CORRECTIONAL CONTRACT MONITOR-WHITEVILLE - 77846

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 mission of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is to operate safe and secure prisons and provide effective community supervision in order to enhance public safety. The department manages and operates or oversees 14 state prisons housing approximately 21,000 offenders. In addition, the department supervises some 79,000 offenders on probation, parole, or community correction and operates eight Day Reporting/Community Resource Centers across the state. The department is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA).

Job Overview:

This position requires play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and compliant operation of privately managed facilities under the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). Authorized by the Commissioner, these monitors serve as the approving authority for various operational and inmate-related functions at CoreCivic sites, including HCCF, SCCF, TTCC, and WCFA. Given the high incidence of use of force, violence, and other critical incidents, CMOs are required to be on call 24/7, providing intensive oversight and ensuring contractual compliance. Their responsibilities include approving budget invoices, restrictive housing placements, use of force incidents, and inmate transfers, as well as conducting facility inspections and handling inmate inquiries. By maintaining rigorous oversight and ensuring adherence to policies, CMOs significantly contribute to the state's goals of maintaining safety, security, and operational efficiency within correctional facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. 24/7 On-Call Availability: CMOs must be available around the clock to report and respond to all critical incidents, ensuring immediate and effective action is taken.

2. Approving Authority: They serve as the TDOC-designated approving authority for operational and inmate-related functions, ensuring decisions align with institutional policies and standards.

3. Contractual Compliance Monitoring: CMOs monitor all aspects of the facilities' contracts with CoreCivic, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations and initiating reports for any policy violations.

4. Use of Force and Incident Approval: They review and approve all calculated use of force incidents, determining the appropriate course of action to maintain safety and compliance.

5. Restrictive Housing Approvals: CMOs approve placements in restrictive housing for various reasons, including punitive, protective custody, and pending investigations, ensuring decisions are justified and documented.

6. Facility Inspections and Reporting: Conducting daily cell inspections and facility walkthroughs, CMOs submit detailed monitoring reports to maintain transparency and accountability.

7. Inmate and Staff Interaction: They handle all inmate inquiries and review criminal backgrounds for employees and volunteers, ensuring a safe and secure environment.

8. Budget and Operational Oversight: CMOs review and approve monthly budget invoices and participate in weekly meetings with facility management to discuss operations and compliance issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree preferred with 10 years of correctional experience and 5 of those years at the department head level or above.

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.