Part Time Instructor - East Texas Police Academy

Position Details

Kilgore College is a comprehensive public community college with a campus in Kilgore and an extension center in Longview, Texas. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) accredits the East Texas Police Academy, an instructional program of the College. Courses offered include the basic peace officer, jailer, telecommunicator courses, and various specialized classes necessary for upgrading and maintaining the high standards of individual officers and law enforcement agencies.

Weekly hours vary widely depending on the applicant’s availability and academy scheduling needs. We cannot guarantee a set number of hours on a regular basis; the number of hours an adjunct instructor is scheduled to teach largely depends on their availability coinciding with academy scheduling needs.

The successful candidate will teach a wide range of law enforcement‑related topics, too numerous to list here, based on their area of expertise and experience. ETPA’s primary need is for adjunct instructors available to teach in‑service training courses, although there are some opportunities to teach in the Basic Peace Officer Course depending on the applicant’s experience and availability. The successful candidate will be responsible for submitting all training records, training reports, and required documentation for the reporting of training as required by TCOLE and/or Kilgore College, with minimal supervision.

• A demonstrated history of high‑quality instructional experience in the field of law enforcement / police science / law enforcement tactics, with instructional experience at a police academy in Texas being required;
• Minimum of 5 years full‑time sworn law enforcement experience in Texas;
• Current, valid TCOLE Peace Officer license with Advanced or Master Peace Officer certificate;
• Current, valid TCOLE Instructor certificate, with verifiable instructional experience at an agency, police academy, or other training institution;
• No history of disciplinary action against any TCOLE license or certificate upheld by TCOLE or SOAH;
• High degree of computer proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, or the Macintosh equivalents of those programs;
• Clearly superb written and verbal communications skills;
• Highly motivated individual with very little need for close supervision;
• Ability and willingness to regularly teach in satellite locations ranging up to two hours’ drive from the Kilgore office location;
• The ability and willingness to teach nights and weekends as needed;
• The ability to commit to instructional obligations without need to change them on short notice due to work/personal scheduling conflicts.

• Salary for this part‑time position starts at $30.00 per hour, and may be higher depending on the applicant’s education, qualifications, and experience.
• Worker’s compensation
• Limited Part‑Time Retirement Plan

Kilgore College does not participate in the federal Social Security program.