Law Enforcement Specialist (General Training Instructor)

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers•Artesia, NM

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) is hiring a Law Enforcement Specialist (General Training Instructor), GS-1801-11/12, in the Core Operations Training Directorate, Office of Artesia Operations, General Training Branch. The position serves as a law enforcement instructor who plans and conducts classroom, laboratory, and/or field instruction as part of FLETC’s training program. The role may be filled at the GS-11 or GS-12 level; a GS-11 employee may be promoted to GS-12 without further competition. The instructor teaches across a range of law enforcement subjects, researches emerging technology and practices to strengthen instructional knowledge and skills, administers curriculum according to established sequences and schedules, and monitors and documents student progress. The instructor uses law enforcement experience to enrich course content and answer student questions. The position is not eligible for telework and is emergency essential. Rotation to other programs or training sections may be required. Overtime, weekends, and federal holidays may be required. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized; Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must successfully pass a background investigation.
Must possess and maintain a valid state-issued driver's license for official government business.
Must obtain and maintain FLETC Law Enforcement Instructor certification within 12 months of employment.
Must undergo pre-appointment and random drug testing and receive favorable results.
Must meet job-related medical and fitness standards, including initial and annual examinations measuring visual, hearing, and physical acuity.
Must obtain and maintain First Aid, CPR, and AED certification within 12 months of employment.
Must complete the initial online assessment and USAHire assessment, if required.
Must meet the selective placement factor: experience as a sworn law enforcement officer or agent with full arrest authority in prevention, detection, apprehension, detention, and/or investigation of felony or misdemeanor violations of federal, state, local, tribal, or military criminal laws; or prior service in a federal civilian position in the 1801 occupational series.
For GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, developing and instructing law enforcement training curriculum in at least four specified topical areas, including basic tactics, active-shooter response techniques, constitutional standards for use of force, resource police field skills, operational planning, report writing, interviewing, conflict management, hazardous materials, and patrol operations skills. Education cannot substitute for this GS-12 experience.
For GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 involving law enforcement actions and field experience in at least four specified topical areas; or a related Ph.D./doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M.; or a qualifying combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
Must satisfy all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the announcement closing date.
A resume must be no more than two pages.
Must comply with the Lautenberg Amendment restriction prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence from occupying the position.
Must be available for possible overtime, weekend, and federal-holiday work.
Must be able to sustain FLETC operations under all conditions as an emergency-essential employee.

Responsibilities

Plan and conduct classroom, laboratory, and/or field instruction as part of the training program.
Teach topics including advanced interviewing, cross-cultural communications, conflict and stress management, threat response and incident management, intelligence collection, security operations, improvised explosive devices, active shooter response and instructor training, use of force, law enforcement instructor training, firearms, driver training, physical techniques, basic tactics, investigative techniques, and drugs of abuse.
Research emerging technology, practices, and techniques to enhance instructional knowledge and skill.
Ensure class curriculum is delivered in the proper sequence and obtain prior approval for deviations from established schedules.
Monitor student progress, document results, and recommend remedial or corrective action, including additional training or changes to training or operational procedures and instructions.
Use law enforcement experience to enhance course content and respond to student questions.
Rotate to other programs and/or training sections as needed to provide depth to FLETC’s instructor cadre.