Breath Lab Coordinator

Description

Through a Traffic and Highway Safety grant and under the direct supervision of the Program Manager – Breath Alcohol Program, the role coordinates service and oversight of breath alcohol instrumentation, teaches training programs, and supports impaired driving countermeasure initiatives.

• Engaging:
  Immersive learning experience through purposeful involvement of employees and students.
• Cumulative:
  Aggregating multiple points of learning to broaden and deepen education.
• Passionate:
  Encouraging employees and students to find his or hers sense of purpose.
• Confident:
  Embracing change and the new opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.
• Enterprising:
  Creating new ways for all students and employees to engage in their education and jobs.
• Caring:
  Acting on the needs and welfare of our people and the community.

Coordinate all functions of the Breath Alcohol Instrument Service and Repair Laboratory. – 70%

• Maintain breath alcohol instrument repair knowledge and certification of all state‑approved breath alcohol instrumentation, provided by the manufacturers and others.
• Participate in required certification and re‑certification courses to maintain local and state certification requirements for position.
• Perform instrument service, repair and/or maintenance upgrades for all state law‑enforcement and regulatory agencies as needed or requested.
• Provide expert testimony for prosecutors and state officials on breath alcohol instrumentation when requested.
• Assist with the placement and monitoring of all field breath alcohol instruments.

Teach in the Breath Alcohol Instrument training program. – 20%

• Teach any alcohol impaired driving countermeasure training or awareness programs and courses including, but not limited to:
  Type 2 Supervisor, Type 3 Operator, instrument certification and updates.

Assist carrying out the duties of the annual Impaired Driving Countermeasures grant. – 10%

• Assist the Program Manager and other Impaired Driving Countermeasures (IDC) staff in carrying out the annual IDC grant duties.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent;
Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, Electronics, Chemistry or a related field is preferred.

Education may be substituted for experience or experience may be substituted for education. Note that equivalencies are based on the following: AA or 60 credit hours = 2 years experience; BA/BS or 120 credit hours = 4 years experience; MA/MS = 6 years experience.

Experience:

• Two years law‑enforcement experience, or service and repair of electronic instrumentation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, or experience with impaired driving countermeasures.
• Demonstrated experience in adult teaching techniques and application.

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Missouri Type‑II Supervisor certified – Preferred or within first 12 months of hire.
• Certified training on all MO‑approved breath alcohol instruments – Preferred or obtained within the first 18 months of hire.
• Instructor development certification – Preferred or obtained within the first 24 months of hire.
• Certified in Indiana University’s Borkenstein:
  Alcohol and Highway Safety course – Preferred or obtained within 24 months of hire.

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Budget Responsibility: – 10%

• Monitor budget.
• Sign‑off authority: $1,000.

Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:

• Knowledge of electronic components and testing/troubleshooting equipment, preferred.
• Knowledge of breath alcohol testing laws, preferred.

Environmental Factors:

• Excessive standing and/or walking; exposure to fumes and/or chemicals.

Physical Factors:

• Lift 80 lbs.

Full‑time staff & 12‑month faculty benefits‑eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long‑term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9‑month faculty benefits‑eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long‑term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part‑time benefits‑eligible positions:
Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions:
Benefits are not included.

A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions. Any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.