Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center Coordinator (POST Basic LE Academy Modular Format)

Position Summary

The faculty member shall be responsible for the following:

• Coordination of instructional programs and/or teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean
• Helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content
• Assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field
• Continuing professional development
• Utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties
• Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review
• Serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities
• Assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean
• Fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of a full-time faculty member

The assignment may include instructing classes, which could result in an Instructional/Coordinator split assignment.

Typical Duties

The SRPSTC POST-certified Regular Basic Course (Basic Academy) consists of 994 training hours and is the training standard for police officers, deputy sheriffs, school district police officers, district attorney investigators, as well as a few other classifications of peace officers.

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting the Associate Dean/Academy Director in the development, certification, evaluation, and implementation of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Regular Basic Course- Modular Format program.
• Assisting the Associate Dean/Academy Director in the development, evaluation, and implementation of Center programs and courses for entry-level and in-service public safety training programs and courses.
• Orienting new instructors to their assignments and obligations.
• Creating, updating and submitting course information and scheduling within POST’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
• Reviewing, developing, revising and improving curricula.
• Assisting the Associate Dean/Academy Director in the recruitment, screening, selecting, and reviewing of suitable instructors for the Center.
• Preparing, reviewing, and tracking the testing procedure for all students.
• Conducting program/course evaluations and providing the Dean and certifying agencies with information on instructor/student performance ratings.

Teaching responsibilities, if assigned:

• Assisting with Program Review.
• Assisting with curriculum and articulation projects.
• Creating CTE and Perkins reports.
• Participating in Peer Review Teams.
• Ensuring year-round coverage at the Center, as permitted under the LRCFT contract.

The PSTC POST Basic Academy Coordinator is responsible for the POST Basic Law Enforcement Modular Academy:

• Coordinating the instruction and management of the POST Basic Law Enforcement Modular Academy Instructional system.
• Planning, organizing, scheduling, and overseeing of the American River College POST Basic Law Enforcement Modular Academy program and other POST law enforcement courses.
• Stressing ethics and professionalism through their conduct in all aspects of the training program.
• Supporting official organizational values and goals.
• Ensuring compliance with the highest ethical standards exemplified by the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and Faculty/Staff and Student Codes of Conduct.
• Integrating and sequencing of instruction.
• Assuring the effective use and understanding of instructional methods, technology, testing and remediation.
• Developing staff recommendations.
• Assigning staff and coordinating the evaluation of instructional staff, Recruit Training Officers, and supervision of staff.
• Manage training expenditures.
• Serving on the Basic Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Committee.
• Managing the oversight of student separation/dismissal procedures with the Associate Dean/Academy Director.
• Meeting periodically with the Associate Dean/Academy Director to actively participate in the instructor evaluation process.
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and professional training environment.
• Attending the POST Academy Director/Coordinator workshop within one year of appointment.
• Developing a written student performance appraisal system that provides feedback to the student in their mastery of the competencies.
• Preparing reports on student performance consistent with organizational policy, and making those reports available to potential employers.

The instructional teaching assignment may include, but are not limited to, teaching courses in all levels of Public Safety at the college including:

• PSTC 1502: Basic Law Enforcement Academy- Module III

• PSTC 1503: Basic Law Enforcement Academy- Module II

• PSTC 1504: Basic Law Enforcement Academy- Module I

• PSTC 1507: Preparing for a Law Enforcement Career

• PSTC 1515: Academy Instructor Certification Course

• ARC Programs and Majors
• CRC Programs and Majors
• FLC Programs and Majors
• SCC Programs and Majors

Minimum Qualifications

• Have a bachelor’s degree and two years of professional experience in the subject matter area to be taught; OR, have an associate’s degree, and six years of professional experience in the subject matter area to be taught; OR, the equivalent.* All degrees must be from an accredited institution, completed by time of hire.
• Have 2 years peace officer first-level supervisory experience (most commonly the rank of sergeant).
• Candidates must possess a POST Basic Certificate, the Intermediate Certificate, and meet the required training, education, or college degree with law enforcement experience. For the Supervisory Certificate, applicants must have at least 60 semester units, two years of supervisory experience, and completion of the POST Supervisory Course.
• Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

• NOTES:

• If your degree title differs from the minimum qualifications listed above, you are requested to apply under the “equivalent” provision.
• Applicants applying under the “equivalent” provision must attach details and explain how their academic preparation and/or professional experience is the equivalent of the degrees/minimum qualifications listed above. Please visit our website for a sample letter and information on the equivalency determination process.
• If you have already been granted equivalency for this discipline, you must attach a copy of your determination form or letter.

Application Instructions

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

• A Los Rios Community College District Application
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Interest
• Unofficial Transcripts from College/University
• POST profile (indicating all certificates and trainings)

• Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
• Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
• Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
• Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
• Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.
• Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.
• A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
• Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here (Download PDF reader).