POOL - Law Enforcement Role Players (Part-time temporary)

University of Kansas; Tipton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Kansas is seeking a part-time, temporary role at the Kansas Law Enforcement Center to assist with scenario-based training. The role does not require prior law enforcement experience and focuses on safe, effective participation in training exercises on campus in Yoder, Kansas.

Responsibilities include facilitating role-play scenarios, assisting with setup and teardown, and ensuring compliance with procedural guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience helping to run training scenarios and supporting instructors.
• Ability to follow scripts, stay in role, and adapt as needed for realism.
• Attention to safety, policy adherence, and professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate basic training scenarios as assigned at KU facilities.
• Support setup and teardown of scenarios as required.
• Maintain awareness of safety and confidentiality during training sessions.
• Remain in role and apply judgment within scripted contexts to enhance realism.

Skills

Role play facilitation

Safety compliance

Scenario execution

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Overview

This is a POOL- Part time- Temporary position located at the Kansas Law Enforcement Center in Yoder, Kansas.

Position Overview

The role player will facilitate and participate in basic training scenarios as assigned. Law enforcement experience is not required. This position must be physically and emotionally capable to perform the essential functions and demands of their assigned work in a safe and effective manner. This position reports to the Associate Director for basic training or their desginee.

Hutchinson Campus Overview

The Hutchinson Campus, a part of the University of Kansas, is located near Hutchinson, Kansas. Reporting to KU through KU Professional & Continuing Education, the Hutchinson Campus consists of 173 acres with fifteen buildings including two multi-story residential student dormitories.

The Hutchinson Campus is home to the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC). KLETC serves as the central agency for all law enforcement training in the State of Kansas. KLETC manages an $8.1 million annual budget, 62 authorized FTE staff (augmented by more than 400 contract/adjunct staff annually), and trains nearly 10,000 students annually in residential, online, and outreach programs. KLETC serves 437 recognized law enforcement and police agencies in Kansas, providing basic training and continuing education programs throughout each fiscal year. Many KLETC basic training and continuing education programs are conducted in a high risk and high liability environment (firearms, use of force, emergency vehicle operations driver training, defense tactics, and search and seizure).

The campus, in coordination with KU Professional & Continuing Education, Edwards Campus leadership and other KU offices, also oversees high-level administrative functions, including student discipline, academic issues, legislative funding requests, information technology and telecommunications planning, strategic planning, and external grants. KLETC basic training students reside on campus in residential housing dormitories. KLETC operates 24-hours a day, Sunday afternoon thru Friday evening.

Programs developed on the Hutchinson Campus leverage the resources of KLETC and expand the training mission for the Kansas criminal justice community. This is a growing aspect of the Hutchinson Campus mission.

PCE Overview

KU Professional & Continuing Education (PCE), headquartered on the Edwards Campus, operates in a self-supporting business environment while aligning with KU's academic, research and public service missions. KUPCE works collaboratively with all KU academic schools and departments to provide continuing professional education. Professional & Continuing Education programs serve all 105 Kansas counties, 50 U.S. states, and 61 nations.

90% Support the scenario-based training of KLETC. KLETC creates scripts for role players to follow. Role players will follow directions from assigned KLETC staff members.

10% Assist in set-up and teardown of scenarios as necessary.

Position Requirements

1. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older at time of hire.
2. Must be able to endure exposure to extreme weather conditions from time to time.
3. Must be able to use/tolerate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
4. Must be able to pass background check.
5. Remain “in role” during training mission
6. Portrays an assigned role. Stays in character, applies independent judgement within the scripted scenarios or ad-lib if directed. Utilizes creativity to make situations real in a training environment.
7. Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructors.
8. Dress in appropriate apparel to the role.
9. Maintain satisfactory standards of competency, conduct, appearance, and integrity. Fraternization to include out of role conversations during role play on campus with KLETC basic students is prohibited.

Required Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
2. Valid Kansas driver's license or the ability to obtain one within 60 days of employment and maintain throughout employment.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Current or former law enforcement experience.

This is a POOL posting. Review of applications will begin July 1, 2026, and be ongoing as hires will be made as needed throughout the posting period. Posting will be removed on Oct. 1st, 2026.

Disclaimer

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access, [e-mail], 1246 West Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY 9 for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).