Hybrid Wage Agency Instructor - Law Enforcement Extension bei TEEX

This position reports to the Training Director.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited university or college in criminal justice, law, forensic science, or related field.

• 3 years of experience in law enforcement, forensic science-based laboratory or related field.

• 2 years of experience training adult learners in law enforcement and/or forensic science related fields.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in law enforcement, forensic science laboratory or related field.

• 3 years of experience training adult learners in law enforcement and/or forensic science related fields.

• Advanced degree and/or graduate-level certificate in criminal justice or science-based field. (includes Juris Doctorate (JD degrees))

• Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Basic Instructor Certification or equivalent Instructor development course.

• Certification through the International Association for Identification (IAI), International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI), American Board of Criminalistics (ABC), and/or other related law enforcement or forensic science-based certification.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

• Ability to regularly use a computer/keyboard.

• Ability to support training delivery for up to 8-10 hours a day.

• Physical conditioning consistent with occasional set up of classrooms, movement of training equipment, and instructional materials up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to conduct training indoors/outdoors in all-weather.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to manipulate training equipment.

• Ability to facilitate course content and demonstrate common police procedures or related content.

• Knowledge of the criminal justice system or security industry and course curriculum.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients and staff.

• Knowledge of basic office software and instructional programs.

• Knowledge of principles and methods for teaching and instructing individuals and groups.

• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods.

• Skilled in utilizing various learning and active listening strategies.

• Ability to orally comprehend and express information and use inductive and deductive reasoning.

Equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone and fax machine.

• Training equipment.

Notifications:

• This position is security sensitive.

• This position requires up to 25% travel.

• This is a wage position established to accommodate a temporary organizational need.  As such, TEEX does not guarantee any set number of hours or length of employment in this role.

• This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.

• Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving a personal or TEEX vehicle and/or flying on commercial airlines.

• This position is eligible for telecommuting.

Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:

Training Delivery - 85%:

• Delivers course instruction and provides technical assistance for the LEX Program.

• Ensures the course is effectively and efficiently presented in accordance with TEEX curriculum and customer contracts.

• Develops customized lesson plans, outlines, training aids, manuals, and scenarios for practical application.

• Conducts quality control of scenarios, exercises, and custom course developments.

• Arrives before the course is scheduled to ensure the classrooms and training areas are prepared for the delivery and are set up in a safe manner.

• Ensures all training is conducted in accordance with established safety guidelines.

• Ensures all participants have achieved the terminal objectives of the course.

• Ensures training materials, training aids, and classrooms are secured upon completion of the course.

• Maintains subject matter expertise on topics of instruction.

Training Documentation - 10%:

• Collects forms at the start of class and ensures students sign the attendance roster.

• Maintains appropriate student activity documentation.

• Ensures course evaluations are collected and returned as instructed by program training coordinator.

• Completes all required course documents in a timely manner and participates in course debrief with the instructional team, as applicable, to determine delivery areas of improvement.

Fiscal Responsibility - 5%:

• Makes sound fiscal decisions in the planning and execution of course deliveries. 

• Completes required administrative work to include student records, travel submissions, and time/effort paperwork accurately and in a timely manner, in accordance with Division, Agency, and Program requirements.

Other Duties:

• Completes periodic mandatory TEEX training and professional development training as assigned.

• Interacts professionally and wears appropriate professional attire representing the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in a positive manner.

• Performs additional work duties as assigned.