LT - Institutional Trainer (#012437) Trenton Correctional Institutional, Trenton (EDGEFIELD) Level 2

State of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Telecommuting and flexible work Scheds

Job summary

State of South Carolina, via the Department of Corrections, seeks a training supervisor to coordinate daily training operations and deliver mandatory and specialized courses. The role includes developing lesson plans, maintaining training materials, and monitoring certification cycles to ensure compliance with agency policies and applicable laws.

The position requires a high school diploma with relevant experience; a related bachelor’s degree may substitute.

Qualifications

• Supervisory or team-leading experience in training environments.
• Experience delivering mandatory and elective training.
• Ability to develop and update training materials and evaluation tools.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily operations of training at the institution.
• Instruct mandatory, elective and special training courses.
• Develop and update lesson plans, training aids, manuals, tests, and evaluation instruments.
• Monitor CLEE certification cycle and training status.
• Assist new hires with orientation and basic training enrollment.
• Develop/implement the institution's annual training plan.
• Assist institutional security staff as needed.
• Support training academy staff with range and on-the-job training and scenarios.
• Attend quarterly meetings with the training academy captain.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.
• Resume preferred.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Training

Policy compliance

Policy compliance

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree may substitute experience

Criminal justice degree (related)**

Tools

CDL certification

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates daily operations/functions of training at the institution.
• Instruct mandatory, elective and special training courses.
• Researches, develops, updates lesson plans, training aids, manuals, tests, and evaluation instruments to comply with agency policies, ACA standards, and state/federal laws.
• Monitor employee's CLEE certification cycle and training status.
• Assists new hires with new employee computer-based training, institutional orientation, and basic training enrollment.
• Develops/implements institution's annual training plan.
• Assist institutional security staff as needed.
• Assists training academy staff with range/on-the-job training, scenarios, and other specialized classes.
• Serves as ex-officio member of the institution's training advisory council for recommendations regarding special training needed in areas such as space, equipment, budget, etc.
• Meets with training academy captain on a quarterly basis.
• Any and all other task as assigned by Institutional warden and training academy.
• Resume Preferred.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements:

A high school diploma and relevant experience. A bachelor’s degree in a related field may substitute for the required experience.

SCDC Minimum Requirements

• A high school diploma and three (3) years of experience in correctional, security, military, or police work to include one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• A degree in criminal justice or a related degree may substitute for supervisory experience year for year (associate and above = 1 year).
• Within 1 year of entry into position, must be certified by the South Carolina Department of Corrections Training Center, complete with the basic supervisory courses, acquire CDL, and complete all required T4T courses.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred teaching and training experience:

• A bachelor's degree plus one (1) year of teaching/training experience.

OR

• An associate degree plus two (2) years of teaching/training experience.

OR

• A high school diploma plus three (3) years of teaching/training experience.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

Benefits For State Employees

• health and dental insurance
• retirement and savings plan options
• paid vacation and sick leave
• work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules

Insurance Benefits

• health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits
• dental
• vision
• term life insurance
• long term disability
• flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses

Retirement Benefits

• defined benefit plan
• defined contribution plans
• South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which offers 401(k) and 457 plan options

Workplace Benefits

• tuition assistance
• holiday, annual and sick leave
• discounts on purchases, travel and more

Note:

The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.