Probation​/Parole Officer

Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 01/13/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 01/26/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $4,562.00 - $5,694.00

Salary (Annually): $54,744.00 - $68,328.00

Job Type: Full-Time

City, State

Location:

Chattanooga, TN

Department: Correction

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A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment. This position works in the Specialized Crime Unit working with sex offenders.

The classification of PPO 3 SCU has an assignment differential of 5% added to the monthly salary for working in the specialized crime unit.

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.

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional level experience in one or more of the following: probation/parole, counseling, social work, investigative, or legal experience.

Substitution of Experience for

Education:

Full time relevant professional experience, to include law enforcement experience, may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Substitution of Graduate Course Work for

Experience:

Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in social science, behavioral science, criminal justice, criminology, social work, and/or law may substitute for the required experience to a maximum of two years (e.g., an additional 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above-listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

• Be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons;
• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of application;
• Be a citizen of the United States;
• Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
• Have no conviction for a felony or any domestic assault convictions or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
• Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
• Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
• Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs;
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment;
• Upon appointment, successfully complete all additional prescribed course of instruction at the Tennessee Correction Academy and any and all on-line training.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Under general supervision, an employee in this position is responsible for professional probation and parole work of considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. This is the lead or supervisory class in the Probation/Parole Officer series. An employee in this class leads or may supervise a small staff of subordinates in probation and/or parole work. This class differs from that of Probation/ Parole Officer 2 in that the incumbent of the latter functions at the working level.

This class differs from the Probation/ Parole Manager in that an incumbent of the latter supervises a moderate-sized probation and/or parole staff.