Training Coordinator – Police

General Statement

Manages and coordinates training for Police Officers, Police Cadets, Civilian Support Personnel, Emergency Communications Officers, and other Kyle Police Department employees. To ensure all officers’ licenses and certifications are maintained and valid through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Coordinate the use of facility training rooms for internal classes and with other law enforcement-training providers and law enforcement agencies.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Teaches, plans, and develops training and specialized training to provide development and continuing education programs for Kyle Police Department employees.
2. Ensures all officers’ licenses and certifications are updated and valid through TCOLE as prescribed by TCOLE Rules and the Texas Occupations Code. Coordinates with Agency supervisors the scheduling of classes for all officers to maintain these licenses and certifications.
3. Research law enforcement products, techniques, and procedures.
4. Designs curriculum and course outlines, develops instructional methods, training aids, manuals, and other materials appropriate to the delivery of specific training.
5. Coordinates use of classroom with other law enforcement-training providers, and other law enforcement agencies.
6. If Applicable, Coordinates and maintains the Kyle Police Department Law Enforcement Training Advisory Board (KPDLETAB). Must act as an Ex-Officio member and report to the Board the Training Coordinator’s Report at least once annually to maintain compliance with TCOLE.
7. Must attend, or coordinate to have someone attend, the annual TCOLE Training Coordinator’s Conference to maintain compliance with TCOLE.
8. Responsible for the coordination of processing new employee applications, coordinating all new employee and promotional testing, and interviews.
9. Assist with the coordination of on-boarding of new employees, (i.e. personnel files, L-1, L-1T, L-2, L-3, F-5 and TCLEDDS) to maintain compliance with TCOLE.
10. Answers routine questions from employees and applicants about employment procedures and policies, benefits, and other HR related topics.
11. Assists Agency Leadership with continuous improvement of policies and procedures.
12. Manages online Training Calendar for the Kyle Police Department.
13. Manages all online courses for the Kyle Police Department.
14. Manages all personnel training and course files.
15. Manages both Training and Travel Reimbursement budget line items for Kyle Police Department.
16. Compiles and completes all statistics and information for annual required questionnaires regarding personnel and training budget.
17. Reviews all work products to ensure the highest level of quality.
18. Performs other duties of a similar or related level and assists with special projects as necessary or assigned.
19. Manages and coordinates all firearms qualification records for new, existing Kyle Police Department personnel, and Retired Weapons Proficiency.
20. Assist with the scheduling of Citizen’s Police Academy classes.
21. Attendance is an essential function of the job.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Performs related work as required.

Qualifications, Experience, and/or Certifications Required

Minimum Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
2. The individual should possess a thorough knowledge of law enforcement procedures and practices.
3. The individual should possess a thorough knowledge of TCOLE Rules and Texas Occupations Code as it relates to their duties.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some college experience is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Must be able to pass a thorough, pre-employment department background investigation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

1. Must have ability to use and operate video, audio, and have knowledge of computers and other associated training equipment.
2. Must have good skills in written and oral communication.
3. Must have ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Kyle Police Department staff and co-workers, students, and employees of other law enforcement agencies, and other City of Kyle administrators and employees.
4. Must possess the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
5. Must have the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
6. Must possess the ability to speak effectively with employees of the agency, law enforcement personnel, and groups of citizens.
7. Must possess the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
8. Must possess the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
9. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Exposure to Environmental Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives; risk of radiation; and vibration.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Vision and Hearing: The job requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.
• Reasonable Accommodation: May be made for individuals with disabilities for the essential functions of the job.

Employment with the City of Kyle is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications. Selected candidates for positions will be subject to a background investigation and to pre-employment drug screen, depending on the position, may require a physical assessment upon a conditional job offer.