Criminal Justice Mobile Training Instructor

Job Responsibilities

The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (Academy), Mobile Training Unit (MTU) , is seeking an instructor to research, develop, and deliver law enforcement training to basic and advanced officers, investigators, and other assigned groups.

Duties Include

• Develops and updates lesson plans, researches curriculum content, and provides instruction regarding law enforcement practices and procedures for the MTU program.
• Prepares and updates student material. Maintains currency, accuracy, and relevancy of existing programs and training material in assigned areas of responsibility. Ensures current training materials support the necessary job-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the specific program task analysis.
• Observes and participates in the instruction of the Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program to ensure consistency with field instruction.
• Performs law enforcement duties during times of critical incidents, whether natural or man-made crisis events requiring sworn personnel response. Required to do "ride-alongs" and assist other law enforcement agencies, as needed.
  
  

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• High school diploma and eight (8) years of law enforcement experience or
• Associate degree and six (6) years of law enforcement experience or
• Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of law enforcement experience or
• Master’s degree and two (2) years of law enforcement experience and
• Experience must include two (2) years of road experience and
• Basic Instructor Development (BID) or Specific Skill Instructor (SSI) certification and
• Currently certified S.C. Class 1 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) or
• Currently certified LEO in another ***jurisdiction with full powers of arrest with the ability to become an S.C. LEO within one year of hire.
  
  

(***) Upload with your application a training transcript from the POST or certifying body.

Salary

• The hiring salary is commensurate with full-time LEO instructional experience: $60,696-$66,000 .
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience writing lesson plans and/or developing training material.
• Defensive Tactics (DT) Instructor certification
• Firearms Instructor (FI) certification
• Driving Instructor (DI) certification
  
  

Additional Comments

About You:

• Extensive knowledge of contemporary LE principles, practices, techniques, tactics, and methods .
• Able to research and develop comprehensive lesson plans in assigned training areas.
• Responsible for controlling all training delivery in assigned areas of instruction.
• Adheres to safety and testing procedures.
• Ability to speak and write clearly and effectively; analyze problems and make appropriate recommendations.
• Able to coordinate the work of students and enforce student discipline in a fair, but firm manner.
• Able to work effectively under general/limited supervision using individual discretion and prudent judgment.
• Work in a professional manner with others in a team environment to achieve common goals and objectives.
• Adhere to the chain-of-command and agency policies/procedures.
• Manage time effectively, completes administrative work, meets deadlines, problem solves, and accurately completes assignments.
• Maintain good physical condition to facilitate and conduct demonstrations.
• Available for frequent travel and field training or assisting other agencies requiring after hours, overnight and/or weekend duty.
  
  

About The Academy

• The S.C. Criminal Justice Academy is the starting point for all SC law enforcement. We are responsible for one of the most important jobs in the state-training those who will serve the citizens of South Carolina during their time of distress, time of worry, time of hurt.
• It takes a team of dedicated people to make sure our Academy is a premier training facility. To do this, we need reliable and conscientious workers who want to be employed by an agency that offers meaningful and challenging work with an appropriate work-life, home-life balance as well as excellent state government benefits.
• We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, including pregnancy & childbirth (or related medical conditions), age (over 40), or disability.
• South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.
  
  

We are the face of law enforcement. Join us!

The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)