Criminal Justice Trainer - Patrol Tactics

The Opportunity:
The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) is seeking to fill two Criminal Justice Trainer 3 positions within the Applied Skills Training Division (ASTD), Patrol Tactics Instructor Training (PTI) program. As lead instructors, these positions will guide criminal justice professionals in sound decision-making utilizing agency-approved curricula and instructional philosophies. The CJT3s will educate students through a blend of classroom instruction, scenario-based learning, hands-on skill exercises, mock scenarios, patrol tactics, verbal de-escalation, virtual simulations, control and defensive tactics, and firearms handling.

These positions are responsible for educating participants on the effective use of tools and emphasizing the importance of assessing, selecting, and deploying the most appropriate tools for each scenario, while articulating the rationale behind every decision. Their instruction will prioritize best practices for psychomotor skills, the integration of verbal techniques, the deployment of less-lethal tools, and other methodologies essential for comprehensive criminal justice deescalation training.

If you have experience as a certified law enforcement officer, correctional office or law enforcement trainer and are excited about the possibility of being able to provide high-caliber PTI training that will empower criminal justice professionals to effectively safeguard their communities, we encourage you to apply!

Location:
The duty station for these positions can be located at any of our regional academies:
Arlington, Burien, Pasco, Spokane, or Vancouver.

The Benefits:
WSCJTC offers outstanding healthcare benefits, choice of state retirement programs including a defined benefit pension plan, advancement opportunities, and flexible/compressed work schedules.

At the WSCJTC, we value the importance of creating an environment in which all employees feel respected, included, and empowered to bring unique ideas to the agency. Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

Duties assigned to this position include (but are not limited to):

• As a lead trainer, delivers comprehensive decision-making training to incumbent officers using agency-approved curriculum and philosophy, emphasizing both practical application and contextual understanding of tools, tactics, and techniques.
• Instructs incumbent officers in practical methods, highlighting reasoning, rationale, and appropriate adaptation to diverse situations, providing decision-making to students using agency approved curriculum and training philosophy. Teaches incumbent officers not only how tools and techniques work, but when to determine which should be used or deployed.
• Assists the program manager and CJT4 in instructing and certifying statewide PTI instructors, supports PTI training and train-the-trainer courses for statewide program, assists partner agencies with PTI’s Inservice training for regional training hub locations.
• Consults and coordinates with others in the Criminal Justice Trainers job class series regarding coverage, learning objectives, and class status and performance.
• Administers program specific procedures and ensure implementation of new program activities.
• Oversees incumbent officers lesson plans for performance assessment and/or to create specific student remedial lesson plans.
• Leads, mentors, trains, supports, and evaluates future incumbent officer PTI instructors providing candid and timely feedback. Evaluates incumbent officer performance during course delivery to ensure standards are met.
• Assesses training locations to maintain continuity and appropriate safety…