CHIEF POLICE INSTRUCTOR DEFINITION:
Under direction, recruits, selects, schedules and evaluates instructors for police training courses; determines course content and instruction procedures; does other related duties.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Recruits, selects, schedules and evaluates instructors for police training courses.
Monitors the instructor progress and performance.
Conducts research for course preparation and presentation in conformance with relevant laws, rules, rules and regulations.
Determines and advises instructors regarding course content and duration, and the appropriate instruction procedures.
Selects and arranges for guest speakers to supplement available information in specific courses.
Obtains or provides training for instructors to accommodate changes in computer programs and/or equipment used for student instruction.
Teaches training courses.
Counsels trainees who are having personal or discipline problems or other difficulties.
Provides assistance and advice to associates and instructors in the training program.
Maintains records of instructors, classes, trainees and related information.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
NOTE:Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
Five (5) years of professional experience as an instructor at a secondary school, college, or vocational, or at a police training school, which shall have involved course preparation and presentation.
OR
Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
NOTE:"Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
LICENSE:
Possession of a valid certificate as a police instructor issued by the New Jersey Police Training Commission.
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of training principles and techniques.
Knowledge of teaching principles, methods, tools and techniques, and their application to specific training courses.
Knowledge of the methods used in the presentation of organized classroom lectures.
Knowledge of the multi-media systems, the setting up and the writing of programs to be used in the multi-media system (a computer program student response system) where available.
Ability to develop, schedule and evaluate training classes.
Ability to develop the content, procedures and presentation of training courses.
Ability to evaluate instructional personnel.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to organize technical work, analyze specific training problems and develop effective work methods.
Ability to prepare lesson plans, and select appropriate books and training aids.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with associates, supervisors, employees, students and with those persons interested in or concerned with the training program.
Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative reports, containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to prepare correspondence.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
