Instructor for Police and Security

Texas Health•Arlington, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructor for Police and Security teaches law enforcement, in-service, and basic peace officer courses and coordinates in-service training. The role continuously monitors, evaluates, and improves training delivery; assists with course curricula and instructional materials; secures instructional resources; and promotes the development and scheduling of continuing education courses. The instructor develops presentations, facilitates meetings, coordinates train-the-trainer programs, and prepares clear visual and narrative materials in coordination with other training personnel and resources. The position assesses learning needs and competency gaps, helps define goals and interventions, evaluates knowledge and skills during orientation, and works with supervisors to address concerns. It supports training-needs identification and documentation, partners with Police and Security leaders on training priorities and implementation, consults on training delivery options, and helps assess training technology and systems. The role also develops role-based learning strategies, supports tracking and monitoring of department onboarding and training plans with a focus on risk management, and measures training outcomes. It promotes innovation, leads change in training strategies, and disseminates results using evidence-based methods. This is a full-time, Monday–Friday day-shift position based at Texas Health Resources, 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas, with travel throughout the DFW Metroplex to conduct training.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Risk Management, Law Enforcement, or a closely related field preferred; four years of relevant work experience may be substituted for the degree.
With a bachelor’s degree, five years of relevant security, law enforcement, or military work experience required; without a bachelor’s degree, nine years of relevant work experience required.
Two years of experience in staff development, training, and/or teaching required.
Driver’s license required upon hire.
Other Instructor Certification required within 120 days.
Taser Instructor Certification required within 12 months.
TCOLE Firearms Instructor Certification required within 12 months.
Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training required within 12 months.
Texas Private Security Bureau Registration Level III Classroom required within six months.
Outstanding writing, editing, and communication skills; strong project-management and organizational skills; and ability to work independently under tight timelines.
Ability to adjust work direction and priorities in response to project demands; demonstrate initiative, planning, and follow-through; and manage outcomes through others.
Ability to be articulate, motivated, detail-oriented, organized, and flexible; manage several projects simultaneously; and meet deadlines.
Working knowledge of, or ability to learn, relevant standards and requirements, including state and federal criminal and civil codes, IAHSS, TJC, CMS/Medicare, OSHA, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and the Department of Public Safety.
Ability to communicate effectively with leaders, clinical and administrative staff, and hospital staff; manage outcomes through people who are not direct reports; and exercise initiative, judgment, and discretion.
Ability to give oral presentations, gain cooperation in sensitive or emotional situations, deal with ambiguity, plan and evaluate work, and think strategically.
Ability to be patient and customer-focused, build consensus, research and analyze data, develop workable solutions to risk-related business situations, and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks, be flexible in duties and work hours, and operate standard office equipment and software.

Nice To Haves

Peace Officer Certification upon hire preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Risk Management, Law Enforcement, or a closely related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Teach law enforcement, in-service, and basic peace officer courses.
Coordinate in-service training and continuously monitor, evaluate, and improve delivery methods.
Assist in developing course curricula and instructional materials; secure appropriate textbooks and other instructional resources.
Promote the development and scheduling of continuing education courses.
Develop presentations, facilitate meetings, and coordinate train-the-trainer programs.
Prepare intuitive visual and narrative training materials and coordinate with other training personnel and resources as needed.
Assess learning needs of specified teams and staff, identify competency gaps, and assist in defining goals and interventions to address those needs.
Evaluate knowledge, skills, and competency for completion of the orientation process and determine ability to manage training without oversight.
Work with staff supervisors to address issues or concerns.
Assist in maintaining a program for identifying and documenting training needs.
Partner with leaders across the Police and Security organization to prioritize and strategize successful training implementations.
Consult on potential training-delivery options and assist with identifying, evaluating, and assessing training technology and systems.
Develop role-based learning strategies and tools.
Collaborate with the leadership team to develop and maintain a system for tracking and monitoring department onboarding and training plans, with a focus on risk management.
Develop methods to measure and evaluate the outcomes of training implementations.
Understand emerging trends and promote innovation in training methodologies.
Act as a change agent in identifying, developing, planning, implementing, and measuring training strategies.
Disseminate findings and results of training initiatives using evidence-based methodologies.