The Town of Collierville is hiring for a Jailer to join our team! If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in your community, look no further!

About The Town

The Town of Collierville has all the amenities and services of a large metropolitan area successfully blended with historic charm and character. Through many years of visionary planning, Collierville has grown to be known as one of the most desirable communities in the nation to live, work, and learn. Because of this, we are very careful in selecting exceptional individuals to become part of our team. We provide amazing benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, Town provided life and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, pension, and more!

What’s The Role?

Working as a Jailer, this position performs a variety of routine and specialized public safety work in the care and custody of prisoners to maintain an order and discipline among the prisoners. 

Minimum Requirements

Here is what you need to be considered for the position of Jailer:

• Requires a High School diploma or GED; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Incumbents must be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Incumbent must successfully complete basic jail training within six (6) months of hire and successfully complete an in-service training program each year as prescribed by the Board of Control for the Tennessee Correctional Institute.
• Incumbent will be required to read, evaluate, and classify fingerprints after having received an appropriate course of study in this field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. 
• Incumbent must have fingerprints on file with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, have passed a physical examination as performed by a licensed physician, have a good moral character as determined by investigation, be free from apparent mental disorders and certified by a qualified professional in the psychiatric or psychological field. Must be in compliance with TCA 41-4-144.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license at the time of hire.

What's the Next Step?

If this sounds like the perfect job for you, to apply for this position you must submit an original Town of Collierville application.  Applications are available to download at www.colliervilletn.gov under the Employment Opportunities tab, or you may obtain one from our Human Resources Office located at 500 Poplar View Parkway, Collierville, TN, 38017, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Completed applications must be submitted either by mail or in person to the above address.  We are unable to accept faxed or emailed applications.