Training Instructor (Physical)

Metropolitan Police Department; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

DC Government, Metropolitan Police Department, Organizational Culture and Wellness Bureau, Metropolitan Police Academy Division, is seeking a Training Instructor responsible for planning and delivering classroom, laboratory, and field training for sworn and civilian personnel within the physical training program.

The incumbent will develop lesson plans, training aids, tests, and evaluation criteria, provide remedial training, and offer guidance on physical performance and wellness, while

Responsibilities

• Developing lesson plans, training aids, training outlines, tests, and course evaluation criteria.
• Providing remedial training for participants who are unable to acquire the basic skills.
• Providing written and oral recommendations to training participants regarding their physical performance and wellness.
• Researching, reviewing, and analyzing job-related literature and consulting with external experts to inform training.
• Monitoring progress of students, documenting results, and recommending remedial action.
• Participating in developing and revising program/course material in physical techniques instruction.
• Coordinating with other trainers and MPD staff to schedule and conduct training sessions.
• Developing and evaluating agency-wide health and wellness initiatives and coordinating related programs.

Job description

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There is only one city in the country that can say it is the Nation’s Capital – Washington, D.C.Given that distinction, The Metropolitan Police Department is the premiere law enforcement organization in the city. We receive over 22 million visitors a year, have almost 700,000 residents, and 21,000 private business. The Department consists of more than 4,200 members: approximately 3,550 sworn members and over 650 civilian employees. We are one of the most diverse and highly trained departments in the country.We have the honor of safeguarding and protecting not only our nation’s residents, but also people from all over the world.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) offers an attractive benefits package. The benefits package includes competitive compensation, health insurance, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, short and long term disability and life insurance, as well a strong retirement benefit and savings options. Employees are also eligible for our employer contributed 401a plan after one year of employment. Additional perks such as discounts on wireless carriers, gym memberships, amusement park tickets and much more! Additional information can be found at: DCHR Benefits

This position is located in the Metropolitan Police Department, Organizational Culture and Wellness Bureau, Metropolitan Police Academy Division. The incumbent serves as a Training Instructor, responsible for training sworn and civilian personnel as required; this involves planning and conducting classroom laboratory, and/or field instruction sessions as part of the physical training program.

The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

Developing lesson plans, training aids, training outlines, tests, and course evaluation criteria.

Providing remedial training for participants who are unable to acquire the basic skills

Providing written and oral recommendations to training participants regarding their physical performance and their ability to manage their physical training, nutritional-health, and wellness.

Researching, reviewing, and analyzing job-related literature and consults with experts in physical instruction outside the Department to collect pertinent research on merging technological information, which can be applied to physical training courses of instruction.

Monitoring the progress of students, documents results, and/or recommends remedial and corrective action, to include; additional training and changes in training and/or operational procedures and instructions.

Participating in developing and revising program/course material in the physical techniques instructional field.

Participating in committees made up of representatives from MPD and other agencies concerned with training policies and academic requirements.

Maintaining the physical training equipment and structures.

Arranging for skilled workers to repair the physical training equipment, as required.

Coordinating work assignments with other physical training instructors, other staff of the Metropolitan Police Academy and members of agencies outside the Department, when appropriate.

Scheduling all entry-level and in-service physical training instructions.

Maintaining training records for all physical training participants and a current inventory of available tools, equipment, supplies, and parts.

Preparing narrative and statistical reports and other types of correspondence to document work assignments.

Developing, planning, marketing, implementing, and evaluating agency-wide health and wellness initiatives and programs including but not limited to creation of wellness calendar and newsletter, analysis of wellness indicators, support for recreational sports programs, develops training for preventative mental health, support for recreational sports programs, coordination and training of district-officer liaisons, updates with district gyms, and continued collaboration with MPD members.

Initiating, planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing health awareness programs, employee recognition and appreciation programs, educational campaigns, behavioral change initiatives, and other similar health and wellness programs that will benefit employees.

Participating in developing and revising program/course material in the health and wellness instructional field.

• Overseeing training development or training administration teams.