Police Training Specialist I: Recruit & In-Service Lead

New Hampshire Police Standards and Training; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council seeks a part-time Law Enforcement Training Specialist I to coordinate and supervise recruit/in-service training across multiple agencies. The role includes oversight of legal, tactical, and physical training and conducting investigations into officer misconduct as mandated by state rules.

Qualified applicants will hold a Bachelor's degree in a related field and have five years in criminal justice with supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with major study in police science, criminal justice, education, criminology, or police administration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, supervises and instructs police, corrections, and probation-parole recruit and in-service training programs on behalf of the Police Standards and Training Council (PSTC) for state, county and local agency students, including legal, tactical, and physical training programs.
• Conducts investigations as authorized by State Law and Administrative Rule for the investigation, suspension or revocation of the certification of law enforcement officers in cases of egregious misconduct or failure to comply with council standards.
• Serves as staff for Basic Police and/or Corrections Training Academies, to include overnight stays at the training facility, on a rotating schedule, while recruits are in residence and participating in recruit physical training programs.
• Develops, evaluates and updates lesson plans, tests, training manuals, performance objectives and audiovisual aids, including PowerPoint presentations and scripts of training videos to comply with PSTC standards and instructs on-site and off-site classes for recruits as well as experienced officers.
• Supervises state, county and local police and corrections officers assisting with recruit and in-service training programs, to include those temporarily assigned to PSTC as cadre for academy sessions; monitors, coaches, and conducts performance evaluations on recruits while serving as a role model in demonstrating professional conduct, leadership, responsibility and integrity.
• As directed, plans and monitors confidential investigations of misconduct pertaining to law enforcement officers by reviewing an agency or department’s previously completed investigative reports, interviewing complainants, witnesses and/or related staff members and conducting investigations for the purpose of gathering facts and evidence to support an investigatory finding.
• Maintains proficiency in law enforcement skills, knowledge, and abilities, to include sound investigative techniques to serve as a law enforcement trainer and to conduct thorough and objective investigations into allegations of misconduct.
• Reviews and provides status reports and other informational investigative reports for use by the Law Enforcement Conduct Review Attorney in determining and presenting recommended findings before the council.
• Collaborates with civilians, local, state and/or federal law enforcement agencies and officials in matters of mutual interest as it relates to law enforcement training and investigations of rules violations or of misconduct.
• Identifies, evaluates, and appropriately addresses safety violations and concerns related to training programs and makes recommendations to senior staff to improve safety standards, processes and procedures.
• Provides instructor and/or investigative coverage for other Law Enforcement Training Specialist positions, as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree in police science or related field

Job description

New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council seeks a part-time Law Enforcement Training Specialist I to coordinate and supervise recruit/in-service training across multiple agencies. The role includes oversight of legal, tactical, and physical training and conducting investigations into officer misconduct as mandated by state rules.

Qualified applicants will hold a Bachelor's degree in a related field and have five years in criminal justice with supervisory experience.