Department Training Officer

Department Training Officer (Education) Major Duties

Plans, organizes, and implements all aspects of training needs for sworn and non‑sworn personnel. Reviews, maintains, updates, and submits employee training records to comply with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) requirements. Oversees training curricula, materials, and personnel as needed. Assesses departmental training needs and meets those needs by aligning with subject‑matter experts to design and deliver instruction.

Develops training manuals, handbooks, and reference resources. Identifies internal and external training programs to address competency gaps. Reviews and evaluates course materials for completeness, accuracy, and relevance. Identifies, evaluates, and trains department instructors. Evaluates the delivery and effectiveness of courses provided through the Training Unit. Designs assessment tools to measure training effectiveness and reports assessment and design benchmarks for future training effectiveness.

Evaluates and makes recommendations on training material, resources, and methodology. Sources and maintains relationships with external training vendors and suppliers. Enforces all applicable codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations (including traffic, criminal and civil) to protect life and property, prevent crime, and promote security. Ensures departmental compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, general orders, policies, and procedures; assists in ensuring adherence to established safety procedures;

monitors the work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations. Communicates with supervisors, officers, employees, dispatchers, other divisions/departments, law enforcement agencies, fire personnel, emergency/medical personnel, jail personnel, court officials, attorneys, victims, complainants, prisoners, suspects, students/parents, school teachers/officials, the public, outside agencies, and other individuals as needed to obtain information, coordinate activities, review status of work, exchange information, resolve problems, or give/receive advice/directions.

Creates/maintains positive public relations with the general public; maintains and promotes peace and order in the community; provides education and information to the public on laws, law enforcement, crime prevention, drug abuse, gang awareness, safety, and related issues. Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required. Operates department vehicle in performance of duties. Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge of principles of supervision, training, performance evaluation, human relations, communication techniques; and so forth. Ability to supervise, direct and coordinate the work of sworn and non‑sworn personnel. Ability to command respect of members of the department through exemplary leadership. Ability to recommend and implement goals, objectives, and practices for providing effective and efficient law enforcement services. Ability to manage competing priorities on multiple projects.

Ability to prepare clear and concise administrative and technical reports. Knowledge of modern police procedures, methods, techniques, and practices in patrol, crime prevention, investigation, and administration. Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations. Ability to understand, interpret, and apply Federal, State, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulations. Knowledge of principles and practices of search and seizure and preservation and presentation of evidence.

Ability to serve in a law enforcement capacity in a responsible and effective manner under difficult, stressful, or life‑threatening situations. Ability to analyze complex police problems and situations and to adopt quick, effective, and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances. Skill in the proper use and care of firearms. Ability to safely handle weapons and use force to restrain/subdue…