Senior Police Training & Firearms Instructor

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Virginia; On-site; USD 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is seeking a Police Training Specialist and Firearms Instructor to plan, coordinate, schedule, administer, and evaluate training for sworn and civilian personnel across the department. The role includes firearms instruction, range operations, and development of lesson plans and assessments.

The ideal candidate has three years of firearms training experience, deep law enforcement knowledge, and proficiency in instructional design and learning management

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of related firearms training experience.
• Thorough knowledge of contemporary law enforcement principles, practices, tactics, training methodologies, and adult learning principles.
• Thorough knowledge of curriculum development, instructional design, performance-based training, and evaluation methodologies.
• Knowledge of constitutional law, criminal procedure, search and seizure, use-of-force law, Virginia criminal law, and other legal issues affecting law enforcement operations.
• Knowledge of firearms safety, firearms training, range operations, use-of-force training, defensive tactics, reality-based training, and scenario-based instruction.
• Knowledge of Virginia DCJS training and instructor certification requirements, learning management systems, electronic training databases, instructional technology, and training records management.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, schedules, administers, and evaluates Department-wide training programs for sworn and civilian personnel.
• Conducts training needs assessments using operational data, performance trends, policy changes, legal developments, employee performance, incident reviews, and stakeholder feedback to identify and prioritize training requirements.
• Develops annual and recurring training plans and coordinates instructors, facilities, equipment, schedules, course materials, and other resources necessary to deliver Department training.
• Serves as a Department firearms instructor and conducts firearms instruction, qualifications, re-qualifications, remedial training, and related range operations.
• Serves as a firearms safety officer and assists with the safe operation, security, maintenance, and administration of Department firearms training facilities and equipment.
• Develops and delivers instruction in firearms, use of force, force-on-force and reality-based training, control tactics/defensive tactics, officer survival, active violence response, de-escalation, officer safety, constitutional policing, report writing, legal updates, and other law enforcement disciplines.
• Develops and conducts practical skills, scenario-based, simulation, and performance-based training, including remedial and proficiency training when deficiencies are identified.
• Researches, designs, develops, revises, and maintains lesson plans, instructor guides, presentations, practical exercises, scenario-based exercises, examinations, online learning modules, training bulletins, and other instructional materials.
• Develops and administers written examinations, practical skills assessments, scenario-based evaluations, and other methods of measuring trainee competencies; evaluates trainee performance, document results, identify deficiencies, and coordinates appropriate remedial instruction.
• Coordinates and supports the Department's instructor cadre, including instructor assignments, certifications, recertifications, continuing education, and professional development.
• Maintains accurate and confidential training records, certification files, instructor credentials, course documentation, and electronic training records, including administration of Department learning management systems and electronic training databases.
• Monitors compliance with Virginia DCJS training and instructor certification requirements, Department directives, accreditation standards, and other applicable regulatory requirements, and track required training, certifications, qualifications, recertifications, and expiration dates.
• Prepares statistical, compliance, accreditation, audit, after-action, and management reports and maintains documentation necessary to demonstrate Department compliance during audits, accreditation assessments, inspections, and regulatory reviews.
• Incorporates applicable changes in federal and Virginia law, court decisions, legislation, regulations, accreditation standards, Department policies, and law enforcement best practices into training programs and maintain current knowledge of emerging training methodologies, instructional technology, and professional standards.
• Participates in instructor development programs, professional conferences, specialized training, accreditation activities, policy development, committees, and Department special projects, and represent the Department professionally when coordinating or participating in training activities with other law enforcement agencies, governmental organizations, and external training providers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Firearms instruction

Law enforcement knowledge

Curriculum development

Adult education

Communication skills

Project management

Assessment design

Education

Associate's degree or higher

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Electronic Training Databases

Job description

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is seeking a Police Training Specialist and Firearms Instructor to plan, coordinate, schedule, administer, and evaluate training for sworn and civilian personnel across the department. The role includes firearms instruction, range operations, and development of lesson plans and assessments.

The ideal candidate has three years of firearms training experience, deep law enforcement knowledge, and proficiency in instructional design and learning management