Instructor, Civilian Development Unit

City of New York • New York, NY

10d • $68,213 - $187,716 • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The Civilian Development Unit (CDU) provides department-wide training for Civilian and Uniformed members, supporting operational readiness, professional standards, and supervisory development. Training includes entry-level programs for new civilian hires: Police Administrative Aide (SPAA); School Crossing Guard (SCG); Evidence and Property Control Specialist (EPSC); and Police Attendant (PA). Training also includes recurring in-service courses such as Roll Call Training and School Crossing Guard refresher training, and 'Introduction to Supervision' promotional training to build leadership skills and prepare personnel for supervisor roles.

The Administrative Manager serves as an instructor within the Civilian Development Unit responsible for delivering structured training, maintaining and updating lesson materials, and ensuring all instruction reflects current Departmental procedures. The role oversees the preparation, review, and modification of lesson plans, lectures, exercises, and related training documents, and functions as the liaison to commands on training matters. The Administrative Manager regularly uses Word, Excel, Power Point and TACTICS to create training materials, track attendance, finalize session, and generate reports, and may supervise staff and perform administrative tasks as required.

Requirements

• Must be an NYPD employee
• State certified in the Method of Instruction (MOI) Course (or complete and pass the two-week MOI course upon assignment)
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
• All candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty.

Responsibilities

• Delivering structured training
• Maintaining and updating lesson materials
• Ensuring all instruction reflects current Departmental procedures
• Overseeing the preparation, review, and modification of lesson plans, lectures, exercises, and related training documents
• Functioning as the liaison to commands on training matters
• Using Word, Excel, Power Point and TACTICS to create training materials, track attendance, finalize session, and generate reports
• Supervising staff and performing administrative tasks as required

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• Union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• Paid annual leave and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• A pension
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager