Police Instructor

Position Overview

Police Instructor at Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC), part of The University of Kansas. Responsible for instruction of basic, advanced, and specialized law enforcement classes, developing curriculum, and providing academic counseling.

• Instruction of students in basic, advanced and specialized law enforcement classes, seminars and workshops at KLETC and outreach sites throughout Kansas.
• Utilizes diverse instructional methodologies based on adult learning principles while presenting classroom and practical, scenario-based training.
• Researches, develops and evaluates practical application training exercises.
• Develops curricula, learning objectives, lesson plans, and reference materials for certified and authorized basic law enforcement training academy programs in Kansas.
• Designs and develops new law enforcement curriculum based on research, surveys and job task analysis; reviews current curriculum for validity; initiates content changes based on statute changes, court decisions or research.
• Manages assessment development: creates defensible test items and evaluation matrices for academic and practical assessment.
• Recruits, trains, schedules law enforcement officers from Kansas agencies for practical training; assists agencies in developing training programs, hiring, and promotional interview processes.
• Provides expert instructional and curriculum support to other Kansas law enforcement academies; provides reports and recommendations to management on training equipment, inventory, maintenance, facilities, budgetary and personnel needs.
• Ability to instruct or be trained to instruct firearms, emergency vehicle operation, physical defense tactics, vehicle stops, and practical training in officer survival.

• Valid Kansas driver’s license or ability to obtain one within 90 days of hire.

• Bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
• Five years of increasingly responsible experience as a full-time, state or federal certified law enforcement officer.
• Effective written communication skills evident in application materials.
• Proof of education in the form of an official transcript from an accredited institution.

• Bachelor’s degree specifically in adult education or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Post-bachelor’s degree, or progress toward such degree, in adult education or law enforcement from an accredited institution.
• Ten years or more of full-time experience as a state of Kansas certified law enforcement officer.
• Experience in training, education and/or instruction of adults.
• Experience as a law enforcement instructor in a training academy or college setting.

Competitive salary and benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, ten paid holidays plus one discretionary day, retirement program, medical and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options, and state of Kansas discounts offered by vendors. Education and professional development opportunities are also available.

Advertised Salary Range: $90,000.