Law Enforcement Instructor

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Law Enforcement Instructor

The Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) is seeking applicants for the position of a general Law Enforcement Instructor.

This position will require collaboration and instruction with multiple training programs, with an emphasis on flexibility and program layering.

This position works closely with the Director and management team to support the Academy mission.

Applicants must display a high level of initiative, effort and commitment toward completing tasks efficiently, demonstrating proficiency and attention to detail.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide training and instruct classes at the Academy, in the field and through the use of any electronic media to ensure reception by students/officers of accepted principles, theories and techniques.
• Responsible for planning, preparing and evaluating training materials, course outlines, lesson plans and performance objectives for courses being taught.
• Provide instruction at in-service and specialty school training for law enforcement across the state of Iowa.

Coordinate and collaborate with other agencies and disciplines involved in investigating, preventing or researching law enforcement topics for the classroom.

Participate in joint training sessions with other agencies in planning, organizing and researching relevant sources to ensure a high quality of training is disseminated to students.

Administers exams. Counsels and provides guidance to students in the areas of the instructor's proficiency.

Correspond with officers and agencies in response to questions or problems; coordinates FTO visits for progress reports. Assist other instructors in the evaluation of students.

Provide supervision, discipline and structure for the Academy students.

• Miscellaneous duties as assigned to perform. Essential Functions of the Position Include:
• Deliver high-quality classroom and field-based training at the Academy and regional sites, utilizing adult learning principles to ensure competency
• Design, update and audit comprehensive training materials, including lesson plans, multimedia aids and measurable performance objectives that align with state standards
• Serve as a subject matter expert for in-service and specialty training providing specialized technical instruction to diverse agencies across Iowa
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to integrate emerging law enforcement trainings and best practices into curriculum

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience and knowledge related to crisis communications and law enforcement investigations
• Knowledge of constitutional use of force practices and techniques
• ILEA Instructor endorsements

Benefits:

At the State of Iowa, we are committed to your well-being. As a valued team member, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Paid Time Off: Enjoy vacation with accruals that rollover on a yearly basis, sick leave with no limits on accrual and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Great Benefits: Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options.
• Retirement Plan: IPERS Retirement package and an option for a deferred compensation plan.
• Flexibility: Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care).
• Life Insurance: Free Life Insurance.
• Support: Employee Assistance Programs and Employee Discount Programs.

To learn more about the benefits of working with the State of Iowa, visit our benefits webpage.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work as a certified peace officer in a law enforcement agency or program, civilian jailer, jail trainer, jail administrator, or correctional officer in a jail, holding facility, prison, or correctional institution, dispatcher, dispatch trainer, dispatch supervisor/administrator, nurse (RN or LPN), EMS paramedic, or other closely-related emergency medical services provider.

2) A total of seven years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. One year of full-time work experience in as a certified peace officer in a law enforcement agency or program, civilian jailer, jail trainer, jail administrator, or correctional officer in a jail, holding facility, prison, or correctional institution, dispatcher, dispatch trainer, dispatch supervisor/administrator, nurse (RN or LPN), EMS paramedic, or other closely-related emergency medical services provider; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

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