ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER III Emergency Vehicle Operations Inst. / Program Coordinator

About the role

This is a part-time contractual position with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS). The DPSCS is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion.

The position is located in Carroll County at 7310 Slacks Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the development, delivery, revision, and implementation of all emergency vehicle operations (EVO) training objectives, practical exercises, and evaluation in support of all the Police and Correctional Training Commissions (PCTC) EVO programs administered by staff assigned to the Driver Training Unit (DTU).

• Research, identify, develop, implement, coordinate emergency vehicle operations curriculum
• Instruct/deliver emergency vehicle operations programs and courses of study
• Monitor assigned allied / client agencies with the facility use ensuring procedure and compliance with rules and protocols
• Investigate and complete all associated forms/paperwork for qualified collisions and unintended incidents involving DTU property and equipment
• Provide maintenance support as necessary to ensure accessibility to the facility and courses

Requirements

Applicants must meet all minimum (and selective) qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire.

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate
• Three years of administrative staff or professional work
• Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to two years of the required experience
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from a college or university for the required experience
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work that included the regular use of independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting complex administrative plans, policies, rules or regulations or analysis of operational programs or procedures with recommendations for improvement on a year-for-year basis for the required experience

Selective Qualifications: One year of experience instructing for a police academy or police in-service training program.

Qualifications

Desired or preferred qualifications include:

• Possess an emergency vehicle operations instructor certification from MPCTC or must be able to achieve such a certification within six months of beginning employment
• Possess an academic instructor certification from MPCTC or must be able to achieve such a certification within six months of beginning employment

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Skills

The ideal candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English. The ideal candidate must effectively and respectfully communicate with diverse populations, providing services to individuals with different beliefs, behaviors, and interpersonal styles in confinement or community settings. Professional working fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, or any other language is a plus.

Benefits

Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled.

Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.