Criminal Justice Training Coordinator I / Instructor
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Justice is hiring a Criminal Justice Training Coordinator I / Instructor at the North Carolina Justice Academy in Salemburg, North Carolina. The role plans and delivers Speed Measuring Instrument (SMI) and Specialized Driver Instructor Training (SDIT) courses using approved curriculum, Academy standards, and adult learning practices. It maintains and updates lesson plans, scenarios, and course materials to reflect operational realities, policies, and field feedback. The instructor supports law enforcement participants through discussion and practical exercises, helping them apply resilience, stress management, and readiness concepts to real-world conditions. The position coordinates scheduling and course materials with Academy staff, supports classroom and field delivery, ensures courses meet learning objectives, documents outcomes and improvement needs, and gathers feedback to recommend course refinements. Depending on operational needs, the selected candidate may need to obtain and maintain additional Commission instructor certifications. Travel to offsite locations throughout North Carolina may be required. The selected candidate is subject to a background investigation. The North Carolina Justice Academy has campuses in Edneyville and Salemburg and provides basic, intermediate, and advanced training for law enforcement officers, detention officers, and telecommunicators.
Requirements
- A master's degree in criminology, criminal justice, one of the social sciences, or a related field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressively responsible experience in the assigned field; or a bachelor's degree in one of those fields and six years of progressively responsible experience in the field in which instruction is conducted; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Candidates may be required, based on operational needs, to obtain and maintain additional Commission instructor certifications beyond their primary discipline.
- The selected candidate is subject to a background investigation.
Nice To Haves
- Speed Measuring Instrument certifications in LIDAR and RADAR.
- Experience with Specialized Driver Instructor Training (SDIT).
- Experience in curriculum development.
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver Speed Measuring Instrument (SMI) and Specialized Driver Instructor Training (SDIT) courses using approved curriculum and Academy standards.
- Apply adult learning practices in course instruction.
- Update lesson plans, scenarios, and materials to reflect current operational realities, policy considerations, and field feedback.
- Facilitate discussions and practical exercises and help participants apply resilience, stress management, and readiness concepts.
- Coordinate course scheduling and materials with Academy staff and support classroom or field execution.
- Ensure courses are delivered as designed, maintain fidelity to learning objectives, and document outcomes or improvement needs.
- Gather participant and stakeholder feedback and recommend improvements to course relevance, engagement, and impact.
- Travel to offsite locations throughout North Carolina when required by course scheduling and operational needs.
Benefits
- Employer-paid health insurance.
- Twelve paid holidays.
- Vacation and sick leave accrual.
- Dental, vision, and other insurance options.
- Retirement benefits.
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Job Type
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