POLICE ACADEMY LEGAL INSTRUCTOR (CLASS CODE 7136)
City of New Orleans
- New Orleans, LA
- $105,126 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Utilizes diverse instructional methodologies based upon proven adult learning principles while presenting and incorporating classroom and practical, scenario-based performance outcome training programs.
- Continuously researches, develops and evaluates basic, advanced and specialized training for NOPD Officers, as well as other local, state and federal law enforcement officers.
- Researches, develops and evaluates practical application training exercises.
- Initiates curriculum content changes based upon law statute changes, court decisions and/or research of best practices.
- Develops defensible test items and evaluation matrixes to be used for academic and practical application assessment in law enforcement training.
- Attends advanced training classes, courses, seminars and workshops nationally to stay abreast of the latest information, techniques, methods and strategies of contemporary law enforcement operations related to assigned fields of police instruction.
- Maintains a general knowledge of all areas of law enforcement to provide assistance to other instructors in the presentation of their assigned areas of instruction.
- Provides law enforcement students with academic counseling services, student evaluations and performs other duties normally associated with the instructional profession.
- Recruits, trains and schedules law enforcement officers from NOPD, other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and other qualified instructors to assist with training.
- Testifies in local, state and federal court when subpoenaed by court authority.
- And related duties as required.
2) A Juris Doctorate from an accredited college or university.*
3) Six (6) years law enforcement experience. Applicants must have been in good standing at the time of separation (if applicable). Two (2) years of which must have included experience as an instructor, including experience in both classroom and practical scenario based training.
4) Four (4) years of experience in the practical application of Constitutional and/or Criminal Law for Law Enforcement Officers.This position requires the physical ability to perform law enforcement training related tasks and exercises.ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Police Instructor Certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation forty (40) hour Law Enforcement Instructor School.
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in adult education or an academic discipline related to law enforcement from an accredited college or university.
- Specific certifications in law enforcement Defensive Tactics, Use of Force, Firearms, TASER and/or Emergency Driver Training.
- Significant knowledge of Procedural Justice and Community Policing/ Problem-Solving Principles.
- Two (2) years of curriculum development experience.
- Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify qualifying certification, license and education credentials claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification
A MEDICAL SCREENING, which may result in a medical examination, is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to non-active classifications.GOOD MORAL CHARACTER is required of all applicants. Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the Department of City Civil Service. Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties.IMPORTANT: Applicants who are licensed to drive should have a current license on their person for purposes of identification during all phases of an examination. In lieu of such license, the Department of City Civil Service may require that applicants have some form of picture identification.VETERANS PREFERENCE: On original entrance examinations, veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form which can be obtained in this office. To obtain credit, this form must be submitted with the required proof (at the minimum, a DD214) before the final filing date.HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED) must be issued by a state Department of Education or an institution recognized by a state Department of Education. Certificates of completion, high school diplomas and GED from institutions not recognized by a state Department of Education, and high school diplomas from foreign countries are not acceptable.ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: An accredited college or university is an institution that is accredited as a college or university by an organization that is recognized by the USDE (United States Department of Education). College diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the National Association of Credential Evacuation Services (NACES) website (www.naces.org).EXPERIENCE:
Applicants will not receive credit for unpaid work unless specified on the job announcement.
Partial credit only will be given for related part time employment.
Civil Service reserves the right to determine which degrees, education, or other credentials are related or closely related.
Experience credit will be granted for related provisional appointments (internal applicants).
PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: The Civil Service Department defines this experience as experience gained in a position that required a Bachelor's Degree upon entrance.OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION:
Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education, driver's license, and/or professional licenses/certifications claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.
Offers of employment or promotion are required to be withdrawn for applicants who are found to have misrepresented their credentials during the application process.Revised 1/91, 4/03, 7/05, 2/07, 8/10, 2/12, 8/15, 6/16, 1/17, 1/19.
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