Training Specialist - Medical | Part-Time

The Part-Time Training Specialist – Medical & Tactical Medicine serves as the agency’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for assessing, developing, and executing comprehensive emergency medical and tactical medical training initiatives. This position supports law enforcement and emergency response personnel across the agency and Harris County by bridging the gap between tactical law enforcement operations, scene safety, and pre-hospital emergency medical response.

In addition to curriculum development and instructional delivery, the specialist provides direct support to the Operations Support Bureau with incident response operations, safety officer programs, and countywide emergency response planning.

• Serve as the agency SME regarding emergency medical care, law enforcement medical response, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC/TCCC), medical protocols, and first-aid standards.
• Continuously evaluate agency-wide emergency medical training needs and establish standardized, progressive training benchmarks.
• Review, update, and author curriculum, lesson plans, scenarios, and instructional media for both internal department personnel and external allied agency deliveries

• Lead, coordinate, and co-instruct classroom, scenario-based, hybrid, and dynamic field training exercises focused on tactical medicine, mass casualty incidents (MCI), active threat medical integration, and emergency first aid.
• Supervise practical skills stations, dynamic force‑on‑force medical drills, and tactical simulations to evaluate responder competency under stress.
• Assist in maintaining and managing training equipment, simulation manikins, medical training consumables, and associated props in a state of operational readines.

• Support the Operations Support Bureau with multi-agency incident response planning, special event safety, and hazardous incident preparation across Harris County.
• Participate in and support the Agency Safety Officer program, ensuring health, safety, and risk mitigation standards are integrated into tactical operations and agency deployments.
• Respond to critical incidents or operational details when requested by agency leadership to serve in a safety officer, medical advisor, or operational support capacity.

• Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with regional law enforcement, fire/EMS agencies, healthcare coalitions, and emergency management partners throughout Harris County.
• Support the HCSO BPOC academy sessions and outreach initiatives addressing tactical safety and emergency medical topics.
• Perform ad hoc tasks, incident reviews, and special projects as assigned.

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• Minimum of ten (10) years of active, documented experience as a licensed Texas peace officer.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of active, documented field experience as a certified Texas DSHS Paramedic.

• Active Paramedic Certification issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in good standing.
• Active Peace Officer License issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) in good standing.
• Valid Texas Driver License
• TCOLE Instructor Certificate (or ability to obtain within an agency‑specified timeframe).
• DSHS Instructor Certificate (or ability to obtain within an agency‑specified timeframe)

• In-depth knowledge of emergency medical care,…