applicant is not 21 years of age and passes the agility test/written and is recommended by the interview board, the applicant will proceed to a Corrections Service Deputy position until they have reached their 21st birthday. HCSO HR has tentatively scheduled the physical agility test/written test/interview on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m., at the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Corrections Training Center. The agility test will consist of an obstacle course.

You can check out youtube.com for a demonstration of the law enforcement agility test (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZnkpiirW1g). 

HCSO HR will schedule the date for the agility/written/interview with the applicant. The process usually takes 2-3 hours depending on the number of applicants attending.

The HR pre-employment process consists of the agility test, written test, interview, polygraph, investigative background, psychological and medical physical.

The employment start date will depend on the length of time to complete the HR pre-employment process to include the agility test, written test, interview, tour of the jail facility, polygraph, investigative background, psychological and medical physical.

DEFINITION: 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this classification.)

TASKS: Tasks performed by Corrections Deputies in the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center vary by assignment and may be placed in any one of the many responsibilities and assignments based on department needs. However, each Corrections Deputy is expected to meet a minimum standard of providing a stable, coherent, and predictable facility where inmates and visitors are relatively safe, conditions are humane and opportunities for meaningful work and/or programs are available.

Executes emergency and contingency plans; takes responsibility for safety, security and sanitation in the assigned area

This class description provides the basic requirements of the job of a Corrections Deputy. A Corrections Deputy’s responsibilities and assignments could be in Booking, Central Control, Commissary, Court Holding, Floors, Food Services, Maintenance, Medical, Property, Records, Recreation, Security, Sentence Management, Training, Transportation, Visitation, and Laundry as well as any other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Applicant must be at least twenty-one (21) years old (must be 21 in Tennessee to carry a weapon), be a citizen of the United States, be a high school graduate or possess its equivalency, which shall include a general educational development (GED), not have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, or entered into a nolo contendere to any felony charge or to any violation of any federal or state law or municipal ordinance relating to force, violence, theft, dishonesty, gambling, liquor or controlled substances; not have been released or discharged under any other than honorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces of the United States; have the persons fingerprints on file with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; have passed a physical examination by a licensed physician; have a good moral character as determined by a thorough investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office; and be free from an disorder as described in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association that would, in the professional judgment of the examiner, impair the subject's ability to perform any essential function of the job or would cause the subject to pose a direct threat to public safety. An applicant must be certified as meeting these criteria by a Tennessee licensed health care provider qualified in the psychiatric or psychological fields.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work involves intense concentration on activities going on around one's location on a constant basis throughout the entire 12-hour shift. Employees and inmates are both subject to harm and danger with the possibility of airborne/blood borne pathogens. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of pre-employment and random drug testing.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:

• Knowledge of ACA Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of corrections management.
• Knowledge of the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of the criminal justice system.
• Knowledge of radio communications.
• Skill in interacting with public, law enforcement and the courts.
• Skill in acute observation and awareness of activities in a jail setting.
• Skill in executing and maintaining effective relationships with inmates.
• Skill in maintaining one's personal and professional standards.
• Skill in operating jail equipment in an emergency situation.
• Skill in oral and written communications.

Salary : $52,530