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Job Description
Job Title
Wage Agency Instructor - Law Enforcement
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Law Enforcement and Protective Services
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Bryan, Texas
Job Type
Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)
Job Description
Wage Agency Instructor - Law Enforcement
$45.00/hour
Part-Time Position (Temporary/Casual Staff)
18 Positions to be Filled
Location: Bryan, TX
The instructor will be responsible for delivering training across various courses within the Law Enforcement Extension program, including but not limited to firearms and driving instruction, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), defensive tactics, and scenario-based training. Utilizing expertise in adult learning theories and various learning styles, the instructor will maximize learner success and ensure effective course delivery. This role requires the use of various instructional media to present course materials effectively. The instructor will also adapt and modify course curricula as needed to meet learner needs and maintain an up-to-date knowledge base to align with current and future instructional requirements. Additionally, the Instructor will be responsible for supervising and evaluating student performance, articulating procedures and regulations, and implementing all necessary safety measures. As part of a statewide network of instructors, residency in Bryan/College Station is not required for this position.
This position reports to the Training Manager.
Required Qualifications:- High school diploma or GED.
- 4 years of experience in law enforcement or related field.
- 1 year of experience training adults.
Required Licenses/Certifications:- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement - Basic Instructor Certification or equivalent Instructor development course.
Preferred Qualifications:- 10 years of experience in law enforcement or related field.
- TCOLE Advanced Instructor Certification or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college.
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 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.
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.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. - High school diploma or GED.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Show moreIt comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.
Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.
The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.
By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.
Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.
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