Correctional Counselor
Listed on 2026-01-30
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Healthcare
Mental Health
Location: Park Station
Job Information
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time: 01/27/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time: 02/09/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly): $3,631.00 - $4,533.00
Salary (Annually): $43,572.00 - $54,396.00
Job Type: Full-Time
City, State
Location:
Johnson City, TN
Department:
Correction
Location of (1) Position(s) to be filled: Department of Correction, Community Rehabilitation Services Division, Washington County
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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.
QualificationsEducation and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional social or psychological counseling work.
Substitution of Education for
Experience:
One year of graduate coursework in a social or behavioral science may be substituted for the year of professional counseling experience.
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 for a maximum of two years; requiring two years of study at an accredited college or university.
OR
One year as a Correctional Counselor with the State of Tennessee Department of Correction.
Necessary Special
Qualifications:
Applicants for this class must:
Under general direction, is responsible for professional correctional counseling work of average difficulty and related work as required. This is the working level class in the Correctional Counselor sub-series. An employee in this class supervises a caseload of incarcerated offenders inside a correctional facility. This class is flexibly staffed with and differs from the Correctional Counselor 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs entry-level work.
This class differs from the Correctional Counselor 3 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for leading and supervising others in counseling work.
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