CORRECTIONAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST 2 - 69905

Executive Service

Background Check: 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.

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.

How you make a difference in this role:

The Tennessee Department of Correction operates safe and secure facilities and provides effective community supervision in support of successful reentry.

Job Overview:

The Compliance Specialist 2 will act as the liaison between OIG and divisions responsible for developing policies by assisting the Policy Development Director in coordinating policy reviews, policy icon updates, reviewing ACA standards referenced in policies, tracking policy review steps, and maintaining staff access to policies and forms. This position may also require infrequent travel to assist with policy binder and inmate library audits as assigned. During regular business hours, this position will be assigned to TDOC Central Office and reports directly to the Policy Development Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the liaison between OIG and divisions by attending policy meetings with executive leadership and divisional policy coordinators.
• Review and propose policy revisions submitted by divisions responsible for developing policies for accuracy and compliance with ACA standards.
• Coordinate annual policy reviews of all Departmental policies.
• Coordinate field review requests and submissions from facility and probation/parole staff.
• Assist with maintaining a tracking mechanism for all policy review processes.
• Prepare monthly and annual reports regarding policy icon updates.
• Assist in maintaining the forms repository and updating the policy icon.
• Maintain historical files related to policy reviews.
• Monitor requests sent to the Policy Development email.
• Provide guidance to divisions and local sites regarding policy development.
• Respond to public records requests related to Departmental policies.
• Any other duties as deemed appropriate by the appointing authority

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree and experience equivalent to five years of correctional work.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional or paraprofessional correctional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

OR

5 years of compliance or auditing experience in correctional facilities or programs.

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.